A message from President Charlotte Yates One year ago this week, we stepped into a great unknown. As cases of COVID-19 mounted around the world, our classes moved to remote forms of delivery and everyone who could work from home left campus. Meetings were taken at kitchen tables, with family members and pets making frequent […]
Ce communiqué est disponible en français A woman or girl is killed in Canada on average every 2 ½ days, a number that remains “persistently stable,” according to the third annual University of Guelph-led report on national femicide rates. The #CallItFemicide report by the Canadian Femicide Observatory for Justice and Accountability (CFOJA) found a total […]
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Une femme ou une fille est tuée au Canada en moyenne tous les 2,5 jours, un chiffre qui reste stable selon le troisième rapport annuel sur les taux de fémicide nationaux dirigé par l’Université de Guelph. Le rapport #Cestunfémicide de l’Observatoire canadien du fémicide pour la justice et la responsabilisation (OCFJR) a révélé qu’ un […]
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New research led by Dr. Joe Ackerman, a professor in the Department of Integrative Biology, that found that windstorms linked to global warming are damaging water quality in Lake Erie and possibly other Great Lakes, was featured by The Associated Press. Articles about the research appeared in more than two dozen publications across the U.S. […]
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Dr. Kate Puddister, a professor in the Department of Political Science who researches police accountability, spoke to the Toronto Star about new research she co-authored on the prosecution of Ontario police officers. The new research, published in the Canadian Journal of Law and Society, found that of nearly 150 charges the Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit […]
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University of Guelph’s Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics has joined the ranks of some of the world’s top business schools by achieving accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB). Founded in 1916, AACSB is widely considered one of the world’s most prestigious accreditations, which fewer than six […]
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The UK’s Guardian newspaper highlighted U of G’s pioneering DNA barcoding technology as well as the work of Department of Integrative Biology professor Dr. Robert Hanner and his efforts to combat fish fraud. The article examined a British Columbia fish company that is using U of G-developed DNA barcoding technology to ensure their fish species […]
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Climate change is leading to poorer water quality in Lake Erie and may threaten nearby human and environmental health and the world’s largest commercial freshwater fishery, according to a new study led by University of Guelph researchers. More frequent extreme wind events and currents are drawing up deep water whose low oxygen and high phosphorus […]
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Dr. Evan Fraser, director of U of G’s Arrell Food Institute, co-wrote an opinion piece for the Hill Times with Deb Stark, former deputy minister of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. They wrote that Canada is well-positioned to take a leadership role at the United Nations Food Systems Summit, due to […]
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Mental health will be the focus of online discussion-based workshops at the University of Guelph as part of Shine: Mental Well-being Awareness Week. Shine is an initiative developed by U of G students and staff to promote mental wellness and provide students with resources to help support their mental well-being. On Tuesday, March 16, an […]
A small but growing number of cat owners are doing away with traditional cat food and switching their felines to vegan diets, and now University of Guelph researchers are conducting some of the first studies to see how these animals are faring. “We know from surveys that about one per cent of cat owners are […]
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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 […]
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Dr. Byram Bridle, a professor of immunology with the Department of Pathobiology at U of G’s Ontario Veterinary College, provided a commentary for the Conversation Canada about the potential health effects for children who have remained indoors for most of the last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He argued that kids who have been […]
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U of G’s Shine: Mental Well-being Awareness Week runs Mar. 15 to 20. The week promotes mental wellness and provides students with resources to help support their mental well-being. “Discussing mental health is as important now as ever,” says Alison Burnett, director of Student Wellness. “We need to create opportunities and space for people to come together […]
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The community COVID-19 vaccination clinic hosted at the University of Guelph will open its doors March 15 and will run through August. Members of the U of G community who meet provincial guidelines will be eligible to obtain the vaccine on campus following Ontario’s 3-phase plan for immunization. The clinic, which will be held in […]
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The University of Guelph’s community vaccination clinic has opened. Held in the University Centre on campus, the building is open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. “With the launch of the COVID-19 vaccination clinic based at the University of Guelph, in partnership with the Guelph Family Health Team, our region moves closer […]
When the COVID-19 pandemic was declared one year ago, University of Guelph researchers quickly responded by finding ways of harnessing innovations and expertise to combat the SARS-CoV-2 virus and mitigate the global impact. Researchers have repurposed innovations, conducted cutting-edge research and provided their expertise to provincial, national and global pandemic efforts. Confronting the virus was […]
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From a 17-year-old tracking and sharing COVID-19’s early spread on a website to a coalition offering cash prize incentives for developing coronavirus screening tests, numerous examples of pandemic-driven research and data-sharing collaborations worldwide are the topic of a new paper by University of Guelph researchers. Their overview of dozens of collaborative projects to understand and […]
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Dr. Timothy Dewhirst, a professor in the Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies, wrote a commentary in the Toronto Star about the NHL’s decision to include brand advertising on player helmets this season. He said branding has become normalized with hockey in the last few decades and that while the helmet ads are likely the […]
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New University of Guelph technology that measures the concentration of COVID-19-fighting antibodies in the blood could be used to assess the effectiveness of vaccines, particularly as new variants of the virus arise. This inexpensive test-on-a-chip takes less than 30 minutes and can help help health-care professionals pinpoint individuals who may have developed an immune response […]
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