Adding an extra layer of safety and security during the COVID-19 pandemic, U of G has become a cash-free campus. In light of the uncertainty around whether the disease can be transmitted via paper and coin currency, U of G has decided to play it safe. We will no longer accept cash for purchases on […]
Former provost Charlotte Yates has been appointed as president and vice-chancellor of the University for an interim two-year term and has made the decision not to return to her former role when that term ends. In keeping with the Policy on University Appointments, the process for establishing a Provost Search Committee will commence to ensure the […]
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With the possibility of a second wave of COVID-19, University of Guelph researchers have revealed locally-based rather than province-wide lockdowns are most effective at limiting the spread and minimizing the negative social impacts. The study findings suggest that lifting and re-imposing school and workplace closures on a county-by-county basis, based on local disease prevalence, would […]
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René S. Shahmohamadloo, a Ph.D candidate in aquatic toxicology in U of G’s School of Environmental Sciences, penned a commentary for Science magazine in which he discussed mentorship in science. Shahmohamadloo wrote that he’s learned to refrain from intervening when watching his students making mistakes by forgetting his instructions or using instruments incorrectly. Instead, he’s […]
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. Coming to campus? Complete […]
TikTok and Instagram challenges, online trivia and board games, and virtual cooking classes are a few of the events planned as the University of Guelph’s Orientation Week moves mostly online. Known as O-Week, the first week of school is aimed at welcoming first-year students to their new life as Gryphons, helping them learn about University […]
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Water additives commonly used to help firefighters extinguish flames vary greatly in their toxicity, with some products potentially causing serious damage to aquatic plants and fish, a new University of Guelph study reveals. The study is the first to examine the effects on the aquatic ecosystem of the newest generation of firefighting water additives routinely […]
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Fall convocation at the University of Guelph is going virtual, with a special ceremony focusing on graduates and their unique experiences, all in the context of a changed and evolving COVID-19 world. “Our plans for fall convocation, like so many other things, have had to be altered drastically due to the ongoing global pandemic,” said […]
Under the current pandemic restrictions, University of Guelph Orientation organizers have developed a novel way of welcoming and spreading the Gryphon spirit to incoming students from a distance. New U of G students will soon receive Guelph O-Week boxes: red, black and gold keepsake boxes filled with items to help first-year students feel part of the […]
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The trails at the University of Guelph’s Arboretum will soon connect to a vast network of city and regional trails with the arrival of a long-planned spur walkway. The Arboretum has partnered with the Guelph Hiking Trail Club and Cutten Fields golf club to build the Arboretum Recreational Side Trail that will connect the northeast […]
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With the federal government announcing the designation of two former residential schools as national historic sites, the University of Guelph has an expert who can offer comment. Prof. David MacDonald, Department of Political Science, researches Indigenous politics in Canada, particularly Indian residential schools. In 2019, he published the book The Sleeping Giant Awakes: Genocide, Indian […]
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With most Canadian health experts expecting a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic this winter, will Canadians continue to trust the advice of public health experts? Has confusion over back-to-school plans eroded some of that trust in recent weeks? Prof. Maya Goldenberg, Department of Philosophy, specializes in the philosophy of science and medicine. Recently, she […]
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From cooking on camera to learning about food preparation and safety, nutrition and hospitality students at the University of Guelph – and foodies anywhere in the world – will benefit from a new food lab and culinary studio to be built this fall on campus. Work to begin shortly in the University’s Macdonald Institute will result in […]
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With many University of Guelph students learning remotely this fall, it’s more important than ever to find ways to maintain health and fitness, which is why the University’s Department of Athletics is launching a new series of fitness activities students can do wherever they are. Starting Sept. 8, Gryphon Athletics will offer a series of […]
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By S. Ashleigh Weeden, PhD Candidate, School of Environmental Design & Rural Development; Laurie Brinklow, course coordinator, Master of Arts in Island Studies, University of Prince Edward Island; Maggie J. Whitten Henry, Master of Arts (Island Studies) candidate, University of Prince Edward Island […]
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University of Guelph professor emeritus David Waltner-Toews appear on TVO’s The Agenda with Nam Kiwanuka to discuss his new book, On Pandemics: Deadly Diseases from Bubonic Plague to Coronavirus. The 30-minute discussion examined why the COVID-19 pandemic was predictable, why there’s been an increase of zoonotic disease, how the handling of past pandemics compares to […]
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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. Access to campus remains limited to those who need to be on campus. For now, staff, faculty and graduate students able to work from home will continue to do so. Accessing the Library this Fall The McLaughlin […]
Custom-made field kits will allow University of Guelph students learning from home during the COVID-19 pandemic to conduct stream sampling this fall. The novel kits being assembled this month will enable students in a fourth-year freshwater course to learn about water chemistry and effects of pollutants on aquatic health in local streams close to home. And for the first […]
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Prof. Paul Hebert, director of the University of Guelph’s Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (CBG), has received the MIDORI Prize for his efforts to advance understanding of the species that share our planet. Hebert will donate the US$100,000 award to support biodiversity research in developing nations as part of the BIOSCAN research program, which is advancing […]
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Prof. Tami Martino, a University of Guelph researcher investigating new treatments for heart disease using circadian biology, has been awarded the Distinguished Chair in Molecular Cardiovascular Research. A professor in the Ontario Veterinary College’s (OVC) Department of Biomedical Sciences and founding director of U of G’s Centre for Cardiovascular Investigations (CCVI), Martino applies circadian biology […]