U of G Events to Focus on Mental Health
Mental health will be the focus of online discussion-based workshops at the University of Guelph as part of Shine: Mental Well-being Awareness Week. Shine is an initiative developed by U […]
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U of G Researchers First to Study Health Effects of Vegan Diets on Cats
A small but growing number of cat owners are doing away with traditional cat food and switching their felines to vegan diets, and now University of Guelph researchers are conducting […]
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Philosophy Professor Pens New Book on Vaccine Hesitancy
What makes someone mistrust vaccines or even campaign vociferously against them? Those are some of the questions Dr. Maya Goldenberg, a professor in the Department of Philosophy, investigates in her […]
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Immunologist Pens Commentary on Kids’ Health in COVID-19
Dr. Byram Bridle, a professor of immunology with the Department of Pathobiology at U of G’s Ontario Veterinary College, provided a commentary for the Conversation Canada about the potential health […]
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Marketing Professor Offers Commentary on NHL Helmet Ads
Dr. Timothy Dewhirst, a professor in the Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies, wrote a commentary in the Toronto Star about the NHL’s decision to include brand advertising on player […]
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Human Resources Researcher Discusses Need for Paid Sick Days Solution
With only about half of Canadians eligible for paid sick days – even in the midst of a pandemic — what can be done to ensure more Canadians aren’t forced […]
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A Year of COVID-19 Has Illuminated the Urgent Need for Paid Sick Days
A permanent and shared solution to allow more paid sick days is needed to protect workers, the community and the economy. By Dr. Nita Chhinzer, Department of Management […]
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CBC Radio’s Fresh Air Features Vaccine Hesitancy Researcher
Dr. Maya Goldenberg, a professor in the Department of Philosophy, was interviewed on CBC Radio’s Fresh Air about her new book, Vaccine Hesitancy: Public Trust, Expertise, and the War on […]
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Women’s Voices Needed for Sustainable Pandemic Recovery
The pandemic has eroded hard-fought gains toward gender equality in the Canadian workforce, with women experiencing career setbacks due to increased childcare and household duties and with part-time women workers […]
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CBC News Network Consults Food Waste Researcher
Dr. Kate Parizeau, professor in the Department of Geography, Environment & Geomatics, spoke to CBC News Network’s Canada Tonight about a United Nations report that found the average Canadian wastes […]
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Vivek Shraya Performance to Mark International Women’s Day
In celebration of International Women’s Day, the University of Guelph will host an online art performance and discussion with musician, author and academic Vivek Shraya on Tuesday, March 9, from […]
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Rural Studies Researcher Pens Commentary on ‘Region Hopping’
Ashleigh Weeden, a rural studies PhD candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, contributed a commentary to The Conversation Canada about the implications of “region hopping” during […]
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U of G Student Named Inuk Woman of the Year for Parasite Research
A University of Guelph PhD candidate tracking an illness-causing parasite that poses a risk to the health of Nunavut Inuit has been named an Inuk Woman of the Year by […]
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COMMENTARY: Keeping COVID-19 Out of Rural Canada Proving Difficult
To curb region-hopping at the local level would require an extraordinary level of co-ordination. By S. Ashleigh Weeden, PhD candidate, School of Environmental Design & Rural Development […]
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Food Scientists Make Headlines Over ‘Buttergate’
Three University of Guelph spoke to several media outlets over the controversy dubbed “buttergate.” After Canadian bakers took to social media to report their butter seemed harder in recent months, […]
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Toronto Star Highlights U of G Orientation Week Activities
U of G’s Student Experience team were featured in a Toronto Star special article that looked at how Ontario universities adjusted their Orientation Weeks to meet the challenge of needing […]
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U of G Head Swim Coach Paving the Way for Black Women in Sport
The sensation of being immersed in water is something Chantique Carey-Payne, head coach of the University of Guelph’s swim program, has always loved. She started swimming at age 3. Her […]
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U of G Hosting Indigenous Scholars Lecture Series
Three noted Indigenous scholars will discuss this Friday research related to legal and relational responses to gendered violence and settler colonialism for an online lecture as part of the University […]
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U of G Prof. Lawrence Hill’s First Play Focuses on Racial Inequality
University of Guelph professor and author Lawrence Hill has fulfilled a long-time ambition to write for the stage with his new one-woman play, Sensitivity. The new work is part of […]
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Toronto Star Consults U of G Downsizing Researcher
Dr. Nita Chhinzer, a professor in the Department of Management in U of G’s Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics, spoke to the Toronto Star about the downsides […]
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