Stress is leading to poorer diets among parents but not necessarily for their children, according to a new University of Guelph study. Published recently in Nutrients, the study is one of the first to examine family-based stress and how it affects the diets of parents and their preschool children. It comes at a time when […]
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Offering “the gift of rest” to front-line workers during the COVID-19 pandemic is the goal of a novel fundraising project by University of Guelph students. The One Bench One Tree project aims to install a park-style bench and a native tree at Canadian hospitals to provide a shady respite for nurses, doctors and other health-care […]
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If Canadians need additional booster vaccines against COVID-19, but case counts drop and risks appear low, will people still line up at vaccine clinics? A University of Guelph researcher says history suggests there may be challenges to convincing Canadians to get further shots. Dr. Catherine Carstairs is a professor in U of G’s Department of […]
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Dr. Richard Vyn, a professor of agricultural economics in the Department of Food, Agricultural & Resource Economics, spoke to the Reuters news agency about the demand for housing and how it’s squeezing farmers off arable land. The article appeared in several publications including The Globe and Mail. Vyn commented that local and provincial governments have […]
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Dr. Timothy Dewhirst, a professor in U of G’s Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies, contributed a commentary to the Toronto Star that examined the ongoing problem of NHL players who continue to take to the ice even while nursing injuries. Given that some players have come forward to admit they have health problems from […]
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New University of Guelph research suggests pet owners with a suspected case of COVID-19 should with a suspected case of COVID-19 should limit close contact with their pets. Initial findings, to be presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) conference, suggest people with COVID-19 frequently pass the illness to their […]
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The University of Guelph’s Campus Community Police has a new name. The unit will now be known as the Campus Safety Office, and the University’s special constables will be called “campus safety officers.” The name change reflects Bill 68, adopted in Ontario in 2019, which altered the Community Safety and Policing Act and included a […]
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A lifelong love for healthy foods, some helpful support from professors and plenty of entrepreneurial spirit has led a University of Guelph student to launch a growing waffle delivery business amid the pandemic. Domenique Mastronardi is the founder of the recently opened The Happy Era, an online food company that delivers homemade frozen waffles to […]
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Dr. Evan Fraser has been reappointed as director of the University’s Arrell Food Institute (AFI). His second term begins Sept. 1 and will end in 2026. Fraser was named in 2016 as the inaugural director of the institute, established with a $20-million donation from the Arrell Family Foundation, matched by the University. The AFI works […]
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Building healthy Canadian cities for the ever-growing urban population is the purpose of a new $5-million, six-year national training grant led by the University of Guelph that was announced today. The novel project, called Implementing Smart Cities Interventions to Build Healthy Cities (SMART) Training Platform, is intended to develop a new generation of health, social […]
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By Dr. Catherine Carstairs, Department of History, and graduate student Curtis Fraser, Department of History […]
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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 […]
Looking for a good book? Interested in connecting with your U of G community this fall? Then register for Gryphons Read, your campus book club! Every year, Gryphons Read connects students across every program through reading and conversation. In August and September we host casual, online book clubs that are ideal for any kind of […]
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For Leslie Fell, who grew up in the small town of Trenton, Ont., the move to the University of Guelph to study molecular biology and genetics was a big one. “I chose Guelph for the beautiful campus but also, coming from a small town, the sense of community I felt here made the transition easier,” […]
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The most recent U of G Board of Governors meeting was held June 23. Below are key highlights from the meeting. A full synopsis of the meeting is available on the University Secretariat’s website. New Board Committee Structure The Board approved changes to its committee structure that will see the current Governance & Human Resources […]
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The University of Guelph is offering a new training module to faculty, students and staff to increase awareness and support of the LGBTQ2SIA+ community. Developed with input from members of the U of G’s LGBTQ2SIA+ community, the Positive Space Project online training will help develop important skills and resources needed to foster an inclusive living, […]
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With just 180 seconds on the clock and one slide to work from, 11 grad students recently competed for the chance to win a $1,000 prize and the opportunity to move on to the 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) provincial rounds. In this annual competition, students use plain language to present their graduate thesis to a panel […]
The decision by a number of Canadian cities to cancel traditional Canada Day celebrations or move them to the virtual space is being welcomed by some and met with anger from others. But a University of Guelph history professor says controversy, contestation and Canada Day have long gone hand-in-hand – all the way back to the creation of the original holiday of Dominion Day in the late […]
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Dear U of G Community Members, Less than a month ago, the remains of 215 children were found buried at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. Since then, there have been widespread calls for further searches, and more graves have been found. Most recently, 751 unmarked graves were confirmed by the Cowessess First Nation at […]
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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 […]
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