Using wastewater to detect a new wave of COVID-19 infections before it happens is the focus of a University of Guelph research project receiving $50,000 in federal funding. Engineering professor Ed McBean will receive a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada grant to measure levels of SARS-CoV-2, the disease-causing virus, in community …
September at the University of Guelph Arboretum usually means elbow-to-elbow throngs of gardeners and plant enthusiasts at the Arboretum Expo and Plant Sale. Since the popular sale is not possible this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an online plant auction has grown in its place. The auction, which began Sept 18 and continues to …
How have companies adopted new business models in response to the COVID-19 crisis, and how sustainable are these new models? Those are the questions new federally funded University of Guelph research will seek to answer. Prof. Felix Arndt, the John F. Wood Chair in Entrepreneurship in the Department of Management in U of G’s Gordon S. Lang …
Although this year’s Gryphons Read event at the University of Guelph has been a little different, the mission has been the same: to gather members of the University community to discuss an engaging book and learn more from the author themselves. This year, that book is Funny Boy, published by McClelland and Stewart and written …
Sixteen incoming undergraduate students at the University of Guelph received top 2020 entrance awards in a virtual event held Sept. 17. Fourteen students received President’s Scholarships, which recognize high school achievements, leadership abilities and citizenship activities. Two students received the Lincoln Alexander Chancellor’s Scholarship, named for former long-time chancellor Lincoln Alexander. The award recognizes top …
The University of Guelph’s Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (CBG) has received $376,000 to revamp data platforms that support DNA barcoding work around the world. Major infrastructure enhancements will allow the centre’s systems to better exchange and use data stored in two informatics platforms at CBG, a global leader in genomics. “This award will make it …
It is a fall semester like no other at the University of Guelph. U of G welcomed nearly 30,000 new and returning students last week. But for about 95 per cent of those students, the first day of classes meant logging on to a computer and meeting their professors and classmates remotely. Due to the …
As the fall semester starts, the University of Guelph will have some services available for those who need to be on campus. The University continues to prioritize physical distancing and asks all those who don’t need to be on campus to stay home to help keep our community safe. For those on campus, face coverings are …
Many academics across Canada have committed to participating in a Scholar Strike for Black Lives in Canada on September 9 and 10. The University of Guelph is strongly committed to bringing about positive change on our campus, in the post-secondary sector and in our communities. We are developing a plan to address anti-Black racism and …
The University of Guelph is launching a new anti-oppression and anti-racism online training module for all students, faculty and staff. Developed by U of G’s Office of Diversity and Human Rights, the module is called “Principles of Belonging: Anti-Oppression and Anti-Racism” and is now available on CourseLink. The training provides core principles to foster more …
Four University of Guelph professors have been named as members of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), Canada’s top academic honour for outstanding achievement in the arts, social sciences and sciences. Profs. Amar Mohanty and Kevin McCann will be named as Fellows of the Royal Society. New U of G inductees to the RSC College of …
Adding an extra layer of safety and security during the COVID-19 pandemic, U of G has become a cash-free campus. In light of the uncertainty around whether the disease can be transmitted via paper and coin currency, U of G has decided to play it safe. We will no longer accept cash for purchases on …
Fall convocation at the University of Guelph is going virtual, with a special ceremony focusing on graduates and their unique experiences, all in the context of a changed and evolving COVID-19 world. “Our plans for fall convocation, like so many other things, have had to be altered drastically due to the ongoing global pandemic,” said …
The trails at the University of Guelph’s Arboretum will soon connect to a vast network of city and regional trails with the arrival of a long-planned spur walkway. The Arboretum has partnered with the Guelph Hiking Trail Club and Cutten Fields golf club to build the Arboretum Recreational Side Trail that will connect the northeast …
From cooking on camera to learning about food preparation and safety, nutrition and hospitality students at the University of Guelph – and foodies anywhere in the world – will benefit from a new food lab and culinary studio to be built this fall on campus. Work to begin shortly in the University’s Macdonald Institute will result in …
Prof. Paul Hebert, director of the University of Guelph’s Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (CBG), has received the MIDORI Prize for his efforts to advance understanding of the species that share our planet. Hebert will donate the US$100,000 award to support biodiversity research in developing nations as part of the BIOSCAN research program, which is advancing …
Prof. Tami Martino, a University of Guelph researcher investigating new treatments for heart disease using circadian biology, has been awarded the Distinguished Chair in Molecular Cardiovascular Research. A professor in the Ontario Veterinary College’s (OVC) Department of Biomedical Sciences and founding director of U of G’s Centre for Cardiovascular Investigations (CCVI), Martino applies circadian biology …
University of Guelph experts will talk about the importance of taking a One Health approach to the COVID-19 pandemic in a one-hour, live panel discussion Aug. 25 at 10 a.m. Hosted by the Ontario Veterinary College’s (OVC) Graduate Student Symposium, the free panel discussion will feature Profs. Amy Greer, Scott Weese and Katie Clow. The …
The federal government will invest more than $740,000 in five University of Guelph research projects, ranging from improving precision agriculture to understanding permafrost melt to creating super-strong materials made from biomass. The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) will fund the projects through its John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF), which helps universities retain leading faculty …
The University of Guelph and CUPE 3913 Units 1 and 2, the union representing teaching assistants, graduate service assistants and sessional lecturers, have reached a tentative agreement. The tentative agreement now requires ratification by both parties. The University deeply values its teaching assistants, graduate service assistants and sessional lecturers and their important contributions to the …