The Bank of Canada raised its key lending rate by a quarter point to 1.25 per cent on Jan. 17, which could mean some belt-tightening for homeowners with variable rate […]
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Professors Tirtha Dhar and David Ma were interviewed for a Jan. 16 Metro story about a new U.K. study that suggests that teens who stream or watch a lot of […]
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Prof. Daniel Gillis appeared in a Jan. 16 Motherboard story about a new decentralized Internet network – or “mesh” network – that will improve Internet connectivity in Rigolet, a remote coastal Labrador […]
Prof. Donna Lero was interviewed for a Jan. 15 TVO story about why some parents might not benefit from Canada’s newly expanded parental leave program. Lero, a professor emeritus in the […]
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Prof. Jan Sargeant appeared in Jan. 12 stories in the National Post and on CTV News talking about the growing health craze of people drinking “raw,” untreated water from springs […]
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Marie-Claude Bibeau, Canada’s minister of international development and la francophonie, will discuss efforts to fight poverty through gender equality in Canada’s international assistance programs during this year’s Winegard Visiting Lectureship on […]
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Ed Townsley appeared on CBC News on Jan. 10 talking about the Meal Exchange report card that ranked the University of Guelph as the top school for student satisfaction with […]
Prof. Scott Weese appeared on CTV’s Your Morning on Jan. 10 talking about Canada’s first cases of canine influenza. He also appeared in CTV News and CBC News reports on Jan 8. Weese, an […]
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s online publication All About Birds featured Prof. Ryan Norris on Jan. 8 talking about his research on the decline of gray jays in Algonquin Provincial Park in […]
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Prof. Daniel Meegan was featured in a New Scientist cover story recently about humans and sloppy thinking in the age of fake news and conspiracy theories. Meegan, a neuroscientist and professor in […]
A group of fourth-year bachelor of landscape architecture students have won a coveted spot in the 2018 Winter Stations International Design Competition for their school design project titled Rising Up, inspired […]
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Prof. Merritt Turetsky appeared on CTV’s Your Morning on Jan. 8, talking about why forests sometimes can’t recover after widespread fires. As an ecosystem ecologist, Turetsky shared her expertise with CTV […]
Prof. Jeff Farber was featured in Chatelaine on Jan. 4 talking about the best methods for cleaning fresh produce after a recent outbreak of E. coli was linked to romaine lettuce. […]
Prof. Keith Warriner appeared on BNN Jan. 4 for a story about restaurants and grocery stores that have stopped serving romaine lettuce amid E. coli concerns. Warriner, a food science professor, […]
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Prof. John Prescott appeared on CBC Radio’s The Morning Edition K-W Jan. 4 discussing changes coming to Canada’s livestock industry. The story focused on the hundreds of over-the-counter antibiotics that will require […]
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Prof. Keith Warriner was featured in a Jan. 2 Global News story about the safest methods for defrosting meat. Global News highlighted a new study from Abertay University in Scotland that […]
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Prof. Emma Allen-Vercoe was featured in Korea JoongAng Daily on Dec. 30 talking about a certain bacterium and its role in colon cancer. The story focused on a new study […]
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Prof. Kate Shoveller appeared in a CBC News story Dec. 30 talking about overuse of treats as a culprit in overweight dogs. The story highlighted a recent Italian study that […]
The Globe and Mail spoke to Paul Uys, director (external) of the Arrell Food Institute, for a story about why investors are putting their money into pea-based food products. The […]
CTV visited the University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College Dec. 21 to interview Prof. Jeffrey Wichtel for a story about Ontario’s vet shortage. Wichtel, OVC’s dean, told CTV that the number […]
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