The most recent U of G Senate meeting was held on Feb. 10. Below are key highlights from the meeting. A full synopsis of the meeting is available on the University Secretariat’s website. Updated Policies: Reading Weeks and Study Break Days In response to questions from faculty and students about assignments due during reading weeks […]
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Prof. Scott Weese, Department of Pathobiology at the Ontario Veterinary College, spoke to the Toronto Star about the illness known as “cat-scratch fever.” The condition, officially called Cat-Scratch Disease, is caused by bartonella bacteria, which are transmitted to humans via cat bites and occasionally cat scratches. The cats themselves contract the bacteria through flea bites. […]
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Prof. Michael von Massow, Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, spoke to The Globe and Mail for an article about the burgeoning lab-grown dairy industry. Von Massow told the newspaper that while interest in plant-based dairy options is growing, he doesn’t think the new products will supplant traditional dairy producers. “These things will change […]
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Prof. Timothy Dewhirst, Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies, wrote a commentary in the Toronto Star about ongoing concussion concerns in the NHL. Dewhirst noted it’s been five years since defenceman Steve Montador died at the age of 35 following repeated concussions. Montador was diagnosed posthumously with CTE, a degenerative brain condition linked to repeated […]
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Prof. Evan Fraser, the director of U of G’s Arrell Food Institute, appeared on CBC Radio’s Quirks & Quarks program this weekend to discuss his recent research on how climate change will affect global food production in the coming years. Fraser is one of the co-authors of a new report that created a first-of-its-kind model […]
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How did a Quebec couple find a live frog inside their green pepper? That’s what Vice Canada wanted to know after hearing reports of the tiny frog found inside the hollow vegetable. So they consulted Prof. Barry Micaleff from U of G’s Department of Plant Agriculture for a possible explanation. Micaleff theorized that the frog […]
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Prof. Scott Weese, Department of Pathobiology at the Ontario Veterinary College, spoke to both the Toronto Star and Yahoo! News Canada about what might happen if the new coronavirus begins infecting household pets. This new virus began in animals and evolved to infect humans, and it is possible it could potentially evolve again to infect […]
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Many Canadian parents of young children don’t work typical 9-to-5 hours and face serious challenges finding child care – and the crisis is likely to grow, concludes a new report co-written by a University of Guelph child care policy expert. The comprehensive report found that nearly 4 in 10 (39 percent) of Canadian families with […]
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In a warming world, Canada’s North may become our breadbasket of the future – but this new “farming frontier” also poses environmental threats from increased carbon emissions to degraded water quality, according to a first-ever study involving University of Guelph researchers. The research team modelled prospects for growing major food crops in potential new farmland […]
Prof. Phil Loring, Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics, appeared on TVO’s The Agenda With Steve Paikin on Wednesday evening for a panel discussion on how climate change is affecting our food systems and our diets. The panel discussed the current challenges as well as some proposed to solutions both to climate change and global […]
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Prof. Marion Joppe, School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management, spoke to The Globe and Mail for an article about whether it’s safe to travel overseas during the current outbreak of a new coronavirus. Joppe said fears about the virus have brought “the lucrative Chinese tourism industry to a standstill,” adding that not only are […]
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Is it safe to eat foods after their Best Before dates have passed? Prof. Keith Warriner, Department of Food Science, spoke to The Globe and Mail about the question amid an ongoing problem of food waste in Canada. Warriner offered some guidelines on when it’s best to rely on Best Before dates and when we […]
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The University’s normal business operations will be reduced on Monday, February 17 for Family Day. On Feb. 17, some service areas at the University of Guelph remain open: Athletics Centre University Centre – excluding dining options Ontario Veterinary Health Sciences Centre Animal Hospitals Animal Health Lab Please check their specific websites for hours of operation. […]
Prof. Lana Trick, Department of Psychology, appeared on CBC Radio’s Cross-Country Checkup over the weekend to discuss what can be done to eliminate pedestrian deaths. Trick runs U of G’s DRiVE Lab and studies collision risk and the mechanisms of attention during driving. While many worry that cellphones have increased distracted driving, Trick said drivers […]
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Early learning centres are where kids often go to learn and play, but they’re also where kids can pick up illness. Now, a University of Guelph team has begun a research project to try to determine the best ways to prevent these infections using mathematical modelling. “This project really began from my frustration as a […]
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For U of G PhD student Anita Luu, encouraging young students to fall in love with science has long been a passion. For more than five years, Luu has volunteered for Let’s Talk Science, a not-for-profit national organization that sends university students into elementary and high school classrooms and community events to show them first-hand […]
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Like many of you, I was deeply troubled and affected by the contents of a Globe and Mail article published Saturday that reported details of unacceptable behaviour from former track and field coach Dave Scott-Thomas toward past student-athletes, particularly Megan Brown. As a university president, as a teacher, and as a father, I was upset […]
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U of G professor emerita Lynn McDonald spoke to CBC Radio’s Fresh Air about Florence Nightingale’s contributions to women’s health care. With the World Health Organization declaring 2020 the Year of the Nurse and Midwife, the episode looked at Nightingale, one of history’s most famous nurses. McDonald, a former researcher and lecturer in the Department […]
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The Globe and Mail published a deeply troubling article today about the treatment of our student athletes by one of our former coaches, David Scott-Thomas. The behavior of Scott-Thomas is both shocking and disturbing. The University extends its apologies to all athletes, students and co-workers who experienced this behavior. In recent months, the University has […]
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An opinion column by Mary Wells, dean of the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, appears in the February 2020 issue of the Canadian Business Journal. The column originally appeared in the Toronto Star on Dec. 31. In the column, Wells advocates for engineering education that emphasizes the impact of engineering solutions on humanity and […]
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