Prof. Merritt Turetsky, a permafrost expert from the University of Guelph’s Department of Integrative Biology, appeared on the CBC Radio show The Current on May 6. The segment included community leaders from the North who are already seeing the effects of permafrost thaw. They discussed the changes occurring in their towns and surrounding landscape. Turetsky …

Professor emeritus Robin Davidson-Arnott, from the University of Guelph’s Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics, is available to comment on rising water levels in Lake Ontario and their potential effects on Toronto and towns along the lake’s shoreline. Davidson-Arnott researches and consults on coastal processes, including how changing water levels affect shorelines.  He has studied …

Prof. Alison Duncan, from the University of Guelph’s Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, appeared in a CBC News Online story about a new risk for food allergies. The story looked at pea protein, which is appearing in more food products, including vegan cheeses, yogurts and vegan milks, as a substitute for animal protein. …

Prof. Lawrence Goodridge, with the University of Guelph’s Canadian Research Institute for Food Safety, spoke with Global News Online about the most common food-borne illnesses and what foods carry them. Goodridge, a professor in the Department of Food Science, offered the basics on such food-borne pathogens as norovirus, campylobacter, salmonella and E. coli. He said …

Recent research from Prof. Jennifer McWhirter, Department of Population Medicine at the University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College, was featured in a Canadian Press article that appeared on CBC.ca, CTVNews.ca and several other publications. CTV Kitchener  also featured the research. McWhirter found that 2014 legislation passed in Ontario banning teens from tanning salons until age …

Prof. Alfons Weersink, from the University of Guelph’s Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics (FARE), appeared in a Globe and Mail article about the explosion of new micro-breweries in Alberta. Weersink has studied the craft-beer industry with FARE colleague Prof. Mike von Massow.  He told The Globe that smaller breweries can overcome the challenges …

Jake Pyne, a University of Guelph Banting post-doctoral researcher, contributed an op-ed to The Globe and Mail this week about a recent Ontario Human Rights Tribunal decision on Ontario’s revised sexual-health curriculum. The complaint alleged that replacing the 2015 curriculum to return to the older curriculum discriminated against trans people because the older version contained …

Prof. Bruce McAdams, with the University of Guelph’s School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management, recently commented to the Toronto Star about the trend of Toronto eateries using imperfect produce in their menu items. McAdams urged subsidies for farmers to help them harvest less-than-ideal produce so it can be eaten, rather than discarded. He also …

Prof. Brandon Gilroyed, with the University of Guelph’s School of Environmental Sciences, is available to discuss the difficulties in creating plastic bags that are truly biodegradable. Gilroyed studies renewable energy production from agricultural waste products. He has studied potential fuel uses for waste corn stalks, as well as the conversion of materials from the beef …

Three University of Guelph food price experts spoke to several news outlets about the rising cost of celery, which appears to have become the latest health food fad. Canadian Press wrote an article on the issue, which appeared in several publications, including CTVNews.ca, The Financial Post and MSN News. CBC’s Marketplace also reported on the rising …

Prof. Myrna Dawson with U of G’s Department of Sociology & Anthropology offered comment the The Globe and Mail on the case of a Saskatoon police officer who was granted a conditional discharge after admitting to a sexual assault. The Saskatoon Police Service is now conducting an administrative review to decide whether the officer should keep …

Prof. Troy Riddell, chair of the University of Guelph’s political science department, spoke to The Globe and Mail in a story on how background checks are conducted for judicial appointment candidates. Riddell commented on the need for transparency in the appointment process. He studies judicial politics, including the relationships among judicial appointments, judicial independence and …

University of Guelph business professor Norm O’Reilly commented in an Associated Press article that appeared in publications across Canada and the U.S. O’Reilly spoke about this year’s NHL playoffs, which have already seen all four of last year’s division champions losing in the first round. He said while few could have predicted so many star …

University of Guelph Prof. Robert Friendship’s expertise on African swine fever was featured in a story on CTVNews.ca. The story looked at why various outbreaks of the viral disease in China and Eastern Europe is affecting bacon prices in Canada. Friendship explained how the outbreaks have occurred, why they are leading to mass culls of …

University of Guelph research on a tiny songbird that makes an epic, coast-to-coast migration every year has made coast-to-coast headlines of its own. The Canadian Press wrote about research led by U of G biologist Ryan Norris on the migration of the blackpoll warbler. The story appeared in several publications, including the Toronto Star, CTVNews.ca …

Three researchers with U of G’s Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics have written a new commentary for The Globe and Mail about how trouble at the U.S.-Mexico border is pushing up fruit and vegetable prices for Canadians. Prof. Simon Somogyi, the Arrell Chair in the Business of Food, Andrew Nixon, a U …

A Psychology Today blog post has cited University of Guelph research on the prevalence of pet owners feeding their pets exclusively vegan diets. The post described the author’s decision to switch himself and his dog to a vegan diet, and noted the recent research of  Sarah Dodd, a PhD candidate in the Ontario Veterinary College’s …

Prof. Kate Parizeau, of the Department of Geography appeared in a CBC News Online Earth Day article about the ethics and quandaries of disposing of electronic waste. Parizeau explained that tracking how cellphones are disposed of once they are sent for recycling is difficult because of the long manufacturing chains in the electronics industry. Parizeau …

The DNA barcoding work at the University of Guelph’s Centre for Biodiversity Genomics  is highlighted in a new University Affairs article. CBG director Paul Hebert spoke with the publication and explained that the centre, along with the International Barcode of Life Consortium, are working to catalogue the genomics of 600,000 unique species from around the world. It’s …

Prof. Jamie Gruman in the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics was featured in an article in The Globe and Mail Careers section  about the need for employees to take time off regularly to rejuvenate themselves Gruman, a professor of organizational behaviour in the Department of Management, co-authored the recent book Boost: The Science …