Students across Ontario are planning a walkout Thursday at 4 p.m. to raise awareness of gender-based and sexual violence. At the University of Guelph, the event is scheduled to start in Branion Plaza and move to Johnston Green. The University supports students’ rights to participate in such events and express their views on this important …
University of Guelph biomedical sciences professor Dr. Glen Pyle has helped organize an online event that will enable parents, teachers and students to ask a globally recognized viral immunologist questions about COVID-19 vaccination in children. The free event hosted by COVID-19 Resources Canada and co-hosted by Royal City Science and Science Up First will see Australian …
Dear U of G students, faculty and staff, During the last 17 months, the University of Guelph community has worked together to manage a complex and rapidly evolving situation. We have done this knowing that the health and wellness of our community must be the top priority. Throughout this pandemic, the leadership team has continued …
The University of Guelph and the Ontario Veterinary College were featured on “Jeopardy!” recently, prompting a flurry of high-fives, shout-outs and shares on social media during the holiday weekend. U of G was the clue, and veterinary medicine the question, during the July 2 broadcast of the long-running U.S. television quiz show. The episode included …
University of Guelph engineering professor Dr. Manjusri Misra has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the BioEnvironmental Polymer Society (BEPS) for outstanding contributions to advancing the field of biopolymers, bio-based composite materials. Misra received the award this week at the group’s 27th annual meeting, held virtually. The international award is the highest honour from BEPS …
The finalized candidate brief for the University of Guelph’s ninth president and vice-chancellor is now available on the presidential search website. The brief reflects input from members of the University community who engaged with the Presidential Selection Committee through surveys and other means. The committee will use the brief as a tool in considering and …
University of Guelph professor emeritus Thomas King has won the 2021 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour for his autobiographically inspired novel, Indians on Vacation. The $15,000 prize recognizes the best humour writing in Canada. A Canada-wide panel of judges chose King’s book as the winner from 77 submissions. Indians on Vacation follows a couple …
The University of Guelph will be lowering its flags to half-mast Monday to honour the children who lost their lives at the Kamloops Indian Residential School and their families, and the countless others who never returned home from residential schools across Canada. The flags will remain at half-mast for 215 hours symbolizing the lives lost. …
The selection committee for the University of Guelph’s ninth president and vice-chancellor is seeking input and advice from the University community through an online survey. The committee will use this feedback, as well as the extensive feedback provided by the University community in fall 2019, to help develop the presidential position profile. “Input from our …
The University of Guelph’s Canadian Agri-Marketing Association (CAMA) student chapter won the 2021 National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) Student Marketing Competition held remotely last month. The team, consisting of nine Ontario Agricultural College students, competed against 23 other North American schools to grab top prize. The annual competition challenges students to develop a comprehensive marketing plan …
A team of University of Guelph agriculture students won the North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge (NAIDC), held remotely this past month. Rebecca Barr, Brooke Boonstoppel, Clayton McWilliams and Tyrone Wagler competed against three other schools to present the best dairy farm management recommendations. “We were very proud to have been selected to represent U of …
Danielle (Dani) Nowosad, an integrative biology graduate student, has been awarded the University of Guelph’s Kishaadigeh “She Who Guards the Lodge” Award for her commitment to fostering community connection and inspiring other Indigenous learners. Nowosad, who is Red River Métis, has been an active community advocate for many years but said this award was unexpected. …
Dr. Jess Haines, a professor of nutrition in the Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition (FRAN), has received the Danone International Prize for Alimentation (DIPA) for her research promoting sustainable healthy eating among families through novel, interdisciplinary research and knowledge mobilization. The EUR100,000 prize (Cdn $150,000) is awarded every two years by the Danone …
The University of Guelph will lower its flags to half-mast on April 28 to mark the Day of Mourning in Canada. The event is observed on April 28 each year to honour people who have died or been injured on the job. A joint proclamation recognizing the day has been issued by U of G and the …
Dr. Manju Misra, a professor in the the University of Guelph’s School of Engineering who researches sustainable biocomposite materials, will appear before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development. The federal government recently announced its intention to legislate a ban on single-use plastic items and designate plastics under the Canadian Environmental …
Post-doctoral researchers at the University of Guelph have voted in support of union certification with the United Steelworkers (United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union). Out of 95 uncontested ballots cast, 90 per cent favoured certification. About 150 post-doctoral researchers work at the University. While certification will …
In keeping with Canada’s mandatory half-masting rules, flags at the University of Guelph have been lowered to half-mast today to mark the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and will be lowered again on the day of the memorial service.
The provincial government has announced emergency and stay-at-home orders that will take effect April 8 and are expected to last at four weeks. This is in addition to the emergency brake measures that went into that went into effect April 3. While these provincial measures will affect U of G operations in the short term, …
What makes someone mistrust vaccines or even campaign vociferously against them? Those are some of the questions Dr. Maya Goldenberg, a professor in the Department of Philosophy, investigates in her new book, Vaccine Hesitancy: Public Trust, Expertise, and the War on Science. Goldenberg has long specialized in the philosophy of science and medicine, focusing much …
In celebration of International Women’s Day, the University of Guelph will host an online art performance and discussion with musician, author and academic Vivek Shraya on Tuesday, March 9, from 6 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. Entitled “Beyond the Binary,” the discussion and Q & A session will examine how we can challenge our thinking on …