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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It’s been a challenging year for Canadian growers and food makers, which is why University of Guelph food laureate Anita Stewart says we need Food Day Canada more than ever. Stewart is the founder of Food Day Canada, an annual event held on the first Saturday of August to celebrate our country’s vast food scene […]
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The University of Guelph has named Byron Sheldrick as acting dean of the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences (CSAHS) following leadership changes to take effect this summer. Sheldrick, CSAHS’s associate dean (academic), will assume the role Aug. 2 when CSAHS dean Gwen Chapman becomes interim provost and vice-president (academic). Charlotte Yates, current provost […]
The University of Guelph has been recognized in a respected ranking system for its scientific impact and commitment to gender diversity in publication. The CWTS Leiden Ranking for 2020 placed U of G high in its rankings, which weigh how many scientific publications a university produces as well as how often an institution’s publications are […]
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Prof. Amy Greer, Department of Population Medicine, spoke to the National Post about the risks of sending kids back into classrooms this fall. She said the risks depend on the amount of community transmission occurring in a given area, and public health’s ability to find infections, trace their contacts and stamp out flare-ups. Greer also […]
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Prof. Norm O’Reilly, a business of sport expert in U of G’s Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics, was asked by several media outlets to discuss various sports-related news stories in recent weeks. He spoke to 680 CJOB Radio Winnipeg about the Manitoba government’s bid to be the Canadian Football League’s (CFL) hub […]
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The University of Guelph community gathered virtually for an online farewell for president Franco Vaccarino, whose six-year term as president ends this summer. The farewell was held in a 30-minute video livestream, emceed by Malcolm Campbell, vice-president (research). It can be watched on YouTube, below. The event included personal stories and remarks about Vaccarino from […]
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Examining the COVID-19 pandemic from a historical perspective is the focus of an innovative new course at the University of Guelph. Developed by faculty in U of G’s Department of History, the course “Contextualizing COVID-19: Plight, Pandemics, and Policy in History” (HIST*2170) will cover topics including medieval and early modern plagues, the 1918 Spanish flu […]
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