The University’s normal business operations will be reduced on Monday, Oct. 14 for the Thanksgiving weekend. Fall study break day is Tuesday, Oct. 15, so while normal University operations will resume on Tuesday, Oct. 15, and classes and labs will resume Wednesday, Oct. 16. What’s open and what’s closed Service areas open on Monday, Oct. …
Prof. David Wolyn, Department of Plant Agriculture, is the University of Guelph’s Innovation of the Year award winner for 2019. Malcolm Campbell, vice-president (research), presented the award to Wolyn for his leadership in the breeding and development of asparagus varieties that have become the most popular kinds grown in North America and that are fast …
The next generation of leaders from disciplines ranging from business to fine art will cross the stage later this month for fall convocation ceremonies at the University of Guelph. Ceremonies for nearly 650 graduands will take place Tuesday, Oct. 15 at the Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre as follows: College of Biological Science, College of Engineering …
An organization that reduces hunger in South Africa using a cost-effective model that includes digital technology, and a University of Saskatchewan plant scientist who has made breakthroughs in growing crops on substandard soil are the Arrell Global Food Innovation Awards recipients for 2019. Four others have received honourable mentions. The University of Guelph award program, …
The University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) is expanding its role as a leader in translational medicine with the launch of a new $1-million research chair focused on medical innovation. “This position will provide more opportunities to focus on clinical research and accelerate the translation of medical innovations from laboratory to patient,” said Prof. …
What would Mahatma Gandhi have said about social media and fake news? “Gandhi and the Quest for Truth” will be the topic of a public lecture this month at the University of Guelph by Vikas Swarup, High Commissioner of India to Canada. In 2005, Swarup published Q&A, a novel adapted in 2008 as the …
University of Guelph English and Theatre Studies professor Dionne Brand has won the $10,000 2019 Toronto Book Awards for her novel Theory. Theory tells the story of an unnamed, ungendered graduate student who is trying to write a wildly ambitious thesis and stumbles into three love affairs with women representing, in turn, the heart, the …
A University of Guelph professor and a retired professor have been named as finalists for two Governor General’s Literary Awards. Prof. Karen Houle, Department of Philosophy, has been selected as a finalist in the English poetry category for her latest poetry collection, The Grand River Watershed: A Folk Ecology. The collection’s publisher, Gaspereau Press, says …
Prof. Dan Gillis, School of Computer Science, will receive a prestigious Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) teaching award. The annual awards recognize Ontario’s most outstanding university teachers. Gillis said he is humbled and overwhelmed by the award. “I’m incredibly grateful to the students, colleagues and community partners who came together to support my …
Science-driven production and optimization of plant-based medicinal commodities will be a focus of the University of Guelph’s new PhytoGro Research Chair in Controlled Environment Systems. Prof. Thomas Graham in the School of Environmental Sciences has been appointed to the chair, supported by last year’s $1-million donation by PhytoGro Canada, a PRM Inc. company. The chair …
Canadian families waste hundreds of kilos of food a year, but now researchers from the Guelph Family Health Study (GFHS) have created a cookbook that promises to help. The Rock What You’ve Got: Recipes for Preventing Food Waste cookbook is filled with recipes aimed at helping families eat better and end food waste. It includes tips …
Prof. John Walsh, vice-provost of the University of Guelph-Humber, will complete his third term June 30, 2020. Following an administrative leave, John plans to rejoin the Department of Management as a professor in U of G’s Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics. The announcement was made today by Charlotte Yates, the University of …
Thirteen incoming undergraduate students at the University of Guelph received top entrance awards during the 2019 scholar awards ceremony held on campus Aug. 30. Seven students received President’s Scholarships, which recognize high school achievements, leadership abilities, and citizenship activities. Three students received Chancellors’ Scholarships honouring current and former U of G chancellors and awarded for …
The University of Guelph will see plenty of activity during Homecoming 2019, with a roster of events aimed at attracting and keeping students on campus Sept. 28. Johnston Green will be transformed into “Gryphon Park” for the occasion, with student events taking place from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The event will offer inflatable obstacle …
A new exhibit opening in Guelph this week draws attention to the need for truth in reconciliation efforts, say University of Guelph leaders. “Into the Light: Eugenics and Education in Southern Ontario” will run at the Guelph Civic Museum September 16, 2019 to March 1, 2020. It focuses on eugenics education, including courses taught at …
Three University of Guelph professors have been named Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) – Canada’s top academic honour — for outstanding individual achievement in the arts, social sciences and sciences. Profs. Christine Bold, Barbara Morrongiello and John Fryxell will be among 93 new Fellows from across Canada inducted this fall in Ottawa. …
University of Guelph researchers will receive just over $2.5 million from the Ontario Research Fund (ORF) as part of a provincial investment in research and development announced on Sept. 10. Ten U of G research projects will receive support, from $50,000 for a digital design research hub in landscape architecture, to $1.4 million for a …
It’s official. The University of Guelph’s Physics and Astronomy Club has set a new Guinness World Record for the largest-ever creation of “elephant toothpaste.” The Guinness World Records team has confirmed that the frothy explosion of chemicals created by the club on Johnston Green this past May was the largest ever. At 21.04 cubic metres …
From sorting food at the local food bank, to harvesting vegetable gardens, to helping out at a fall fair, hundreds of University of Guelph volunteers will head into the community Sept. 14 to volunteer with local groups as part of the University’s annual Project Serve Day. Continuing a 22-year tradition, about 400 U of G …
Prof. Wei Zhang, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, is among 14 international researchers named Canadian Institute for Applied Research (CIFAR) Azrieli Global Scholars for 2019-21. The CIFAR program provides $100,000 over two years to early-career scholars who are considered potential research leaders. Zhang plans to invest the funding in state-of-the-art laboratory infrastructure to develop …