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 […]
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The uncertainty created by lockdowns and quarantines means consumer confidence is fragile. By Profs. Marion Joppe and Lianne Foti, School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management […]
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Prof. Nita Chhinzer from the Department of Management in U of G’s Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics spoke to both CBC News and CTV News about workers […]
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Prof. Andria Jones-Bitton, a professor in the Department of Population Medicine, was featured in the September issue of Canadian Poultry magazine in a special issue that put the spotlight on […]
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Two University of Guelph experts in food microbiology say it is unusual for a food recall such as the one that has affected California-grown onions for weeks to drag on […]
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Prof. Thomas Sasso, Department of Management in the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics, spoke to BBC Workplace for an article about why the burden to launch diversity […]
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Rural Canada is home to more than 18 per cent of the national population and it plays a critical role in the national economy. By S. Ashleigh Weeden, PhD candidate, School of Environmental Design & Rural Development […]
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Prof. Timothy Dewhirst of U of G’s Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies, contributed a commentary to the Toronto Star about whether the NHL’s Department of Player Safety is really […]
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Despite the pandemic, University of Guelph co-op students had a higher employment rate than the national average over both the summer and the fall, and the University’s Co-operative Education and […]
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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 […]
It’s not often that miniature donkeys are part of a class lecture, but Prof. Andy Robinson of the University of Guelph’s Department of Animal Biosciences hopes they will be this year. […]
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Prof. Marion Joppe, from the School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management, spoke to CTVNews.ca for an article about where it’s safe for Canadians to travel. Joppe noted that while […]
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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 […]
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Being a pen pal is about connecting with a stranger and building a friendship through the exchange of letters. The University of Guelph is putting a contemporary spin on the […]
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René S. Shahmohamadloo, a Ph.D candidate in aquatic toxicology in U of G’s School of Environmental Sciences, penned a commentary for Science magazine in which he discussed mentorship in science. […]
TikTok and Instagram challenges, online trivia and board games, and virtual cooking classes are a few of the events planned as the University of Guelph’s Orientation Week moves mostly online. […]
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Water additives commonly used to help firefighters extinguish flames vary greatly in their toxicity, with some products potentially causing serious damage to aquatic plants and fish, a new University of […]
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Under the current pandemic restrictions, University of Guelph Orientation organizers have developed a novel way of welcoming and spreading the Gryphon spirit to incoming students from a distance. New U […]
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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 […]
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With the federal government announcing the designation of two former residential schools as national historic sites, the University of Guelph has an expert who can offer comment. Prof. David MacDonald, […]
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