For many Canadians, the day doesn’t begin until their first sip of coffee.  But the growers who produce that coffee are struggling with a devastating disease that is putting their livelihoods at risk and leaving some coffee market observers to predict that the drink we take for granted could one day become as expensive as …

The University of Guelph joined other Canadian universities in observing a national moment of silence Wednesday in memory of the people who died in last week’s plane crash near Tehran. Organized by Universities Canada, the event was aimed at complementing the actions  by universities, communities and countries touched by the Jan. 8 Ukraine International Airlines …

By Faisal Moola, associate professor, Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics, University of Guelph, Anna Banerji, associate professor Pediatrics and Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Chair Indigenous Health Conference, North American Refugee Health Conference, University of Toronto, and David Suzuki, emeritus professor, Zoology, University of British Columbia

BPA’s counterpart replacement BPS can hinder heart function within minutes of a single exposure, according to a new University of Guelph study. The study is the first to show the instant effects bisphenol S (BPS) can have on the heart. “We expected to find similar effects from BPS as we have with BPA, but not …

As engineering education leaders, we need to find a way to integrate social issues throughout our engineering curriculum. By Prof. Mary Wells, dean of College of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Just as Bartu Suer enters his final semester in the University of Guelph’s marketing management program, his music career back home in Turkey is taking off. Suer is the lead singer of çatıkatı, a high-energy, alternative rock band that started in Istanbul and continued to evolve – mostly through rehearsals and songwriting binges in a …

First responders coping with traumatic stress frequently turn to their partners first before seeking help from their organizations, a U of G researcher has found. In response, Grace Ewles has developed the website SafePlacetoTurn.com that offers first responders, partners, and other family members across Canada access to an array of trauma and PTSD resources, including …

We need stronger privacy laws to address privacy issues associated with personal digital assistants. Right now, companies such as Amazon, Google and Apple are making the rules. By Prof. Rozita Dara, School of Computer Science

Adding a small amount of banana flour to your baked goods could decrease the risk of conditions like diabetes and obesity, a University of Guelph researcher has discovered. Engineering professor Mario Martinez is the first to show flour made from green bananas may inhibit excess absorption of glucose into the body. He found replacing just …

Safe nuclear waste storage, new ways of generating and storing hydrogen, and technologies for capturing and reusing greenhouse gases are all potential spinoffs of a new study by University of Guelph researchers. Published recently in Nature Scientific Reports, the study involved the first-ever use of antimatter to investigate processes connected to potential long-term storage of waste from nuclear reactors, says lead …

For years, aquatic researchers have sought an easy way to determine when wild fish are under stress. Now University of Guelph researchers have shown for the first time that a key stress hormone, cortisol, accumulates in fish scales slowly and remains there for weeks. The finding means measuring cortisol levels in scales could offer a simple, minimally invasive glimpse into fish well-being, allowing scientists to …

You could call it “coffee to go.” Made from coffee bean waste from McDonald’s Corp., bio-composite materials developed and tested at the University of Guelph will be used for the first time to create vehicle parts made by Ford Motor Co. Following initial development and two years’ worth of process and product testing by researchers …

With edible cannabis products set to hit store shelves, a University of Guelph researcher warns there could be problems ahead. Prof. Andrew Papadopoulos, Department of Population Medicine, has studied edible cannabis perceptions and use in North America, including effects of legalization of edibles in the United States and the extent of Canadians’ knowledge about these …

The vibrant lives of 14 young women, and all the potential they held, were lost 30 years ago during the École Polytechnique massacre in Montreal. Twelve of the 14 who died were engineering students. On Dec. 6 each year, the victims are mourned. A new national initiative spearheaded by Mary Wells, dean of the College …

Canadian families can expect to fork out $487 more on food this year. Rising meat, produce and seafood prices are to blame, according to the 2020 Canada’s Food Price Report. Released today, the 10th annual report provides a price forecast for eight food categories and is a joint project between the University of Guelph’s Arrell …

Cats have a reputation for being hard to read, but new research from the University of Guelph has found that some people are veritable “cat whisperers” who excel at deciphering subtle differences in cats’ faces that reveal mood. Women and those with veterinary experience were particularly good at recognizing cats’ expressions — even those who …

Soil nitrogen in grasslands covering almost a third of Earth’s surface is a critical ingredient for producing food and stemming climate change. Using results from a first-ever global-scale experiment, an international research team that includes a University of Guelph ecologist is getting a clearer picture of how nitrogen in grassland soils drives plant growth for …

Once a bully, always a bully? It’s not that simple, according to a new University of Guelph study of aggression in fruit flies that underlines the often-unpredictable nature of behaviour from insects to humans. The study is the first to show that effects of an earlier aggressive encounter carry over in time and across different …

Shooting for the moon has paid off for University of Guelph engineers. Working with a NASA team, the researchers helped design a first-ever moonlight tracking device that will ultimately improve the accuracy of numerous Earth-observing satellites monitoring everything from weather to vegetation cover to ocean temperatures. In a series of test flights this month aboard a …

The gender stereotype that says “boys don’t cry” is being perpetuated implicitly by mothers more than fathers, a new University of Guelph study has revealed. Prof. Kristel Thomassin found mothers may be more gender-biased than fathers when it comes to encouraging or discouraging their child’s expression of sadness and anger. However, mothers likely aren’t even …