By Jane Londerville

By Michael von Massow, Alfons Weersink, and Bruce Gregory McAdams.

Replacing potatoes or rice with pulses can lower your blood glucose levels by more than 20 per cent, according to a first-ever University of Guelph study. Prof. Alison Duncan, Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, and Dan Ramdath of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, found that swapping out half of a portion of these starchy …

The University of Guelph’s commitment to improve life through research, teaching and community-building has a total impact of $7.2 billion on the Canadian economy. Locally, $1.6 billion of the University’s cumulative contribution is injected into the regional economy annually, including $789 million in direct expenditures, and supports more than 12,000 full-time jobs. Students alone contribute …

By Catherine Carstairs, Bethany Philpott, and Caitlin Fendley

The University of Guelph is the first Canadian post-secondary institution to install a complete electronic wayfinding system called BlindSquare to help blind and visually impaired people find their way around campus, both inside and out. Installed in several high-traffic buildings in the core of the U of G campus, the system is a mobile app …

With a disease-causing tick crossing the Canada-U.S. border in greater numbers, University of Guelph researchers have released findings that could help defend against the spread of Dermacentor variabilis, or the dog tick. The blood-sucking bug, known to transmit serious diseases to farm animals, pets and people, has made its way into Canada and is expected to …

Having lived with epilepsy all her life, renowned Canadian playwright Judith Thompson says she understands the fear, vulnerability and isolation of living with an unpredictable medical condition or disability. “For me, as a child and adolescent, it was always living with the fear that I may have an attack and be humiliated in front of …

By David Mutch

By Jeffrey M. Farber

A new University of Guelph study has discovered why exposure to pesticides increases some people’s risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. Previous studies have found an association between two commonly used agrochemicals (paraquat and maneb) and Parkinson’s disease. Now U of G professor Scott Ryan has determined that low-level exposure to the pesticides disrupts cells in a way …

By Timothy Dewhirst

Airport security gates, grocery stores and hospitals are just some of the places where DNA barcoding will become an everyday tool. The cutting-edge technology for identifying species is moving from the lab into the real world. Developed at the University of Guelph, DNA barcoding is becoming mobile and going global. Commercial applications that can fit …

Former Canadian astronaut Dr. Roberta Bondar and Galen Weston, CEO of Loblaw Cos. Ltd., will be among some of the world’s most eminent thinkers in the future of food and agriculture at the inaugural Arrell Food Summit to be held by the University of Guelph’s Arrell Food Institute this month. The event will explore transparency …

By Samantha Knight and Ryan Norris

One of the planet’s largest collections of DNA samples – a genetic Noah’s ark held at the University of Guelph representing Canadian creatures from mites to whales — will be made available starting today to researchers worldwide under an international biodiversity project. Throwing open the doors to a massive genetic archive at U of G’s …

Those birds migrating back to Canada this spring are travelling light in DNA baggage, but they pack plenty of brainpower. Now, a new paper by a University of Guelph genome scientist may add more weight to explanations of bird smarts, including the evolution of flight. “Bird brains are small, but they have the same number …

Uncovering the “hidden histories” of Indigenous vaudeville actors such as Princess Chinquilla is the goal of University of Guelph English professor Christine Bold, who was named today to receive a prestigious award from the Canada Council for the Arts. A professor in the School of English and Theatre Studies (SETS) since 1989, Bold will receive …

By David W.L. Ma and Jessie Burns

Intense exercise can be fatal to racehorses, according to a new University of Guelph study. Prof. Peter Physick-Sheard and a team of researchers examined 1,713 cases of racehorse deaths from 2003 to 2015, and found racing was connected to some of the deaths. This new study has made headlines in the National Post and on CBC …