For the first time, one of the new COVID-19 “variants of concern” has been discovered outside of humans, with a handful of pets in the U.K. and the U.S. becoming […]
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The long-running PBS science television program NOVA spoke to U of G engineering professors Drs. Amar Mohanty and Manjusri Misra for an article examining whether bioplastics could one day replace […]
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Dr. Alejandro Marangoni, a professor in the Department of Food Science, appeared in a CBC Marketplace news item examining the so-called “buttergate” controversy in which some have alleged that butter […]
Several media outlets covered new research led by U of G research leadership chair Dr. Myrna Dawson the detailed the number of women and girls killed in Canada in 2020, […]
How damaged was agri-food trade between Canada and the U.S. under the presidency of Donald Trump, and what, if anything, will change now that Joe Biden is the American president? […]
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A research project led by Dr. Eric Nost, a professor in the Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics and PhD candidate Emily Duncan examining the experience of grocery store workers […]
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Dr. Meghan McMurtry, a professor in the Department of Psychology, co-authored a commentary for The Globe and Mail about the need for appropriate language when discussing vaccine uptake and hesitancy. Co-written with […]
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New University of Guelph research that predicts that new daily cases of COVID-19 in the Greater Toronto Area could triple by early April was featured in the Toronto Star. The […]
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Ce communiqué est disponible en français A woman or girl is killed in Canada on average every 2 ½ days, a number that remains “persistently stable,” according to the third […]
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Une femme ou une fille est tuée au Canada en moyenne tous les 2,5 jours, un chiffre qui reste stable selon le troisième rapport annuel sur les taux de fémicide […]
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New research led by Dr. Joe Ackerman, a professor in the Department of Integrative Biology, that found that windstorms linked to global warming are damaging water quality in Lake Erie […]
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Dr. Kate Puddister, a professor in the Department of Political Science who researches police accountability, spoke to the Toronto Star about new research she co-authored on the prosecution of Ontario […]
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The UK’s Guardian newspaper highlighted U of G’s pioneering DNA barcoding technology as well as the work of Department of Integrative Biology professor Dr. Robert Hanner and his efforts to […]
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Dr. Evan Fraser, director of U of G’s Arrell Food Institute, co-wrote an opinion piece for the Hill Times with Deb Stark, former deputy minister of the Ontario Ministry of […]
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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 […]
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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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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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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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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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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