Why do NBA players who aren’t living up to their high salaries manage to get so much time on the court? Perhaps their coaches have fallen victim to unconscious bias known as the “sunk-cost fallacy,” according to a new University of Guelph study. Published in the journal Empirical Economics, the study by two U of …

The University of Guelph has received a $21-million donation to boost the global reputation and impact of its business school. The gift – the largest-ever in University of Guelph history – is from longtime benefactors Stu and Kim Lang. In recognition, the College of Business and Economics has been renamed the Gordon S. Lang School …

A tapeworm that can infect dogs and humans and lead to potentially fatal illness is now widespread in southern Ontario, new work by Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) researchers at the University of Guelph has revealed. The researchers found the Echinococcus multilocularis tapeworm in nearly one in four coyotes and foxes they tested in southern Ontario, suggesting the potentially dangerous parasite is now well established …

They are the scavengers of the deep and the dead. Hagfish are slimy bottom-dwellers that live off the carcasses of dead sea creatures and thrive in deep waters where oxygen is hard to come by. In fact, their hearts can keep beating for 36 hours without oxygen, making hagfish a champion among anoxia-tolerant fish. A …

By Prof. Sonia B. Dhaliwal, Department of Management

By Amberley T. Ruetz, Geography PhD candidate and Arrell Food Scholar, and Prof. Sara F.L. Kirk, Scientific Director of the Healthy Populations Institute, Dalhousie University

Warmer temperatures are having a ripple effect on food webs in Ontario lakes, according to a new University of Guelph study. Researchers have found warmer average temperatures over the past decade have forced fish to forage in deeper water. There they hunt different prey species, causing a climate-induced “rewiring” of food webs, altering the flow …

How climate change will affect public health, infrastructure, fish, wildlife and the economy around the Great Lakes is the focus of a new North American report released today. University of Guelph professor emeritus Robin Davidson-Arnott is one of a dozen leading scientists and experts from universities and research institutions in Canada and the U.S. Midwest …

By Louise Grogan, Professor of Economics, Department of Economics and Finance

Young women might be willing to skip using a condom with a new sexual partner if the person is deemed to be boyfriend material, a new University of Guelph study finds. Familiarity can also sway women to agree to forgo a condom even if they know nothing about their potential partner’s sexual history, the research …

It’s an epic journey for a tiny bird. For the first time, University of Guelph biologists have tracked an annual migration of up to 20,000 kilometres made by the 12-gram blackpoll warbler, one of the fastest declining songbirds in North America. The bird’s trek between its breeding grounds in the central and western boreal forest …

A surprising number of pet owners, particularly those who are vegan, are interested in feeding their pets a plant-based diet, according to new University of Guelph research. Researchers with U of G’s Ontario Veterinary College along with colleagues in New Zealand conducted an online survey of 3,673 dog and cat owners from around the world …

A cream liqueur for vegan- and lactose-intolerant consumers, a soybean-based skin exfoliant and edible soy protein substitute for aluminum foil are this year’s first-place projects at the University of Guelph’s 23rd annual Project SOY competition. Project SOY (Soybean Opportunities for Youth) is an annual contest that harnesses students’ creativity to develop new products and marketing …

By Mervyn Horgan, Associate Professor of Sociology, and Edith Wilson, Master’s of Sociology, University of Guelph

The good news is the new Canada’s Food Guide will save a family of four $475 annually on grocery bills, according to a new University of Guelph study. The bad news is less than a third of Canadians are regularly following the guide, the study also revealed. Conducted with Dalhousie University, the study entailed a …

By Michael von Massow, Professor of Food Economics; Alfons Weersink, Professor, Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics (FARE) and FARE Research Assistant Molly Gallant

By Craig Anthony Johnson, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Guelph Institute of Development Studies

A newly funded University of Guelph study of “plant-based meat” will aim to give meat lovers the textures they savour in beef, chicken or fish while retaining the human and environmental health benefits associated with eating plants.

If depression affects twice as many women as men, there needs to be a lot more research on what makes men’s and women’s brains so different, says a new paper by University of Guelph researchers. Globe and Mail columnist Margaret Wente highlighted the research in a recent column. It was also featured on CBC’s Radio …

Grace Coleman feels a bit like a STEM pioneer, but she’s not entirely alone, particularly with International Women’s Day approaching. The first-year science student at the University of Guelph says her academic path has been smoothed by an inaugural scholarship from a local skincare company, one whose roots lie in a serendipitous discovery in a …