In a CBC News-Windsor feature story, Prof. Mike Dixon in the School of Environmental Sciences discussed organic waste from cannabis plant production. The article explores the many environmental impacts associated with smoking cannabis. Cannabis plants are fairly short-lived. After the buds are harvested, roughly 60 per cent of the plant is thrown away. Dixon said …
Prof. Stuart McCook from U of G’s Department of History was on Australia’s ABC Radio show “The History Lesson” to talk about the Wardian Case, a wooden box that travelled the globe during the 19th century and changed the world. The box, invented by Dr. Nathaniel Ward, an English physician and amateur naturalist, allowed the mass …
Cannabis products like CBD oil are proven effective at treating conditions like inflammation, arthritis and joint pain in people, but there is little evidence that such products have the same effect on pets, according to a Global News story. Prof. Sam Hocker, professor of medical oncology at the Ontario Veterinary College, is featured in the …
U of G post-doctoral researcher Alana Pindar appeared on CityNews, discussing the challenges faced by Canada’s nearly 900 wild bee species and the critical role they play in food production. Unpredictable weather patterns are among the factors that native pollinators and managed honeybees and their beekeepers are struggling with, said Pindar. “We can’t say that …
Turning a few spaces in a strip mall parking lot into a human-friendly oasis is the vision of the plazaPOPS concept. Led by U of G School of Environmental Design and Rural Development professors Karen Landman and Brendan Stewart, both in the landscape architecture program, the concept is becoming reality in an iconic suburban Toronto …
A DNA identification kit for personal use developed at U of G’s Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (CBG) was featured in a CBC News story on Monday. The LifeScanner kit was developed by Sujeevan Ratnasingham, associate director of informatics at CBG. It has a number of applications, from detecting mislabelled food products to identifying strange insects …
Scientists are calling the number of wildfires burning in the Arctic Circle unprecedented. U of G Prof. Merritt Turetsky, Department of Integrative Biology, is among the experts featured in a Vice story on the subject. More than 100 wildfires have been burning for weeks across the Arctic Circle, sending dense clouds of carbon dioxide and …
Prof. Paul Hebert, director of U of G’s Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, appeared over the weekend on a radio program on Australia’s public broadcaster, ABC. The RN Science Show looked at the ambitious, seven-year-long field barcoding project that has just begun in which researchers at 2,500 sites around the world are collecting plant, animal and insect …
The sudden mainstream success of plant-based “meats” may not be the only form of sustainable eating on the horizon: fish and seafood alternatives made from plants may be next. Dana McCauley, the associate director of new venture creation in the University of Guelph’s Research Innovation Office, spoke to The Canadian Press about the growing interest …
U of G Prof. Geoff Power in the Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences is quoted in a Toronto Star story about one athlete who is pushing his body to the limits in his 50s. Masters sprinter Chris Warburton, 53, of Pickering, has set a goal to break the 11-second mark in the 100-metre …
Ontario’s blackfly population is expected to be bigger this summer and will likely make a nuisance of itself longer, U of G emeritus professor Peter Kevan said in a CBC Kitchener story. Based in the School of Environmental Sciences, Kevan is an insect expert. Cold weather in the spring delayed blackfly mating, but once it warmed …
The University of Guelph has experts who can speak about a recent warning to dog owners from the U.S. FDA about grain-free pet foods and their possible link to a form of heart failure, called canine dilated cardiomyopathy, or DCM. Prof. Kate Shoveller is an expert in animal nutrition, protein and amino acid metabolism, and …
Whether as a triathlon competitor or a U of G graduate student, elite athlete Alexandra Coates has been studying the effects of intensive training on athletic performance. Coates is the subject of a Triathlete.com feature that tells her own training story and how her PhD work in the field of exercise physiology is shedding light …
The University of Guelph has an expert who can discuss why medical devices are so vulnerable to hackers. Prof. Ali Dehghantanha is the director of the Cyber Science lab with U of G’s School of Computer Science and will lead a new graduate degree in cybersecurity and threat intelligence starting in the fall. Dehghantanha spoke …
Given a choice between hot and dry or hot and sticky, ants will take the second option every time. In a CBC News story on Monday, U of G Prof. Alex Smith, Department of Integrative Biology, said hot, dry weather can cause ants to shrivel up and die. Ants thrive on muggy conditions, which is …
The celebration of Canada Day has a controversial and bumpy history, U of G history Prof. Matthew Hayday said in a Canadian Press story over the weekend. The story appeared in several online outlets, including GlobalNews.ca and the National Post. The birth of Canada wasn’t even celebrated during its first 12 years because of opposition …
Prof. Dan Meegan, from U of G’s Department of Psychology, has written a three-part series for The New Statesman about whether conservatives in the United States who have long been against “big government” are now ready to embrace socialist ideas. In his first instalment, Meegan argued that the recent rise of the left suggests Americans …
The University of Guelph has experts who can discuss the reasons behind China’s decision to ban Canadian meat exports and what it means for meat producers. Prof. Benjamin Bohrer, Department of Food Science, can discuss ractopamine, the feed additive that some Canadian pork producers use to help pigs put on more muscle mass before slaughter. …
University of Guelph English and Theatre Studies Prof. Dionne Brand was featured in a CBC Arts article celebrating 69 LGBTQ artists who changed Canada before and after 1969 — the year many consider the beginning of the gay rights movement. The article calls Brand “one of Canada’s best living poets” and said she is also “a …
How big does a natural habitat need to be in order to be worthy of conservation? That’s a question a weekend article in The Globe and Mail investigated, citing the expertise of two U of G researchers. The article examined the debate about whether conservation efforts should be concentrated in large tracts of land such …