Prof. Matthew Hayday, History, was interviewed June 6 by CBC Radio’s Ontario Today (interview begins at 25-minute mark). The interview came amid discussion of news that the Ontario government is helping to pay for a giant rubber duck as a tourist attraction for Canada Day. Hayday discussed the historical context of fun and seemingly frivolous …
Prof. Tami Martino, Biomedical Sciences, was interviewed by New Scientist June 6 for a story on how sleep patterns can affect health. The story looked at how social “jet lag,” or keeping late nights on weekdays and trying to catch up on sleep on the weekend, could harm heart health. Martino said frequently shifting sleep …
Prof. Lawrence Spriet, Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, was interviewed by Reuters May 29 for a story on injury rates among young female athletes. He discussed other researchers’ recent findings that injury rates among these athletes may be significantly under-reported. Spriet said training for young female athletes has become more tailored, which may help prevent …
Ontario Veterinary College professor Shauna Blois was featured on the popular CBC radio program Quirks & Quarks May 27. Blois took part in the “Quirks & Questions” segment, providing a scientific answer to a listener question about whether humans are the only animals with different blood types. During a two-minute interview, Blois, a professor in the …
Prof. Paul Hebert, Integrative Biology, was interviewed by Smithsonian Mag May 25 on DNA barcoding. Hebert discussed how he came up with the idea of analyzing DNA of organisms for a single genetic sequence that could be easily isolated and used to quickly distinguish species. DNA barcoding is now used around the world to track organisms. …
Two books written by U of G Prof. Stephen Henighan were the subject of a full-page story in the May 27 issue of the Globe and Mail. The article reviewed Henighan’s books, Mr. Singh Among the Fugitives and The Path of the Jaguar, and discussed the issue of cultural appropriation (both of Henighan’s protagonists are of …
A new study led by Prof. Ernesto Guzman, School of Environmental Sciences, was featured in the Globe and Mail May 21 and on CBC radio May 26. The study examined how a gene linked to grooming could be the key to saving honeybees from the deadly varroa mite. Varroa mites cling to a bee’s body and …
Prof. Bonnie Mallard, Pathobiology, was interviewed by the Globe and Mail May 25 about her high immune response technology research. The story was part of a feature on the winners of this year’s Governor General’s Innovation Awards. Mallard’s invention allows farmers and breeders to identify animals whose immune systems make them most disease-resistant. She said …
Prof. Kurt Annen, Economics, was interviewed by CBC News May 22 for a story on Venezuela’s economic struggles. Annen said the government must reduce hyper-inflation and entice private industry back to the country. He studies global economic development and new institutional economics.
The University of Guelph’s state-of-the-art grocery store lab is featured today in the Globe and Mail. The story looks at how the research project led by Prof. Michael von Massow, Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, can help retailers adapt to ever-changing needs of diverse consumers. U of G’s “grocery store,” formally called the …
Emeritus professor David Waltner-Toews, Population Medicine, was interviewed by CBC News May 10 about his new book, Eat the Beetles, and the possible popularity of eating insects among North American consumers. Waltner-Toews, who first grew interested in the idea through work with Veterinarians Without Borders (Canada), said East Asian consumers eat insects as a protein source that …
Prof. Michael von Massow, Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, was interviewed by the Canadian Press May 10 about the practice in some restaurants of adding a consumer surcharge to pay for employee benefits. The story ran in various Canadian media outlets, including CTV News, CityNews.ca and Metro News. Von Massow said the practice — including one …
An excerpt from a new book by emeritus professor David Waltner-Toews, Population Medicine, appeared in The Walrus May 8. In Eat the Beetles: An Exploration Into Our Conflicted Relationship With Insects, Waltner-Toews discusses the possibility that bugs, commonly eaten in East Asia, will appear on the menus of North American restaurants. He writes that “the path to …
Prof. Keith Warriner, Food Science, was interviewed by CTV National News May 7 about kombucha tea. Alleged health benefits have made the tea increasingly popular, including among consumers fermenting it at home. Warriner said the tea offers no scientifically proven health benefits, and drinking too much of it could be harmful. He also cautioned consumers about …
Prof. Alexa Bersenas, Clinical Studies, spoke on CBC Radio’s Quirks & Quarks May 6. She answered a listener’s question about whether cats may drink salt water for an extended period without suffering from dehydration. Bersenas is chief of the Emergency and Critical Care Service in the Ontario Veterinary College Companion Animal Hospital. She studies feline …
Prof. Nigel Raine‘s study showing neonictinoid pestsicides are threatening wild bees’ spring breeding was garnered national media attention. Stories on the School of Environmental Sciences professor’s research were featured in the Globe and Mail, Radio-Canada International and CBC News. The study is the first to link exposure to thiamethoxam, one of the most commonly used …
The recent concussion of NHL superstar Sidney Crosby was the focus of an op-ed article written by Prof. Timothy Dewhirst, Marketing and Consumer Studies, in the Globe and Mail May 4. Crosby, arguably the NHL’s most recognizable player, suffered a concussion from a crosscheck and missed his team’s May 3 playoff game. Dewhirst, who studies …
History professor Catherine Carstairs was interviewed on CBC Radio’s The Morning Edition May 2, and the interview was featured in a CBCNews.ca article. Canada first enacted marijuana legislation in 1923, likely in response to a growing number of American states banning the drug — despite little evidence of widespread marijuana use in Canada, Carstairs says. She believes …
Prof. Alfons Weersink, Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, was interviewed on TVO April 28 about Canada’s dairy supply management system. The interview focused on potential impacts on farmers of abolishing Canada’s dairy quota system. The system imposes tariffs on dairy imports, permits Canadian farmers to produce a certain amount of milk each year and guarantees …
A panel discussion on the future of meat production was the focus of TVO’s The Agenda April 24. Profs. Ben Bohrer, Food Science, and Michael von Massow, Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, spoke on how the world will feed a projected nine billion people by 2050, especially as many developing countries increase their meat consumption. They …