As part of its ongoing efforts to support international students throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Guelph is providing up to $4 million in funding through three new initiatives that will offer further financial assistance to these students. This funding is in addition to steps taken in the winter and spring 2020 semesters, when the …
More than 150 artists from more than 20 countries will offer up their improvisational creations to the world during the University of Guelph’s online IF 2020: Improvisational Festival. The festival begins Friday, Aug. 7 at 8 p.m. (ET) — or midnight UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) on Aug. 8 — and runs for 24 consecutive hours. …
Dress like you are going to class, put away your cellphone and turn off computer notifications: Those are just a few of the tips provided in a new online learning guide developed by the University of Guelph’s library to help students succeed with remote learning. The McLaughlin Library’s new Online Learning Guide offers students a …
Medical mask-wearing has a long history. By Prof. Catherine Carstairs, Department of History
Examining the COVID-19 pandemic from a historical perspective is the focus of an innovative new course at the University of Guelph. Developed by faculty in U of G’s Department of History, the course “Contextualizing COVID-19: Plight, Pandemics, and Policy in History” (HIST*2170) will cover topics including medieval and early modern plagues, the 1918 Spanish flu …
By Prof. Timothy Dewhirst, Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies, and senior research fellow in marketing and public policy at the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics.
With justice and legal issues becoming increasingly important elements of real-world problems such as immigration, racial and gender inequality, and debates over free speech, a new program at the University of Guelph aims to arm students with a deeper understanding of the legal landscapes behind these issues. The new bachelor of arts in justice and …
A thermometer, a jewelry scale, a stove and a smartphone. They might sound like everyday items, but for University of Guelph students enrolled in Food Chemistry 1 this fall, those items will be the tools to a deeper understanding of the fundamental properties of foods. Food Chemistry 1 (FOOD 3030) has moved to a remote …
Considerations for the elderly need to be adopted by far more vaccinologists. By Profs. Byram W. Bridle, Department of Pathobiology and Shayan Sharif, associate dean, research and graduate studies, Ontario Veterinary College
First-year students entering the University of Guelph’s College of Engineering and Physical Sciences (CEPS) can turn to “The Quad” for pre-university resources to help them ease into their first semester. “The Quad” is a new online platform available only to students entering programs in engineering, computer science, physics, chemistry, and mathematics and statistics that offers …
Innovation has moved from corporate research and development labs into the private kitchens, bathrooms and basements around the world. By Prof. Felix Arndt, John F. Wood Chair in Entrepreneurship
University of Guelph Athletics has found a way to keep competition alive despite COVID-19 physical distancing measures by launching eSport tournaments. With the aim of keeping students connected during the pandemic, Athletics began investing in eSport opportunities in the spring by running regular tournaments. Given its success, the department plans to continue to run tournaments …
It might be no surprise that sugar in sweetened coolers helps to mask the taste of alcohol and make it more appealing to novice consumers, including young people. Based on the first study to look at the role of high-fructose corn syrup – the main ingredient in most coolers – a University of Guelph professor …
This fall, University of Guelph students will be able to study pandemics from scientific, cultural, historical and societal perspectives with the launch of a new course believed to be the first of its kind in Canada. Pandemics: Culture, Science, and Society (UNIV*2020), has been created to foster knowledge of the current global COVID-19 pandemic as …
Many Canadians who have been working from home since the COVID-19 lockdown began in mid-March are happy to continue doing so, but a University of Guelph expert in human resources says that in the long term, working from home may not be ideal if it leads to burnout and being overlooked by management. Prof. Nita …
By Prof. Timothy Dewhirst, Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies, and senior research fellow in marketing and public policy at the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics. This commentary originally ran in The Globe and Mail. George Floyd’s death in police custody prompted renewed attention on the systematic racism that permeates our society, …
A University of Guelph research project to prevent the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in long-term care homes has received a $50,000 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Alliance Grant. Finding an effective way to disinfect and destroy the virus that causes COVID-19 will help prevent the disease in an area of the health …
By Prof. Amy Greer, Department of Population Medicine, Nisha Thampi and Ashleigh Tuite This commentary originally ran in The Globe and Mail. Labour Day is eight weeks away, and we don’t yet have a well-articulated plan for getting elementary school children back to class in Ontario. There is no question that school attendance is critical …
Summer convocation 2020 at the University of Guelph is far from ordinary. But extraordinary efforts have been made to ensure the achievements of grads are applauded. Although convocation ceremonies have been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and graduates will have a chance to attend a future in-person ceremony when possible, a significant effort on …
New University of Guelph research reveals that only 13 per cent of dogs and one-third of cats are eating conventional pet foods exclusively, a finding that could mean that some pet owners are putting their animals’ health at risk. While most pets (79 per cent dogs, 90 per cent cats) were offered conventional pet food, …