If more Canadian police forces used body cameras, would it increase their accountability? Prof. Kate Puddister, Department of Political Science, told CBC North the devices don’t solve all problems. While […]
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Prof. Simon Somogyi, the Arrell Chair in the Business of Food, spoke to iPolitics about how the COVID-19 crisis has impacted consumers’ ability to eat healthy. Somogyi said lower-income consumers who already had a hard time accessing […]
A start-up company dedicated to deploying DNA technology to the agricultural industry has won the second annual innovation showcase and pitch competition run by Gryphon’s LAAIR (Leading to the Accelerated […]
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A moth found commonly at the University of Guelph Arboretum is having a bit of “a moment,” as the internet discovers the pink and yellow insect that entomologists and biologists […]
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Will the COVID-19 pandemic force workplaces to rethink their sick leave policies? Is requiring that all workplaces offer a certain number of sick days the answer to ensuring employees stay […]
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If physical distancing measures in Ontario are relaxed too much or too quickly, the province could see hospitals overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients as well as exponential growth in deaths, concludes […]
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Prof. Stephen Marshall, School of Environmental Sciences, spoke to CHCH News for a report on midges that have taken over the trails along Hamilton-area waterways. Marshall explained that the bugs […]
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Why antibody-positive people may not be immune to SARS-CoV-2. By Prof. Shayan Sharif, Department of Pathobiology and associate dean, research and graduate studies; and Prof. Byram W. Bridle, Department of Pathobiology […]
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Prof. Shai Barbut, Department of Food Science, spoke to Wired magazine about whether the COVID-19 pandemic will push meat packing facilities to adopt more automation. Several outbreaks of the viral […]
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Ultimately, this conflict hinges on deeper questions about the geography of wealth, privilege and structural inequality. By S. Ashleigh Weeden, PhD candidate, School of Environmental Design & Rural Development […]
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With Canada’s spy agency, CSIS, warning Canadian university researchers and pharmaceutical companies they are at increased risk of cyberattacks during the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Guelph has an expert […]
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With dozens of research teams around the world working on finding a vaccine to prevent COVID-19, will Canadians be willing to accept a new vaccine once it becomes available? According […]
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With experts advising physical distancing for pets and reports of animals becoming infected with COVID-19, is now a good time to welcome a new pet into the home? The University […]
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Will our appreciation of front-line and essential workers prove to be short-lived? By Prof. Timothy Dewhirst, Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies, Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics […]
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New University of Guelph research that analyzes strategies for reopening public spaces after the COVID-19 epidemic curve flattens is making headlines across the country. The study is written by Madhur […]
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The University of Guelph’s Dragons’ Den-style pitch contest — the Gryphon’s LAAIR innovation showcase and pitch competition — returns next week, this time in an online, interactive format that will […]
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With Canadian public health officials now advising against wearing gloves to protect against COVID-19, the University of Guelph has an expert who can offer comment. Prof. Keith Warriner is a […]
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Prof. Mike von Massow, a food economist in the Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, spoke with the Financial Post about how the pandemic could change Canada’s meat processing […]
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Prof. Mark Fenske, Department of Psychology, spoke to Fast Company magazine about how to understand boredom that has arisen from the pandemic and how to use that boredom to spark […]
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Prof. Myrna Dawson, director of U of G’s Centre for the Study of Social and Legal Responses to Violence, spoke to the Toronto Star about the proposal of creating women’s […]
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