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 …

Little brown bats in Canada are already endangered by a devastating fungal disease. Now a new study by University of Guelph biologists suggests that conservation efforts to rescue the creatures from the threat of extinction might be hindered by a bat cousin that has begun poaching their insect prey. The study shows for the first …

Many products from backpacks to bikes have become gendered, but they shouldn’t be. By Prof. Samantha Brennan, dean of College of Arts

When a company announces layoffs, does its share price always drop the next day? It all depends on how the announcement is framed — and by whom, a new University of Guelph study has found. The study, published in the Journal of Organizational Change Management, is one of the first to look at how the type of explanation and the deliverer of a layoff announcement …

The DNA of century-old apples once grown in Ontario lives on in feral apples now found throughout the province, University of Guelph researchers have discovered. The finding has implications for the hard apple cider industry, which has recently become enamoured of wild apples and their uniquely rich taste that U of G researchers say may …

Canadians have long worried about the health effects of fluoride. The fight for community fluoridation is likely to get even more difficult in the years to come. By Prof. Catherine Carstairs, Department of History

How can you tell when a horse is feeling stressed? It’s all in the eyes and the way their eyelids twitch, University of Guelph researchers have discovered. A horse will blink less and twitch its eyelids more when it’s under mild stress, the research team found – a new finding that could offer handlers a …

Improving the lives of animals through more accessible health care is the goal of a new $11-million donation to the University of Guelph, the largest single gift received by the University’s Ontario Veterinary College (OVC). Through this transformational gift, OVC will revolutionize animal health care and education to shape the future of veterinary care, said …

Adopting a national pharmacare program would be a struggle, but it would keep Canadians healthier and protect families from catastrophic drug costs. By Prof. Catherine Carstairs, Department of History

Your guacamole may hold the key to managing obesity and helping delay or prevent diabetes, according to a new study by a University of Guelph research team. For the first time, researchers led by Prof. Paul Spagnuolo have shown how a compound found only in avocados can inhibit cellular processes that normally lead to diabetes. …

One of Canada’s first studies of the potential use of cannabis for treating animal cancer is under way at the University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College (OVC). Funded by a Toronto animal health company, Prof. Sam Hocker, Department of Clinical Studies, will undertake a three-year study exploring the efficacy of cannabis for treating bladder cancer …

A University of Guelph grad leading the fight against wildfires in southern British Columbia is finding that his physics degree has come in handy. In recent years, Bryce Moreira’s job as aviation specialist with the Kamloops Fire Centre has been intensely demanding, given the highly combustible conditions in B.C.’s forests. But Moreira, 29, says he …

On this World Food Day, University of Guelph researchers are working on developing sustainable crops that could be grown with little to no fertilizers, reducing costs for farmers in developing areas while lowering damage to the environment. Prof. Manish Raizada, Department of Plant Agriculture, is developing crop seeds that would grow into plants able to …

Some years ago, Prof. Sharada Srinivasan began exploring the heartbreaking reality that girls are unwanted in some parts of the world – unwanted to the point of being eliminated at birth. She began a research journey whose findings continue to preoccupy her. “I was talking to a lot of mothers who were trying to negotiate …