The University of Guelph joins other Canadians in mourning for victims of the catastrophic warehouse explosion in Beirut on Aug. 4. As of Thursday morning, the blast had killed at least 135 people, injured thousands of others and left many more homeless in Lebanon’s capital. “As we have been reminded more than once this …
The University of Guelph’s Ridgetown Campus is celebrating 235 new graduates this summer. “This class has been an honour to get to know, and I strongly believe they will make us proud as they enter the industry-related workforces they have chosen to pursue,” said Ken McEwan, Ridgetown campus director. “This group of students were required …
Construction has begun on Lang Plaza, a new outdoor meeting space for students on the University of Guelph campus. With plenty of green space and outdoor seating, Lang Plaza will revitalize the front entrance of Macdonald Hall, home of the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics, to enhance accessibility and provide a natural …
The University of Guelph has appointed a seasoned innovation leader and two-time U of G graduate to head its Research Innovation Office (RIO). Jessica Bowes will join U of G as the inaugural assistant vice-president (research innovation and knowledge mobilization). Her appointment begins Feb. 1, 2021. She will lead in devising and implementing strategy to …
The Arboretum at the University of Guelph, a popular green space among the campus and broader community, is reopening for outdoor events. Beginning Aug. 8, the Arboretum will offer outdoor venue rentals for external activities on a restricted basis. Director Justine Richardson said the University is allowing the picturesque grounds to again be open for …
The University of Guelph is updating the City of Guelph and greater Guelph community about plans for the fall semester amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “The public health crisis continues to affect people and organizations in Guelph, across Canada and beyond,” said Daniel Atlin, vice-president (external). “It is a complex, rapidly changing situation, which makes …
The University of Guelph Arboretum is launching a new “Nature with the Family” virtual series to get families outside and exploring together all that nature has to offer this summer. The eight-week program will run live on Saturday mornings through a Zoom subscription, with each week focusing on a new topic, including caterpillars, aquatic creatures, …
A University of Guelph graduate student investigating land reform and economic development among Canada’s First Nations has been selected this year to attend a prestigious global gathering of Nobel Prize laureates. Liam Kelly, a PhD candidate in the Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics (FARE), will be among 373 young economists from 60 countries …
From studies of a potential COVID-19 vaccine to a research program intended to reduce agri-food energy waste, six University of Guelph projects have received 2020 Research Excellence Awards worth $5,000 each from U of G. The award program highlights the achievements of recently tenured faculty members and helps to raise their profile among external funding …
A simple virus-fighting pill taken before boarding an airplane or entering a hospital or grocery store to ward off infection from the virus that causes COVID-19 could result from a University of Guelph project that has received more than $200,000 in federal funding. Food science professor Paul Spagnuolo will receive a one-year, $211,250 award to study nutraceuticals that may prevent infection. Nutraceuticals are bioactive molecules from food that help promote health or help fight diseases. …
Three University of Guelph PhD candidates and one post-doctoral researcher will receive the Government of Canada’s most prestigious scholarships, worth $50,000 to $70,000 a year. Meredith Bessey, Latasha Ludwig and Emily Duncan will receive Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships. The awards recognize top Canadian and international doctoral students for academic excellence and research potential. The awards are named for …
The University was recently informed that a graduate student conducting approved, essential time-sensitive research on campus tested positive for COVID-19. The student was last on campus on June 10 and reported symptoms on June 13. Wellington Dufferin Guelph Public Health was consulted and completed a risk assessment of the case. The University’s Occupational Health and …
From human and animal health to food and materials science to the environment, dozens of University of Guelph research projects will be supported by a new $10-million investment from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) announced today. In all, 53 U of G projects will receive a total of $10,030,000 over five years from the federal agency. The funding …
The University of Guelph’s student wellness centre will be renamed as the Vaccarino Centre for Student Wellness to honour U of G’s outgoing president. The renaming was announced by Board of Governors chair Shauneen Bruder during a farewell tribute this week for Franco Vaccarino, the University’s eighth president. Bruder also announced that a newly established …
The Guelph area has a surprising diversity of tree species, and the Arboretum at the University of Guelph has just the thing to help schoolchildren identify them. The Arboretum is producing hundreds of “Native Tree Leaves” sheets for distribution to more than 3,000 local Grade 6 students, and is working with the Upper Grand District …
By the year 2050, agriculture in southwestern Ontario will represent the gold standard for sustainable food systems. That’s the vision of a University of Guelph project that has reached the semi-finals in the Rockefeller Foundation’s $2-million 2050 Food System Vision Prize. The competition attracted more than 1,300 entries from around the world, with just 79 …
Weaving Indigenous and Western ways of knowing to advance environmental and ecological science is the focus of a new chair at the University of Guelph. Prof. Jesse Popp has joined the School of Environmental Sciences as the Ontario Agricultural College Chair in Indigenous Environmental Stewardship. She will join U of G Sept. 1. Popp comes …
Prof. Gerarda Darlington, Department of Mathematics and Statistics and former associate dean (academic) in the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences (CEPS) at the University of Guelph, has been named as the college’s interim dean effective July 1. The announcement was made today by Charlotte Yates, provost and vice-president (academic). “Professor Darlington is an experienced …
For many University of Guelph graduate students, the COVID-19 pandemic upended summer research and study plans and some workplace practicums. By providing various forms of support from “practicum pivots” to tuition top-ups, U of G has aimed to help graduate students continue their programs and maintain progress despite this year’s unprecedented events. Most importantly, University faculty members have recommitted their existing funding of thesis-based …
Dear Members of the U of G Community, Like you, I am deeply saddened and shaken by the killing of George Floyd and the troubling outbreaks of violence and hatred in the United States and other countries around the world, including Canada. Moments like these are a call to all of us in our University …