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Students and Employers Celebrated with Co-op Awards

Ali Darling receives her award

U of G’s co-operative education programs give students real-world work experience that will benefit them in their future careers. And it’s not just students who benefit from our co-op programs. Employers choose University of Guelph co-op students for their skills, creativity and work ethic. Each year, U of G celebrates the best and brightest of […]

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U of G Researchers Studying Coronavirus Infection in Pets

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Why do some pets get infected with the new coronavirus and others do not? That’s one of the key questions researchers with the University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College hope to answer in a new research study. The study is one of the first of its kind to examine what risk COVID-19 in humans poses […]

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U of G Experts Contribute to COVID-19-Focused Agriculture Journal

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Several University of Guelph food and agriculture experts have contributed to a special edition of the Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics, to offer their thoughts and observations on how the Canadian agri-food industry has fared during the COVID-19 pandemic and what lies ahead. Co-edited by U of G Prof. Alan Ker of the Department of […]

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Equine Expert Discusses Pandemic’s Effects on Industry

Prof. Katrina Merkies

Many Canadians who own businesses in the equine industry say they are struggling to pay their bills and keep their horses fed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The University of Guelph has an expert who can offer comment. Prof. Katrina Merkies, Department of Animal Biosciences, specializes in equine behaviour and welfare as well as management and […]

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Netflix Has Capitalized on Social Isolation, But Will Its Success Continue in a Post-Coronavirus World?

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Netflix stocks have soared since the beginning of the pandemic as people have turned to their TVs for comfort. Will the company’s performance continue in the post-pandemic age? By Prof. Felix Arndt John F. Wood Chair in Entrepreneurship […]

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COVID-19 Update: April 27, 2020

Volunteer to Build Connections with International Students While Physical Distancing During the COVID-19 pandemic, travel restrictions, availability of flights, financial challenges and safety concerns have prevented several of U of G’s international students from returning home. Many of these students are isolated from their friends and loved ones. Let’s show them that their Gryphon Family […]

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CTV Morning Show Speaks With U of G Disease Modeller

Prof. Amy Greer, Department of Population Medicine, spoke to CTV’s Your Morning about the concept of “natural immunity” for the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Greer explained that typically with many viral infections, immunity can occur either through vaccination or simply by infection with the illness. Those who are “naturally immune” can act as a […]

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Sports Business Scholar Discusses Future of Pro Sport in Pandemic

With several professional sports leagues making the first moves to re-start practices and find ways forward during the pandemic, the University of Guelph has an expert who can offer comment. Prof. Norman O’Reilly is the director of International Institute for Sport Business and Leadership at U of G and a leading scholar in the business […]

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Lysa Porth Named New Dean for Lang School of Business and Economics

An award-winning academic with an international reputation for excellence, innovation, and business leadership and collaboration has been named dean of the University of Guelph’s Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics. Lysa Porth will begin a five-year term Oct. 1. She is the associate dean of strategic partnerships and administration in the Asper School […]

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U of G Students Working on Front Lines of COVID-19 Outbreak

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During the early stages of the COVID-19 prevention measures, amid completing classes and preparing for final exams, University of Guelph student Erik Campbell-Anton felt compelled to serve on the front lines of the pandemic.   He took a job at Caressant Care, an assisted living home in St. Thomas, Ont., working alongside his grandmother and two aunts who are staff members there. He wanted to […]

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COVID-19 Update: April 24, 2020

Message to students Dear University of Guelph students, Congratulations on completing the winter 2020 semester! This past term was much different than what we all expected, but you persevered, and we are proud of what you accomplished. Now, you are likely wondering what our plan is for fall 2020. With the University of Guelph’s mission […]

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Food Economist Discusses Grocery Lineups with Toronto Star

Prof. Mike von Massow

The Toronto Star spoke to Prof. Michael von Massow, a food economist with U of G’s Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, for his ideas on changes to make grocery store shopping easier during the pandemic.  Von Massow, who studies the structure and performance of food supply chains, suggested a few ideas that would […]

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COVID-19 Update: April 23, 2020

Dear members of the U of G community, COVID-19 has introduced many new and different challenges into all of our lives. For students in particular, life during COVID-19 has demanded new ways of studying and learning. It has also created additional material pressures for our students with respect to summer jobs, travel restrictions and unexpected […]

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Washington Post Consults OVC Zoonosis Expert

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The Washington Post consulted Prof. Scott Weese, the head of infection control at U of G’s Ontario Veterinary College (OVC), to provide insight into news that two cats in New York state have tested positive for the new coronavirus. The article noted there is a difference between infected and infectious — meaning just because a […]

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U of G Cybersecurity Expert Offers 5 Tips for Working from Home Safely

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With so many Canadians working remotely from their homes, many may be vulnerable to hackers because they have skipped simple precautions, says a University of Guelph expert on cybersecurity. Prof. Ali Dehghantanha is the director of the Cyber Science Lab in U of G’s School of Computer Science. He says employers typically have measures in […]

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U of G Technology Behind Mobile COVID-19 Test for Rural, Indigenous, Remote Areas

Rapid, portable COVID-19 testing, especially for underserved, remote areas such as Indigenous communities in northern Ontario, is the purpose of a new “lab in a briefcase” based on University of Guelph genomics technology. The test was adapted by Precision Biomonitoring, a Guelph-based company named in late March among the first 10 candidate companies selected by […]

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U of G Announces New Director of Animal Welfare Centre

Prof. Georgia Mason, an award-winning behavioural biologist, has been named the new director of the Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare (CCSAW) at the University of Guelph. The first of its kind in North America, the Campbell Centre was established in 1989. It consists of core faculty members and dozens of associated faculty […]

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COVID-19 Update: April 22, 2020

Athletics Memberships, Programs, Rentals and Summer Update The Department of Athletics has now cancelled all events and external business until July 1. This includes registered programs, fitness memberships and facility rentals. An email with information about credits and refunds for cancelled rentals, programs and memberships has been distributed. At this time, there are no impacts […]

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