Prof. Tamara Small, Department of Political Science, spoke to Yahoo! Canada News about whether a party leader should resign after being defeated in an election. Small said that in the last 20 years, there’s been this “new wave of tossing leaders out” after a defeat. But she said it isn’t always necessary to seek new …

Prof. Norman O’Reilly, School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management, spoke to The Deseret News about all the stops pulled out by sports teams to lure fans to attend live games. From team dancers and timeout music, to mascots, T-shirt cannons and one-shot competitions, professional sports teams now rely on the downtime in any game …

Prof. Tamara Small, Department of Political Science, spoke to the National Post about the viability of the People’s Party of Canada, which fared poorly in this week’s federal election. Small commented that most Canadians take the idea of multiculturalism seriously — at least in English Canada — and the PPC, headed by former Conservative Maxime …

Prof. Scott Weese from U of G’s Ontario Veterinary College spoke to CBC Windsor about the risks of contracting rabies from wild animals such as raccoons and skunks. Many residents in Windsor are worried about a spike in rabies cases in nearby Michigan, with several rabid skunks discovered. Weese, Department of Pathobiology, said the risk …

Prof. Lawrence Goodridge and Keith Warriner, Department of Food Science, spoke with The Canadian Press about what’s behind the recent spike in food recalls. They said the recalls are not a sign that there are more problems in the food supply, but are the result of a more vigilant food investigation body and better testing …

Is this federal election campaign the nastiest ever? So asked a CBC.ca article this week, with the writer turning to Prof. Matthew Hayday for insight. Hayday, from the Department of History, cited two other campaigns he thought were better examples of “gutter politics”: 1917 and 1993. “To me, those campaigns were far worse than anything …

Prof. Maya Goldenberg, Department of Philosophy, spoke to The Canadian Press about whether there are merits to vaccination objections that are based on religious or philosophical grounds. The article appeared on CBC.ca, CTVNews.ca and elsewhere. Toronto Public Health is petitioning the Ontario government to stop allowing schoolchildren to be exempted from vaccination requirements due to …

Prof. Andrew Hathaway, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, was featured this week in an interview on Global News Radio’s 640 Toronto with Jeff McArthur. Hathaway is an expert in the cannabis market and Canada drug policy. 640 Toronto was marking the one-year anniversary since cannabis became legal in Canada, bringing attention to the fact that …

This fall has seen a flurry of food recalls across Canada, with hundreds of beef and veal products recalled over E. coli concerns, several cooked chicken products recalled due to Listeria fears, and sausages recalled over Salmonella worries. What is behind all the recalls? Are they a reflection of a lax food safety system, or …

Prof. Andrew Hathaway, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, is available to discuss what’s changed in Canada since marijuana was legalized one year ago this week. Hathaway researches drug use as well as drug policy in Canada. His research focuses on marijuana for medical uses and the broader normalizing trends of cannabis consumption. He also studies …

Oct. 16 is World Food Day, a day created by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to promote worldwide action to ensure healthy diets for all. World Food Day aims for a world where there is not only zero hunger but also access to healthy foods that nurture the planet. As “Canada’s …

Prof. Lee Niel from the Department of Population Medicine at the Ontario Veterinary College spoke to the Toronto Star about the Ontario government’s plan to review the Dog Owner’s Liability Act, which restricts the breeding and handling of pit bulls. Several groups have pushed the province to rescind the restrictions, arguing the legislation singles out …

Prof. Andria Jones-Bitton, a professor in the Department of Population Medicine, was featured in Saskatoon Star Phoenix article about the mental health struggles of Prairie farmers and growers. Jones-Bitton has conducted groundbreaking research on the mental health struggles of Canadian farmers and agricultural workers. She told the newspaper that while the public may look at farming …

This week is national Mental Illness Awareness Week, an annual event designed to raise awareness about mental health issues and the realities of mental illness. The week coincides with World Mental Health Day on Oct. 10, coordinated by the World Health Organization, whose focus this year is on suicide prevention. The University of Guelph has …

A DNA identification kit developed at U of G’s Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (CBG) was featured in a Canadian Press story looking at how the device’s developers have harnessed “citizen science” to help detect seafood fraud and mislabelling. Sujeevan Ratnasingham, associate director of informatics at CBG, explained how the device, called the LifeScanner kit, can …

With an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections involving cooked diced chicken now affecting three provinces, the University of Guelph has experts who can discuss the outbreak and the listeria bacterium. Prof. Keith Warriner, a food microbiologist in the Department of Food Science, researches food-borne pathogens, food-borne hazards detection technologies and intervention technologies. His research has contributed to methods …

A collaborative effort between U of G researchers and industry to develop Canada’s first commercial rice production has resulted in success, CBC Windsor recently reported. Ontario FangZheng Agriculture Enterprises along with researchers from U of G’s Ridgetown Campus set out to grow a one-hectare trial rice crop on a farm west of Chatham. Farm manager Wendy …

Prof. Andrew Hathaway, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, spoke to New York magazine’s The Cut about the sudden interest in vaping-associated pulmonary illnesses and their link to THC vape products. Hathaway, who researches drug use and Canadian drug policy, noted that vaping pens for cannabis are especially attractive to marijuana newcomers since they allow non-traditional …

Prof. Catharine Wilson, Department of History, will appear on a new History Channel series called Salvage Kings on Sunday, Oct. 6. Salvage Kings follows the work of a Canadian demolition company that attempts to raze old structures quickly while also salvaging historical items. In Sunday’s episode, Wilson will discuss the historical significance of a major …

Dana McCauley, associate director of new venture creation at U of G’s Research Innovation Office, spoke to the Toronto Star about a new service in which all the fixings for creating a full Thanksgiving meal are put together into a kit by the meal prep delivery service Hello Fresh. McCauley is an expert in food …