With the winter chill settling in, University of Guelph food science students are getting set to offer for sale a spicy organic hot sauce that they grew, perfected and bottled on campus. The sauce results from a nearly year-long volunteer project designed to give students the chance to bring to market a fully student-created food […]
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New federal funding will allow University of Guelph researchers to study how diluted bitumen from oil sands development in Alberta affects the physiology and health of Pacific salmon. Prof. Todd Gillis and adjunct faculty member Dr. Sarah Alderman, both in U of G’s Department of Integrative Biology, will receive $350,000 over two years from the […]
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What’s the best way to talk to someone who says they plan to avoid getting the COVID-19 vaccines? Bombarding them with facts and arguments is not the best way to go as it will only make them defensive, argues Prof. Maya Goldenberg of the University of Guelph’s Department of Philosophy. Goldenberg specializes in the philosophy of […]
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Amid heightened attention to systemic racism and the Black Lives Matter movement, a new paper by University of Guelph researchers discusses the intertwined but forgotten history of African food crops and slavery in the West, and points to potential uses of those crops to help mitigate climate change impacts. The paper offers the first interdisciplinary […]
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Prof. Timothy Dewhirst of U of G’s Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies contributed a commentary to the Toronto Star in which he examined the shifting definition of “essential businesses” in Ontario during the pandemic lockdowns. In Ontario, what is deemed an essential service or business has changed over time, he wrote, noting Ontario’s decision […]
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The most recent U of G Senate meeting was held Nov. 30. Below are key highlights from the meeting. A full synopsis of the meeting is available on the University Secretariat’s website. Leadership Updates President Charlotte Yates, Vice-President (Research) Malcolm Campbell and Interim Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Gwen Chapman, provided Senators with a number of […]
With many work-from-home employees reporting feeling emotionally exhausted after nearly 10 months of balancing work and family life, a University of Guelph expert on human resources suggests there may be a solution. Prof. Nita Chhinzer is an associate professor of human resource management and business consulting in the Department of Management in U of G’s Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics. In a recent […]
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By Prof. Madhur Anand, director of Global Ecological Change & Sustainability Laboratory; Prof. Chris Bauch and Peter C. Jentsch, PhD candidate, applied mathematics, University of Waterloo […]
The University of Guelph continues to prioritize physical distancing. If you don’t need to be on campus, please stay home to help keep our community safe. Staff, faculty and graduate students able to work from home will continue to do so. Keeping our community safe this winter After a very long semester, we’re all ready […]
By Prof. Andrea Paras, Department of Political Science, and Jenine Otto, international development student […]
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Improved human, animal and environmental health is the goal of a $12-million, University of Guelph-led international genomics project expected to revolutionize breeding in Canada’s multibillion-dollar dairy farming industry. The four-year project will be the first large-scale project integrating novel genetic traits for fertility, health and feed efficiency into a national database to help farmers and […]
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What’s the best way to ward off giant hornets if you’re a honeybee? Animal dung, according to a first-ever University of Guelph study. U of G researchers have discovered honeybees in Vietnam collect and apply spots of animal dung around hive entrances to deter deadly nest raids by an Asian hornet (Vespa soror) whose North […]
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The University of Guelph has begun the process of selecting our next provost and vice-president (academic). Consultation with the University community is an important part of this process. Faculty, staff, students, alumni and community members are invited to complete a questionnaire on the qualities and experience desirable in our next provost and vice-president (academic) as […]
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The University of Guelph continues its upward rise as a research-intensive university, moving into 15th place among all universities nationally and retaining second place among Canadian comprehensive universities in an annual national survey of top research institutions. U of G claimed second spot out of all comprehensive universities in the Research Infosource ranking of Canada’s […]
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Meat and vegetables are behind the expected overall 3- to 5-per-cent increase in food prices in 2021, according to the annual Canada’s Food Price Report. This year’s report forecasts meat and vegetables to jump by as much as 6.5 per cent. Bakery is predicted to increase by as much as 5.5 per cent. Families can […]
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Will a plan by some provinces to cap the fees that food delivery apps can impose on restaurants drive the delivery companies out of business, or is there perhaps another way? Prof. Michael von Massow is a food economist in U of G’s Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics who studies the performance of […]
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An arresting photo captured by a University of Guelph researcher of three baby salamanders being slowly devoured by a pitcher plant is one of the winners of a national science photo contest. The photo by master of science student Amanda Semenuk has been selected as a jury prize winner in this year’s Science Exposed photo contest […]
The current pandemic has many veterinary clinics asking pet owners to wait outside during appointments, but new research from the University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) finds this new protocol might increase stress levels for dogs. The pandemic has been challenging for veterinary clinics, which have sought to protect the health and safety of […]
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The following updates are provided by the Return-to-Campuses steering committee. The University of Guelph continues to prioritize physical distancing. If you don’t need to be on campus, please stay home to help keep our community safe. Staff, faculty and graduate students able to work from home will continue to do so. Parking lot closures this winter […]
Promoting behaviour change for the sake of healthy soil will be the theme of Dec. 7 Soil Health Research Forum, a knowledge-exchange event held by the University of Guelph’s Soils At Guelph initiative and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA). Running from 1-4 p.m., the forum is in recognition of the […]
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