Be kind to yourself, ask for feedback and make note of your accomplishments. Those are some of the tips Prof. Jamie Gruman, College of Business and Economics, shared in a Fastcompany.com article that looks at how we can feel more accomplished at the end of the day. Gruman, a professor of organizational behaviour in the Department …

With the ongoing U.S. government shutdown, there is growing concern about food safety in the country. U of G food science professor Keith Warriner spoke with Global News this week for a story about the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s scaling back inspections amid the shutdown. Warriner said limited FDA operation may not be as …

The upcoming unveiling of a revised Canada’s Food Guide has hit the headlines in recent weeks. U of G researcher Ian Mosby says the original guide, developed in 1942, was geared to producing the next generation of soldiers and industrial workers. Revising the guide by taking certain food items out and adding others, he added, has …

Animal biosciences professor Christine Baes is featured in a Vice video discussing a major research project to reduce methane gas production in dairy cattle. Baes is an expert in the field. In the video, Baes says the average dairy cow produces 70 to 120 kilograms of methane gas each year, mostly by releasing air from the …

Prof. Evan Fraser, director of the Arrell Food Institute, will be featured on CBC Radio’s Ideas With Paul Kennedy Jan. 10 at 9 p.m. discussing the utopian dinner party. A hundred years from now, the planet will have three billion more people to feed. Fraser, a global food security expert, will discuss possible solutions by contrasting two …

Julia Christensen Hughes, dean of U of G’s College of Business and Economics, spoke with Maclean’s magazine for a Jan. 7 feature story contrasting growing business school enrolment in Canada with declining enrolment in American universities. The Maclean’s report cites a Graduate Management Admissions Council survey that found Canadian business schools saw a 7.7-per-cent increase in …

Integrative biology professor John Fryxell was a guest on CBC’s Quarks and Quarks on Jan. 5, speaking on whether animals in the wild can count. He explained that animals can be trained to evaluate how many objects are present, especially for a food reward. Predators like pack wolves may not actually count, but they can measure …

Prof. Mike Dixon appeared on CBC’s The Nature of Things on Nov. 28 in a segment about scientific innovation that will enable humans to survive on Mars. A professor in the School of Environmental Sciences, Dixon discussed his research and innovation for growing food on Mars. The segment highlighted his work on Space and Advanced …

U of G food science professor Art Hill lent his milk market expertise to a National Post feature story this week. The article explores the pros and cons of Canada’s highly protected dairy market and especially the country’s butter market. According to the article, Canadians have relatively fewer choices for purchasing butter than consumers in …

Prof. Max Jones appeared in a Jan. 2 CTV News story about Canadian universities and colleges that are legally growing cannabis for scientific research. Jones, a professor of plant agriculture at U of G, recently received a research licence to grow cannabis in vitro. He’s developing propagation methods and tools that will help optimize greenhouse growing conditions. …

Prof. Jamie Gruman, College of Business and Economics, was featured in an article about positive thinking in O, The Oprah Magazine. Gruman, a professor of organizational behaviour in the Department of Management, co-authored the recent book Boost: The Science of Recharging Yourself in an Age of Unrelenting Demands. The Dec. 26 article looks at ways we can become …

Prof. Evan Fraser was interviewed for a BNN Bloomberg on Dec. 21 talking about how to save money on food. The article highlighted a recent study by U of G and Dalhousie University researchers that found that vegetable prices will increase by four to six per cent in 2019. Fraser, director of the Arrell Food …

U of G-Humber professor Greg Shupak published an opinion piece in The Guardian on Dec. 22 talking about unity in America. A media studies professor, Shupak argues that American political and media classes love to romanticize the idea of political unity and says that pleas for unity can sometimes be nothing more than an effort to …

Prof. Mike Dixon spoke to CBC News on Dec. 25 for a story about how space technology is being used to grow vegetables indoors for high-end restaurants. Dixon, a professor in U of G’s School of Environmental Sciences, talked about how the Canadian technology could also be used to address Northern food security. Director of U …

Integrative biology professor Merritt Turetsky was featured on CBC’s Quirks and Quarks on Dec. 29, talking about climate change. Turetsky, who holds the Canada Research Chair in Integrative Ecology, discussed forest fires and climate change as part of a special segment that looked back at the year in climate science and policy. She discussed highlights such as …

Matthew Vickaryous, a professor with U of G’s Ontario Veterinary College, spoke to The Atlantic for a feature story about the convoluted nasal passages of a dinosaur with a peculiar nose. A research team has studied the ankylosaur, a dinosaur that lived around 75 million years ago in present-day Alberta. Its complex nasal apparatus may have …

An expert in chicken behaviour, U of G research scientist Stephanie Torrey was featured in news reports around the world this week, including in The Washington Post. Torrey, a member of the University’s Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare, appeared in an Associated Press story on happiness in chickens. She is among researchers at …

Prof. Mike von Massow was featured in a Canadian Press story this week that made national headlines. The story looked at how Canadians may experience “recall fatigue” this holiday season due to the many food recalls in recent weeks. Recent recalls have included romaine lettuce and cauliflower. As a result, there may be a shortage …

Prof. Dave Guyadeen’s study evaluating the climate change plans of 63 Canadian municipalities was featured by TVO. Published recently in the journal Climatic Change, the study assessed plans based on eight criteria, including how a community sets its climate goals, how effective those goals are, and how it measures and achieves progress. The article discusses how Kingston, Ont., …

Prof. Jamie Gruman appeared in a Dec. 12 Huffington Post article about how to survive spending the holidays with difficult relatives. A professor in the Department of Management, Gruman has previously written about this topic in The Conversation. He discussed tactics for dealing with difficult people, including recognizing the source of annoying behaviour and establishing boundaries. Gruman …