University of Guelph agri-food experts Prof. Simon Somogyi and Prof. Evan Fraser provided input to the Canadian Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry as it explored the value-added potential of the Canadian food sector. The committee has just released its report Made in Canada: Growing Canada’s Value-Added Food Sector. Somogyi, the Arrell Chair in the …
A new national conservation research partnership to be based at the University of Guelph and designed to help Canada reach its biodiversity protection and conservation goals is among U of G research projects receiving new funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) today. In total, U of G researchers will receive nearly …
On Monday, the Government of Ontario announced a $1.3 million investment in University of Guelph research to help fruit, vegetable and field crop farmers boost productivity and profitability. Through the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance, the investment will fund research aimed at developing new practices and on-farm solutions to prevent and control crop diseases and pests …
“Climate-smart soils” that enable farmers to both grow crops and stem greenhouse gases are the goal of a national University of Guelph-led project that will receive $1.65 million in federal funding, it was announced today. The six-year project funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) is the first soil-centred program to address …
Laurie Arnott has been named as the new assistant vice-president (faculty and academic staff relations) at the University of Guelph. She begins her position Sept. 9. The announcement was made today by Charlotte Yates, provost and vice-president (academic). “Laurie brings a wealth of experience with her to this important leadership position,” Yates said. “She has …
The Gryphon Singers choir has come in second place in the National Competition for Canadian Amateur Choirs (Collegiate Choirs division), presented by Choral Canada. The choir, led by Prof. Marta McCarthy of U of G’s School of Fine Art and Music, was awarded the prize over the Canada Day weekend at the Unisong Choral Festival …
The University of Guelph as well as Ontario pork producers and consumers worldwide will benefit from a new research facility announced today by Ernie Hardeman Ontario’s minister of agriculture, food and rural affairs. The new facility to be located at the Elora Research Station will use state-of-the-art technology to meet advanced training and research needs …
A trio of University of Guelph students has won top prize at an Ontario-wide design contest focused on creative public accessibility solutions. U of G landscape architecture students Adam Persi, Julia Jerzyk and Amin Agha were the overall winners in Boundless: A Post-Secondary Design Challenge for their submission called ASSIST. The ASSIST is an ergonomically-designed …
The University’s normal business operations will be reduced on July 1 for Canada Day. Normal operations resume July 2. What’s open and what’s closed Service areas open on July 1 include: Athletics Centre University Centre (excluding food vendors) Ontario Veterinary Health Sciences Centre Animal Hospitals (for emergencies only) Animal Health Lab Please check their specific …
The University of Guelph has received nearly $15 million from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) for 60 researchers across campus whose studies have potential applications in everything from human and animal health to food production to environmental protection. The funding is part of a federal investment worth more than $588 million provided …
Marking the 50th anniversary of the University of Guelph’s School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management (HFTM), a $1-million donation by an alumnus will transform the program’s food lab into a state-of-the-art facility. The gift comes from Michel Eric Fournelle, who graduated from the former hotel and food administration (HAFA) program in 1992. The new …
Federal Minister of Health Ginette Petitpas Taylor visited the University of Guelph today with Guelph MP Lloyd Longfield to learn about research and teaching on campus. Meeting with president Franco Vaccarino and Daniel Atlin, vice-president (external), they discussed U of G strengths in One Health, an interdisciplinary approach for solving public health issues by focusing …
Members of Veterinarians Without Borders (VWB) will be on the U of G campus this week as part of a study tour. Twelve international members of the group will participate. They will learn about veterinary practices from U of G faculty and visit the University’s research farms. The animal health professionals have worked with VWB …
There’s beauty in concrete? Ask Wilfred Ferwerda, co-curator of a new University of Guelph Library exhibit about the concrete building boom of the late 1960s that reshaped the look and feel of a then-fledgling campus and that continues to define today’s U of G. “Brutalism at Guelph: Concrete in a new light” opens June 21 …
The University of Guelph has received $2.4-million from the federal government through two new Canada Research Chairs (CRC) and the renewal of an existing chair. Prof. Emma Allen-Vercoe, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will receive a new Tier 1 chair in Human Gut Microbiome Function and Host Interactions. Prof. Christine Baes, Department of Animal …
Caroline Mousseau, a student in the University of Guelph’s master of fine art program, has been selected as this year’s winner of the Joseph Plaskett postgraduate award in painting. The $30,000 award will allow Mousseau to spend six months in Europe after her graduate studies to paint and to view artistic works in museums. She …
University of Guelph English and Theatre Studies Prof. Dionne Brand has won the $20,000 Trillium Book Award for Ontario’s best English-language title. Brand received the honour for her poetry collection The Blue Clerk, which was published by McClelland & Stewart. The Ontario government established the Trillium Book Award in 1987 to recognize literary excellence and …
The largest University of Guelph alumni event of the year is set to take place June 21-23, when hundreds of graduates return to the campus they once called home for Alumni and Reunion Weekend. Members of the graduating classes of 1959 and 1969 will gather for their 60- and 50-year reunions, along with members of …
The University of Guelph has strong interest in the development of the Guelph Innovation District (GID) lands, which went on the market this week. The 328.6-acre tract is adjacent to the University’s Arboretum at the northeast corner of Stone Road East and Victoria Road South. This week, the Ontario government put the GID lands up …
Anthony Clarke, a longtime University of Guelph faculty member and administrator, has been named dean of the College of Science at Wilfrid Laurier University. He begins his appointment Aug. 1. “Anthony has made numerous contributions to U of G during the past three decades as a scholar and administrator,” said Charlotte Yates, provost and vice-president …