The University of Guelph’s Dragons’ Den-style pitch contest — the Gryphon’s LAAIR innovation showcase and pitch competition — returns in an online, interactive format that invites audience members to vote for their favourites. The Gryphon’s LAAIR (Leading to the Accelerated Adoption of Innovative Research) pitch competition sees select teams of U of G agri-food innovators …
The selection committee for the University of Guelph’s ninth president and vice-chancellor is seeking input and advice from the University community through an online survey. The committee will use this feedback, as well as the extensive feedback provided by the University community in fall 2019, to help develop the presidential position profile. “Input from our …
The University of Guelph’s Canadian Agri-Marketing Association (CAMA) student chapter won the 2021 National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) Student Marketing Competition held remotely last month. The team, consisting of nine Ontario Agricultural College students, competed against 23 other North American schools to grab top prize. The annual competition challenges students to develop a comprehensive marketing plan …
A University of Guelph researcher is part of an international team developing the first-ever global atlas to show migrations of iconic elk, reindeer, caribou, gazelles and other hooved mammals worldwide. Dr. John Fryxell, a professor in the Department of Integrative Biology, will work with a team of 92 scientists and conservationists to develop detailed maps …
A new online exhibit highlighting how rural Canada has shaped Canadian food trends is the result of a collaboration between the University of Guelph’s McLaughlin Library and students in the Department of History. “From our Mothers’ Kitchens: Cooking in Rural Canada” will launch May 13. The exhibit highlights how rural and agrarian areas of the …
Two University of Guelph professors are among the finalists for the 2020 Governor General’s Literary Awards. The winners will be announced on June 1. Dr. Madhur Anand, a professor in the School of Environmental Sciences, is nominated in the non-fiction category for This Red Line Goes Straight to Your Heart: A Memoir of Halves. Dr. …
A team of University of Guelph agriculture students won the North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge (NAIDC), held remotely this past month. Rebecca Barr, Brooke Boonstoppel, Clayton McWilliams and Tyrone Wagler competed against three other schools to present the best dairy farm management recommendations. “We were very proud to have been selected to represent U of …
Danielle (Dani) Nowosad, an integrative biology graduate student, has been awarded the University of Guelph’s Kishaadigeh “She Who Guards the Lodge” Award for her commitment to fostering community connection and inspiring other Indigenous learners. Nowosad, who is Red River Métis, has been an active community advocate for many years but said this award was unexpected. …
Dr. Jess Haines, a professor of nutrition in the Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition (FRAN), has received the Danone International Prize for Alimentation (DIPA) for her research promoting sustainable healthy eating among families through novel, interdisciplinary research and knowledge mobilization. The EUR100,000 prize (Cdn $150,000) is awarded every two years by the Danone …
A University of Guelph professor will be featured in a Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) panel on anti-Asian racism in American cinema and the evolution of Asian excellence onscreen April 29 at 7 p.m. The conversation was recorded on April 20. Dr. Elaine Chang, School of English and Theatre Studies, will take part in the …
A global scholar in strategic management and entrepreneurship and an internationally recognized finance academic will fill two new chair positions in the University of Guelph’s Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics. Dr. Barak Aharonson has been named the Wood Chair in Innovation Management, and Dr. Ilias Tsiakas has been named the Lang Chair …
The University of Guelph will lower its flags to half-mast on April 28 to mark the Day of Mourning in Canada. The event is observed on April 28 each year to honour people who have died or been injured on the job. A joint proclamation recognizing the day has been issued by U of G and the …
Two University of Guelph graduate students captured top prize at the Proteus Innovation Competition, a contest that aims to move technology from academia to the marketplace. Competitors were given from January to April to develop a viable commercialization strategy for patented technologies submitted by partner universities. They then had to pitch their strategy to a …
Using health informatics to improve preventive care for companion animals is the focus of Dr. Theresa Bernardo’s work at the University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College (OVC). Bernardo, a professor in OVC’s Department of Population Medicine, holds the IDEXX Chair in Emerging Technologies and Preventive Healthcare – a position recently renewed thanks to a $1.5-million …
As part of Earth Day, a University of Guelph institute is announcing funding for seven interdisciplinary research projects that tackle human-environmental crises. The Guelph Institute for Environmental Research (GIER) will provide $105,000 from its small grants program to new and ongoing U of G projects. Established in 2019, the institute is intended to stimulate collaborations …
The University of Guelph is fiscally solid, with the resiliency and ability to address current budgetary challenges and maintain financial stability, the Board of Governors learned today. “Understandably, the University’s financial state is on many people’s minds as we continue to deal with the multiple effects of the global pandemic,” president Dr. Charlotte Yates told …
The University of Guelph is among universities worldwide recognized in a new international ranking for using teaching, research, stewardship and sustainable operations to address some of the most serious global challenges. The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings released today assess universities against the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). More than 1,100 universities from more than …
Dr. Manju Misra, a professor in the the University of Guelph’s School of Engineering who researches sustainable biocomposite materials, will appear before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development. The federal government recently announced its intention to legislate a ban on single-use plastic items and designate plastics under the Canadian Environmental …
Dave Hargreaves has been appointed as the University of Guelph’s new associate vice-president (finance), having served on an interim basis since October 2020. Hargreaves joined U of G in January 2016 as the director of treasury operations. In his new role, he will manage the University’s core business processes, notably treasury and investment operations, controllership, …
As the virus that causes COVID-19 has spread, what has also spread is misinformation. University of Guelph biomedical sciences professor Dr. Glen Pyle is helping to change that by volunteering his science knowledge for a group called COVID-19 Resources Canada. Pyle is the volunteer Ontario co-lead for the group, as well as a co-founder of …