Dr. Timothy Dewhirst, a professor in U of G’s Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies, contributed a commentary to the Toronto Star that analyzed the rebranding of the Edmonton Eskimos to the Edmonton Elks. Dewhirst examined the reasons behind the name and logo change and also noted a few things about the redesign that could court […]
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Training the next generation of in-demand data scientists for numerous fields is the goal of a new course-based master’s degree to be launched at the University of Guelph this fall pending formal program approval. The new data science program will focus on spatial-temporal data – data collected over time and space — used in agriculture, […]
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Monarch butterflies raised indoors still know how to fly south if given enough time to orient themselves, according to new University of Guelph research. The finding is good news for the many nature lovers and school students who raise monarchs and then set them free to help boost struggling numbers. Monarchs are the only butterfly […]
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons licence. Read the original article. When we decided last summer to create an undergraduate course about pandemics, we faced skepticism. Weren’t students and instructors tired of the COVID-19 pandemic? And would looking at pandemics from the perspective of numerous disciplines make it hard to address the topic […]
The University of Guelph is mourning the deaths of four family members killed in a racist attack in London, Ont. on Sunday. City of London police said today they believe the victims were targeted for their Islamic faith. “Our thoughts are with the family and anyone affected by this senseless and violent act of hatred,” said […]
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Weaving together Indigenous knowledge systems and Western science to protect the environment is what drives the research of Dr. Jesse Popp in the University of Guelph’s School of Environmental Sciences. Popp, holder of the Chair in Indigenous Environmental Science at U of G, leads a field of study that seeks to braid various knowledge systems […]
Two teams with ties to U of G are competing for the People’s Choice Award in the David Suzuki Foundation’s Future Ground Prize competition. The competition highlights citizen-led initiatives in Ontario that have benefited the environment and local communities. Voting for the People’s Choice Award is open online until June 16. MealCare Guelph is an organization that collects […]
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Dr. Stephen Henighan, a professor of literature, was featured in a Montreal Gazette article about new books that feature Quebec settings prominently. Henighan, who lived in Montreal from 1984 until 1992, told the newspaper the city “is the place where I feel at home as a writer” and said he deliberately made the city a […]
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Dr. Stephen LeBlanc, a professor in the Department of Population Medicine, spoke to CBC Hamilton about a cow near Brantford, Ont., that recently gave birth to triplets. After noting that cows usually have just one calf at a time or occasionally twins, LeBlanc said the odds of delivering triplets is between 10,000 and 100,000 to one. […]
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Recognition of our country’s own genocide against Indigenous people is long overdue, writes Dr. David MacDonald, Department of Political Science […]
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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 […]
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The University of Guelph’s partnership with LinkedIn Learning comes to an end this August. As of September 1, U of G students, staff and faculty will no longer have free access to the LinkedIn Learning library. After that date, you can continue to access the platform by creating a personal account. In 2018, the Ontario government introduced a pilot project that provided all 44 […]
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Better protection of groundwater supplies around the globe is the focus of a new $10-million gift to the University of Guelph’s G360 Institute. The donation by long-time U of G benefactor Edward (Ted) Morwick is intended to support significant advancements in infrastructure, innovation, research and training. About 2.5 billion people worldwide depend solely on groundwater […]
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We’re looking forward to the return of the vibrant campus life U of G is known for. To help get us there, we’re taking important steps to create safe learning and working environments. Plans are well under way to start welcoming students, faculty and staff back to our campuses and facilities. As we put those […]
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On a platform outside the orbiting International Space Station (ISS) sits a container holding a few hundred barley seeds that are part of a unique study led by University of Guelph researchers. The research seeks to better understand what kinds of extreme conditions grain seeds can withstand in space. It’s all part of an experiment […]
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The majority of people in Japan want the Summer Olympics cancelled or postponed again. Volunteers are said to be quitting by the dozens. To many, it may seem the Games are doomed, but a University of Guelph business of sport researcher thinks the Games should go ahead and could still be a big win for […]
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Dr. David MacDonald, a professor in the Department of Political Science, spoke to The Canadian Press about whether it’s fair to fair to call the Indian residential school system a form of genocide. The article appeared in several publications, including the Toronto Star. MacDonald said the Truth and Reconciliation Commission concluded the residential school system […]
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As Pride Month begins, it is important to celebrate the fact that LBGTQ2SIA+ communities have led the fight for equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) for a long time, says a University of Guelph EDI expert. Prof. Thomas Sasso, a professor in the Department of Management, studies the experiences of diverse and marginalized populations across industries […]
Ontario Genomics, Genome Canada, and Illumina are investing in a first-of-its-kind SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance initiative across Ontario. This cutting-edge project will enhance critical province-wide coordination and viral surveillance and support provincial and national efforts to understand how the virus that causes COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, is changing over time. This project is made possible through an investment […]
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The outdoor learning environment at the University of Guelph Child Care and Learning Centre (CCLC) has won a national award from the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA) for its innovative design. Designed by landscape architects at Earthscape Play Inc. and completed in 2019, the play space was conceived in collaboration with CCLC educators and […]
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