The University of Guelph is putting its many 3-D printers on campus to work to create much-needed protective medical supplies for local health and essential services providers. With Canada facing a dwindling supply of personal protective equipment, the printers are being used to create face shields for health workers to protect them and keep them …
With food security being a concern during the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Guelph is focusing efforts to help ensure its students and local community have access to affordable food. U of G’s Hospitality Services donated $32,000 worth of food to local food banks last week and put together 75 food hampers to be delivered …
For Jael Richardson, the FOLD couldn’t just fold. The director of the Festival of Literary Diversity held in Brampton, Ont., faced three choices as the coronavirus pandemic mounted this month: postpone the event, cancel it entirely or run the festival online. “For me, to postpone was not an option,” said Richardson, a 2010 graduate of U of …
Even as COVID-19 causes online grocery orders to surge and restaurant revenues to plummet in Canada, an update released today to the country’s 2020 Food Price Report shows this year’s overall food prices will rise by no more than the four-per-cent increase predicted in late 2019. The update from researchers at the University of Guelph and …
Lovers of the University of Guelph Arboretum can now take a virtual walk in the woods, as the University turns to web-based technology to help people stay engaged during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fitness classes, singalong circles, virtual art gallery tours and children’s activities are among the many virtual initiatives that have developed quickly to provide a sense of …
The University of Guelph is donating masks and other much-needed personal protection equipment (PPE) to local public health authorities to help in the fight against COVID-19. The University recently delivered a shipment of 10,000 N95 masks, collected from labs across campus, to Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health. This delivery is the first of several expected shipments of …
Why are people with heart disease, diabetes, and hypertension at an elevated risk of serious illness and death from a COVID-19 infection? By Prof. Glen Pyle, Department of Biomedical Sciences and student Lauren Philippi, Human Health and Nutritional Sciences
The University of Guelph is lending a helping hand to a local distiller producing hand sanitizer for health workers and essential services. With a shortage of sanitizer across the country, several Ontario distilleries have begun switching from producing gin, vodka and other liquors to bottling hand sanitizer. When Prof. Scott Weese, the head of infection control at U of …
The University of Guelph has named a new president. Charlotte Yates, provost and vice-president (academic), has been appointed to lead the University on an interim basis for two years beginning Aug. 2. U of G’s Board of Governors made the unanimous decision today. The Board also announced that the search for the University’s ninth president …
A U of G expert in infectious disease modelling who is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus is contributing to a new website that illustrates the virus’ spread across Canada. Prof. Amy Greer, Department of Population Medicine, has been working alongside epidemiology colleagues from the University of Toronto’s school of public health. Together, they …
With the coronavirus outbreak and the resulting shutdowns leaving many in the Guelph community isolated, several members of the U of G community are taking to their keyboards to help. Though they can’t meet face-to-face, they’re working online to connect volunteers who are willing to help with the organizations and community members who need them …
Why did grocery stores run out of stock so quickly when panic buyers began hoarding supplies? What are the safety risks of keeping large amounts of food at home? Can one catch COVID-19 through food? And how will the pandemic affect food trade and prices in the coming months? The University of Guelph has several …
We live in an age when global supply chains seamlessly link farmers and consumers using the principles of “just enough, just in time.” But COVID-19 has exposed a flaw: a lack of resilience. By Prof. Evan Fraser, director of the Arrell Food Institute
University of Guelph’s unique expertise in disease modelling and One Health approaches will be part of three major research projects aimed at addressing the coronavirus outbreak that recently received close to $2 million from the federal government. Prof. Scott Weese, an expert in zoonotic infections, will be part of a research project that will investigate …
Generational labels may not explain the bulk of differences among individuals, but they are meaningful. By Prof. Sean Lyons, Department of Management
The University of Guelph is creating scholarships to honour two students who died aboard Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752. The graduate scholarships will be named for Ghanimat Azhdari and Milad Ghasemi Ariani, who were among the 176 passengers aboard the flight that crashed Jan. 8 near Tehran. Both students were returning to Canada after visiting …
Dealing with the next disease outbreak requires a one health approach that accounts for the health of humans, animals and the natural world. By Jeff Wichtel, dean of the Ontario Veterinary College
Violence occurs between same-sex partners in Canada just as often as it does in heterosexual relationships, a new University of Guelph study has found, but the circumstances around that violence is often different. The report, published in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence, is the largest published study of its kind to examine the issue of …
The spread of the COVID-19 outbreak has highlighted the importance of having effective global surveillance systems in place when it comes to infectious animal diseases. University of Guelph researchers have discovered Twitter can be another tool in helping to detect the spread of infectious animal disease outbreaks, sometimes even earlier than conventional tracking methods. In …
With the window closing on the likelihood of containing the spread of the new coronavirus, a University of Guelph expert who is now actively involved in Canada’s pandemic preparations says the aim is to protect our health-care system. Prof. Amy Greer, Canada Research Chair in Population Disease Modelling, is working with public health officials to …