Amid new concerns over a highly contagious Omicron subvariant of the COVID-19-causing virus, the announcement that Ontario will extend funding for wastewater surveillance is good news, says a University of Guelph scientist. Late last month, the provincial government committed an additional $24.7 million to continue testing for COVID-19 in community wastewater for another year. That’s […]
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Psychologist Dr. Harvey Marmurek spoke to The Canadian Press in articles that appeared across several news outlets about single-sports betting, a new form of gambling that debuted in Ontario earlier this month. Marmurek said the system has protections in place to encourage safe gambling, but there are many betting platforms available. This could make […]
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Food economist Dr. Andreas Boecker spoke to CBC Radio’s The Cost of Living about why it’s currently cheaper to buy rotisserie chicken rather than raw chicken, and how stores are benefiting from the price differences. Boecker said “when people are under stress… they often don’t do price comparisons” which gives the stores an opportunity to […]
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Ecologist Dr. Ryan Norris spoke to Audubon about his work with other ornithologists across North America using geolocators to track songbirds in an effort to determine their fall migration route. Norris said when he first heard about geolocators, he immediately thought of his research on blackpoll warblers and the “indirect evidence that they were flying over […]
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Dr. Evan Fraser, the director of the Arrell Food Institute, explained how political instability and inequality are often connected to rising food prices for an article in The Globe and Mail investigating how the world can prevent widespread famine as Russia continues its war on Ukraine. Fraser spoke about the psychological connections to food and […]
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Dr. Scott Weese, a professor in the Department of Pathobiology, spoke to the Canadian Press for an article that appeared in several news outlets about how veterinary clinics are coping with increased demand amid a surge in pet ownership. Weese said many Canadians adopted new pets throughout the pandemic, which overwhelmed clinics already at capacity […]
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The RBC Training Ground – the Canadian Olympic Committee’s official talent search – is coming to the University of Guelph. On April 24, aspiring area athletes between the ages of age 14 and 25 who hope to one day compete at the Olympics will have the chance to show off their abilities through tests of speed, strength, power and endurance at the event. The free […]
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Improved diagnosis and prevention of Lyme disease may result from tracking Google searches for terms like “Lyme disease” and “ticks,” according to a new study by University of Guelph researchers. As the disease continues to spread in Canada, this first-ever study linking internet search activity with local infection rates may give public health units a […]
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Improving diagnosis and treatment of debilitating Lyme disease is the goal of a shared research lab at the University of Guelph. Microbiologists in the College of Biological Science are the first Canadian scientists to receive research funding from the Global Lyme Alliance (GLA), a charitable organization based in the United States. The $100,000, one-year award […]
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Dr. Timothy Dewhirst a marketing professor in the Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies commented on Alexander Ovechkin’s ‘no more war’ claims in a commentary for the Toronto Star. Dewhirst said Ovechkin likely left his comment around Russia’s invasion of Ukrainian purposefully vague in the best interests of his family still in Russia. The […]
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The University of Guelph community is mourning the death of John Sinclair, an agricultural assistant at the University’s Elora Research Station, who passed away April 10. Memorial service details are available on the Graham A. Giddy Funeral Homes website. Condolences to John’s family may be shared through the funeral home’s online memorial page. Campus flags […]
Chris Earley, an interpretive biologist and education coordinator at U of G’s Arboretum, explained to The Weather Network why people shouldn’t seek to eliminate insects from their gardens and backyards . “From a natural standpoint, all insects are beneficial,” Earley said, adding insects have co-evolved along with plants and are, therefore, intrinsic to their ecosystems. An […]
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COVID-19 has amplified the inequity, precarity and vulnerability many newcomers, migrant workers, and immigrants experience in rural Canada, and a “place-based approach” is what’s needed to improve this situation, according to a new University of Guelph study. U of G researchers analyzed data from government organizations and settlement service organizations and found that pre-pandemic, rural […]
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Ecologist Dr. Madhur Anand has made headlines with her thoughts on the intersections of art and science within poetry. A professor in the School of Environmental Sciences, Anand explained to Quill and Quire the inspirations behind her latest poetry collection, Parasitic Oscillations. She said science and art can connect to form metaphors within her poetry. […]
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U of G historian Dr. Kimberly Martin has made national headlines for her contributions to Saving Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Online (SUCHO), an initiative aimed at preserving Ukraine’s digital history as the country battles Russia’s invasion. Martin spoke to The Globe and Mail about her experience thus far with the project. She said playing Ukrainian folk […]
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Throughout the pandemic, the University has focused on the safety of our community and on creating safe places to learn, work and live. Over the past two years, we have developed and adapted our plans, when needed, to meet that commitment. Based on the increasing number of cases in the province and to help curb […]
University of Guelph students will help at a tree nursery and a donkey sanctuary this month as they take a break from exam stress and assist their local community through Project Serve. Led by U of G’s Student Volunteer Connections in the Experiential Learning Hub, Project Serve is an opportunity for U of G students […]
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Epidemiologist Dr. Heather Murphy spoke about her role in testing wastewater for COVID-19 in Philadelphia with The Philadelphia Inquirer. Murphy explained how her lab at Temple University, where she is an adjunct associate research professor, tests the wastewater by concentrating it into a pellet to analyze it for COVID-19, before sending it to Michigan State […]
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Two members of the University of Guelph community are collaborating on an international effort to preserve Ukraine’s digital history as the ongoing war leaves online infrastructure in a perilous state. Saving Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Online, or SUCHO, as Dr. Kimberley Martin, a professor in U of G’s Department of History, calls it, is the work […]
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Dr. Lysa Porth, dean of the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics at the University of Guelph, will step down from her role May 1. Dr. Gwen Chapman, provost and vice-president (academic), made the announcement today. “Dr. Porth accomplished many things as dean of the Lang School, most notably achieving accreditation from the […]