The University of Guelph is building a nest – an online community that will support all first-year students not living in residence as they begin the fall semester. A Student Affairs initiative, Gryphons Nest is aimed at providing the successful programs that previously took place in person to help first-year students make a smooth transition […]
Prof. Helen Hambly Odame, of the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, appeared on TVO’s The Agenda Tuesday night to discuss the issue of broadband internet access in rural and remote regions. Broadband is still a long way away from being equally available across Ontario. Its absence is most often felt in rural, agricultural-based […]
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The COVID-19 lockdowns convinced many Canadians to start ordering their groceries online, either for pickup or delivery, but will those changes last and change the way we grocery shop over the long term? Prof. Michael von Massow expects Canadians’ new-found love of online grocery shopping to increase as the pandemic wears on. Von Massow is […]
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Prof. Ryan Prosser, an environmental toxicologist in U of G s School of Environmental Sciences, spoke to the Waterloo Region Record about a recent study he conducted that found tiny microplastics in the Grand River. The study, published in the journal Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, found microplastics in fluted-shell mussels at six sites he […]
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You are almost twice as likely to be bit by a dog if you live in the city compared to living in the country, and a majority of those bites will come from a dog off the leash, according to a new University of Guelph study. Researchers with U of G’s Ontario Veterinary College surveyed […]
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Nine new University of Guelph projects have been awarded a total of $70,000 to explore notions of “Creating in a Time of Coronavirus.” The projects support the realization of creative works that speak to the current pandemic, or that build connections between artists and their audiences and communities. The projects received $27,000 from the University’s […]
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Prof Georgia Mason, an animal behavioural biologist and director of U of G’s Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare (CCSAW), spoke to CBC Radio’s Ontario Morning for an interview on animal sentience. The interview was prompted by a Toronto Star report on an animal rights activist who was killed while advocating for the […]
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Canadian Geographic magazine spoke with Prof. Amar K. Mohanty, OAC Distinguished Research Chair in Sustainable Biomaterials, on some of the limitations of bioplastics. The article noted that many see bioplastics as the solution to our ever-growing plastic problem and Mohanty agreed that bioplastics are better for the sustainable carbon cycle. But he added biodegradable plastic […]
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The Walrus magazine posted an excerpt of a new memoir by School of Environmental Sciences professor Madhur Anand. This Red Line Goes Straight to Your Heart, published on June 30, tells the stories of Anand’s parents, their tale of immigration after the partition of Pakistan from India and how their experiences affected their daughter. The […]
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The University of Guelph joins other Canadians in mourning for victims of the catastrophic warehouse explosion in Beirut on Aug. 4. As of Thursday morning, the blast had killed at least 135 people, injured thousands of others and left many more homeless in Lebanon’s capital. “As we have been reminded more than once this […]
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A University of Guelph microbiologist researching new approaches to fighting microbial infections will receive a 2020 Banting Research Foundation Discovery Award. Prof. Jennifer Geddes-McAlister has been named one of three recipients of a Jarislowsky Fellowship – Banting Discovery Award, a one-year grant that provides up to $25,000 to support early-career investigators in addressing a health […]
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A Niagara-area company using a University of Guelph innovation to sanitize personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic will now scale up production with a new $2-million provincial investment. Clean Works Medical and Pure Life Machinery will receive the funding under the $50-million Ontario Together Fund. Launched in April, the fund is intended to […]
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As part of its ongoing efforts to support international students throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Guelph is providing up to $4 million in funding through three new initiatives that will offer further financial assistance to these students. This funding is in addition to steps taken in the winter and spring 2020 semesters, when the […]
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More than 150 artists from more than 20 countries will offer up their improvisational creations to the world during the University of Guelph’s online IF 2020: Improvisational Festival. The festival begins Friday, Aug. 7 at 8 p.m. (ET) — or midnight UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) on Aug. 8 — and runs for 24 consecutive hours. […]
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With the Canadian Food Inspection Agency now expanding its recall of onions from the United States after being linked to more than 300 cases of salmonella illness in Canada, the University of Guelph has experts who can offer comment. Prof. Jeffrey Farber is an adjunct professor of food microbiology in U of G’s Department of […]
Dress like you are going to class, put away your cellphone and turn off computer notifications: Those are just a few of the tips provided in a new online learning guide developed by the University of Guelph’s library to help students succeed with remote learning. The McLaughlin Library’s new Online Learning Guide offers students a […]
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The University of Guelph community is mourning the death of Prof. Paul Rowntree, Chair of the Department of Chemistry, who passed away July 27. Condolences to Paul’s family may be shared through the Gilbert MacIntyre and Son Funeral Home website. A celebration of life service is planned for May 29, 2021. Support services and initiatives are […]
Medical mask-wearing has a long history. By Prof. Catherine Carstairs, Department of History […]
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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 approved to be on campus. For now, staff, faculty and graduate students able to work from home will continue to do so. Please do not come to campus unless you […]
The University of Guelph’s Ridgetown Campus is celebrating 235 new graduates this summer. “This class has been an honour to get to know, and I strongly believe they will make us proud as they enter the industry-related workforces they have chosen to pursue,” said Ken McEwan, Ridgetown campus director. “This group of students were required […]
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