He’s doing it for the future. During an international gathering in Norway next week, Paul Hebert will help to launch BIOSCAN, a new $180-million, seven-year DNA barcoding project involving more than 1,000 researchers from some 30 countries. It’s the latest phase of an ambitious University of Guelph-led initiative to catalogue every living thing on Earth …

Paternity leave can increase fathers’ involvement within families, which has benefits for the children, the co-parent, the economy and society. By Nikki Martyn, program head of Early Childhood Studies, and Elena Merenda, assistant program head of Early Childhood Studies, University of Guelph-Humber

That gold on your ring finger is stellar – and not just in a complimentary way. In a finding that may overthrow our understanding of where Earth’s heavy elements such as gold and platinum come from, new research by a University of Guelph physicist suggests that most of them were spewed from a largely overlooked …

The term “climate change” no longer accurately reflects the seriousness of our environmental emergency. By Madhur Anand, professor in the School of Environmental Sciences  and director of the Global Ecological Change & Sustainability Laboratory

Canada’s new food guide prominently displays a plate with bright, colourful fruits and vegetables — but how affordable is this idealized diet? By Steffi Hamann, Political Science and International Development Studies, and Arvinder Pannu, Masters Student and Research Associate

Call it the “Little Bog of Horrors.” In what is believed to be a first for North America, biologists at the University of Guelph have discovered that meat-eating pitcher plants in Ontario’s Algonquin Park wetlands consume not just bugs but also young salamanders. In a paper published this week in the journal Ecology, the research …

Has the time come to re-examine the use of estrogens as a post-menopausal treatment to reduce cardiovascular disease deaths? By Prof. Glen Pyle, Department of Biomedical Sciences

Something as simple as chatting with your neighbours about their new energy-efficient home renovations can affect wider climate change predictions, a new University of Guelph study reveals. Using a new model that couples human behaviour to climate systems, Canadian researchers including a U of G ecologist have discovered that including social processes can alter climate …

From heading off the next global pandemic to improving food security in Canada’s North, tackling some of humanity’s most pressing health problems is the purpose of a new research and teaching institute being launched at the University of Guelph. The new One Health Institute (OHI) approved this week by the U of G Senate will …

Policies that mandate transparency in fishing license ownership and quotas might just lead to a more socially sustainable fishing sector on the West Coast. By Jennifer Silver, Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics

It’s known the female heart changes after menopause, but a new University of Guelph study is the first to reveal hidden changes that are happening during perimenopause – the stage before menopause sets in. These small, underappreciated changes have potential implications for protecting women’s hearts by introducing the use of hormone replacement therapy earlier. “We found the …

As the world marks International Day of Biological Diversity, University of Guelph biologists are packing their bags to spend the summer in the Arctic collecting specimens as part of Arctic Bioscan (ARCBIO), a $1.8-million project funded by Polar Knowledge Canada focused on monitoring the biodiversity of the North. Working with Nunavut communities, the team of …

Canadian cookbooks are not being used effectively to inform consumers about safe food handling and preparation techniques. By Jeffrey M. Farber, professor of Food Science.

It’s been 50 years in the making, but the anaesthetic and illicit party drug ketamine is now having a clinical comeback. By Brett Melanson, PhD Student in Neuroscience and Applied Cognitive Science

Charcoal may be the solution to reducing ammonia pollution and lowering greenhouse gas emissions from fertilizer for crop plants, according to a groundbreaking study by a University of Guelph soil scientist. U of G professor Adam Gillespie, along with Cornell University researcher Johannes Lehmann and other co-authors, discovered that naturally occurring charcoal in soil can …

By Laxmi Pant, Adjunct Professor, School of Environmental Design and Rural Development

A “sleeping giant” hidden in permafrost soils in Canada and other northern regions worldwide will have important consequences for global warming, says a new report led by University of Guelph scientist Merritt Turetsky. Canadian Press covered the research in an article that appeared in several publications, as did Global News. Internationally, the research attracted attention …

By Edward Koning, associate professor, Department of Political Science

By Samantha Brennan, Professor and Dean, College of Arts

A University of Guelph study is the first to uncover the impact of neonicotinoid pesticides on honey bees’ ability to groom and rid themselves of deadly mites. The research comes as Health Canada places new limits on the use of three key neonicotinoids while it decides whether to impose a full phase-out of the chemicals. …