U of G grad Nathan Skoufis, 25, is making a big name for himself in the karate world. He is now a member of Team Canada. In recent weeks, Skoufis’ progress up the karate competition ladder picked up speed. This spring, he won his sixth straight title at the Power Nationals Canadian Martial Arts Championships …
Portable technology for easy identification of insects, food or animal tissue has won the inaugural innovation showcase and pitch competition run by Gryphon’s LAAIR (Leading to the Accelerated Adoption of Innovative Research) at the University of Guelph. On May 21, a judging panel chose the LifeScanner species identification kit developed by Biolytica Inc. as the $7,500 …
As many as 1 million species of living things worldwide are at risk of extinction, says a United Nations report released this month. Now, a University of Guelph biologist hopes his new position with one of Canada’s largest land conservation groups will help the country meet national and international commitments to protect natural spaces and …
Five University of Guelph students who have shown academic excellence and commitment to community engagement have been awarded Arrell Food Institute graduate scholarships worth $50,000 a year. The scholarships, now in their third year, were created to support research focused on agriculture and food. Two of this year’s students will study the business and history …
Three University of Guelph PhD candidates studying mental health, permafrost and bee health have received Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships, one of the most prestigious doctoral awards in Canada. The awards are worth $50,000 a year for three years and are provided through Canada’s three main granting agencies. Commenting on the awards, Guelph MP Lloyd Longfield …
Promoting health and community engagement for largely overlooked and often-stigmatized LGBTQ2 seniors is the goal of a University of Guelph research project receiving nearly $100,000 in federal funding. The funding was announced today in Ottawa by Minister of Seniors Filomena Tassi. The U of G project is one of two pan-Canadian research initiatives to be …
“An unbelievable catalyst”: That’s how Prof. Evan Fraser describes this week’s news that a Guelph-Wellington bid including the University of Guelph has won a $10-million award in the federal government’s Smart Cities Challenge. The local bid was announced Tuesday as first place in its category at an Ottawa event attended by city officials, including Mayor …
After an international search, the School of Engineering has appointed Kevin Keener as the inaugural Barrett Family Foundation Chair in Sustainable Food Engineering. Backed by a $5-million gift from the Barrett Family Foundation, the chair is intended to develop an innovative research program in sustainable food engineering and lead food engineering research and training at …
Novel clinical approaches to fighting bacterial infections and cancer are the goals of two University of Guelph researchers receiving almost $450,000 in funding under a new federal granting program. The U of G scientists are among 157 early-career researchers across Canada to receive $38 million in the inaugural round of the New Frontiers in Research …
The University of Guelph’s normal business operations will be reduced on Monday, May 20 for the statutory holiday. Normal operations resume Tuesday, May 21. Some service areas will be open on May 20, such as: Athletics Centre Ontario Veterinary Health Sciences Centre Animal Hospitals (for emergency service only) Animal Health Lab University Centre (food outlets …
As the University of Guelph searches for a dean of its newly named Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics, an interim dean has been appointed. Sara Mann, currently a professor in the Department of Management and the Lang School’s associate dean (academic), will serve as interim dean until the position is permanently filled; …
University of Guelph professors Amar Mohanty and Manjusri Misra have received the Synergy Award for Innovation from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). The prestigious award recognizes dynamic partnerships between universities and Canadian industry in natural sciences and engineering research and development. The announcement was made today in Ottawa during a …
Understanding impacts of climate warming on northern permafrost and developing crops resilient to climate change are the goals of two University of Guelph research projects that will receive a total of almost $900,000 in federal funding. Plant agriculture professor Manish Raizada and Prof. Merritt Turetsky, Department of Integrative Biology, will receive three-year Strategic Partnership Grants …
Prof. Evan Fraser, director of the Arrell Food Institute at the University of Guelph, joined federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau and other food system leaders to discuss the federal government’s plan to create Canada’s first-ever national food policy. The group met at the Food Security Symposium: Building Collaboration to Reduce Food Insecurity. …
A University of Guelph research project to turn co-products from ethanol production into new products has been awarded $1 million from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and three industry partners. The five-year project, called the Bioproducts Agri-Science Cluster, will receive $700,000 from AAFC’s AgriScience Program and $300,000 from IGPC Ethanol, Competitive Green Technologies and Greenfield …
The University of Guelph will lower its flags to half-mast at noon on April 26 to mark the Day of Mourning in Canada. The flags will remain at half-mast until nightfall on April 28. This is the 28th anniversary of the event, observed on April 28 each year to honour people who have died or been injured on the job. A joint …
The University of Guelph in collaboration with the City of Guelph has become the first university in Ontario to develop a risk management plan to help protect local drinking water sources. “Protecting our community’s drinking water sources is important for us today and for Guelph’s future,” said Peter Rider, the City’s source water protection program …
Harry Bakker has been appointed as the University of Guelph’s new associate vice-president (physical resources). His appointment begins in June. As executive director of facilities at the University of Waterloo for the past three years, Bakker has overseen 400 employees and provided strategic oversight on an annual $50-million operating expense budget and $175-million new capital …
Several women with University of Guelph connections will be honoured in this year’s YMCA-YWCA of Guelph annual Women of Distinction celebration. Of the 20 women being recognized this year, half are U of G faculty, staff or alumna. Women of Distinction celebrates women who are role models, pioneers and exceptional achievers in Guelph and Wellington …
A childhood story about two siblings who get stuck while time travelling, improvised by a team of three University of Guelph creative writing students, has won this year’s Toronto International Festival of Authors’ Lit Jam. The interactive storytelling competition involves prompts from audience members that spark the imaginations of team members. Among the post-secondary creative …