Prof. Andrew Hathaway, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, spoke to New York magazine’s The Cut about the sudden interest in vaping-associated pulmonary illnesses and their link to THC vape products. Hathaway, who researches drug use and Canadian drug policy, noted that vaping pens for cannabis are especially attractive to marijuana newcomers since they allow non-traditional […]
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Households lose up to $1,600 a year as well as key nutrients through avoidable food waste, say University of Guelph researchers who have completed the most in-depth known study worldwide on the growing problem. The study pinpoints the hefty economic, nutritional and environmental price of food waste borne by households, a complicated but increasingly urgent […]
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Prof. Catharine Wilson, Department of History, will appear on a new History Channel series called Salvage Kings on Sunday, Oct. 6. Salvage Kings follows the work of a Canadian demolition company that attempts to raze old structures quickly while also salvaging historical items. In Sunday’s episode, Wilson will discuss the historical significance of a major […]
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The kids are right that we all need to step up to our collective political responsibility if we are to stop climate change.
By Prof. Monique Deveaux, Department of Philosophy and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Ethics & Global Social Change […]
Dana McCauley, associate director of new venture creation at U of G’s Research Innovation Office, spoke to the Toronto Star about a new service in which all the fixings for creating a full Thanksgiving meal are put together into a kit by the meal prep delivery service Hello Fresh. McCauley is an expert in food […]
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Prof. Myrna Dawson, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, spoke to The Canadian Press about why domestic homicide rates are not dropping. The article appeared in the Toronto Star, the National Post and several others. Dawson is a co-director of the Canadian Domestic Homicide Prevention Initiative, which examines domestic homicide rates. The project’s latest numbers show […]
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Self-injury is a common behaviour engaged in by a broad spectrum of people and needs to be taken seriously. By Prof. Penelope Hasking, Curtin University and Prof. Stephen P. Lewis, Department of Psychology, University of Guelph […]
Canadian families waste hundreds of kilos of food a year, but now researchers from the Guelph Family Health Study (GFHS) have created a cookbook that promises to help. The Rock What You’ve Got: Recipes for Preventing Food Waste cookbook is filled with recipes aimed at helping families eat better and end food waste. It includes tips […]
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Local issues such as mental health, poverty and social isolation can be easy to ignore. We can’t solve issues affecting our communities until we have the community’s attention. This fall, let’s work together with Guelph Wellington Dufferin United Way to make local issues #UNIGNORABLE. This year, U of G’s goal is $620,000 and beyond! President […]
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Vaping cannabis just one time can cause prolonged brain changes, according to the first-ever study of brain impacts of vaping by University of Guelph researchers – a finding that raises further concerns about the practice growing in popularity among youth. The study revealed that a single exposure to THC can change brain activity in ways […]
Prof. Mary Ruth McDonald, Department of Plant Agriculture, spoke with the Montreal Gazette about the problem of muck soil depletion in Canada. Muck soil is rich in organic matter, but nutrients drain from the soil the longer it is cultivated for agriculture, leading to concern that the soil will be mostly depleted in the next […]
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Prof. Lawrence Goodridge, a professor of food safety in U of G’s Department of Food Science, spoke with CBC Nova Scotia about how whole genome sequencing is improving food safety. Goodridge explained that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has been using genome sequencing to track pathogens for several years and the findings from that technology […]
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“It’s one of the pride and joys of the University and one of its most famous and successful developments.” So said Vanessa Currie, a research technician in U of G’s Department of Plant Agriculture, while speaking with CBC Kitchener about the beloved Yukon Gold potato. The humble potato got a big shout-out this week in […]
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Prof. Steven Newmaster, from the Department of Integrative Biology, and Sujeevan Ratnasingham, associate director of informatics at U of G’s Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, were both featured in a Wired article about what’s changed in food fraud detection since the “Horsegate” food scandal. The 2012 Horsegate scandal uncovered horse meat in hundreds of frozen ground […]
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At the end of June, the University Pension Plan (UPP) member consent process concluded. Employees and bargaining groups registered solid support for a new jointly sponsored pension plan that will cover employees at the University of Guelph, University of Toronto and Queen’s University. Over the summer, teams at each university have been working to complete […]
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The ongoing research at the Guelph Turfgrass Institute was recently featured in an article in ScoreGolf magazine. The article noted the GTI is “internationally renowned” and “widely respected as a world-class hub for turfgrass and sports field research” and that golf superintendents across the country rely on the Institute for expertise when turf problems arise. […]
Prof. John Walsh, vice-provost of the University of Guelph-Humber, will complete his third term June 30, 2020. Following an administrative leave, John plans to rejoin the Department of Management as a professor in U of G’s Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics. The announcement was made today by Charlotte Yates, the University of […]
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Prof. Matthew Hayday, with the Department of History, spoke to the Ottawa Citizen, about why so many Canadians remain angry about a poorly executed Veterans Affairs video. The video, released last spring to commemorate VE Day, mistakenly showed Second World War German soldiers in place of Canadian soldiers. Though the department quickly apologized, many war […]
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The University of Guelph will turn its long-standing research prowess in pollinator health and conservation into North America’s first one-stop shop for honey bee research, education and outreach. U of G is planning a new, $12-million facility aimed at helping understand the stressors affecting honey bees and other pollinators and finding solutions. A recent transformational […]
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On Sept. 19, U of G will fly the Métis flag in recognition of Powley Day. The day marks the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision to recognize Métis harvesting rights as protected under the Constitution. “Powley Day provides us with an opportunity to learn more about Métis culture, rights and activism,” says Kathryn Hofer, Interim […]
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