The University of Guelph Arboretum was featured in a YorkRegion.com story (which was reproduced in the Toronto Star) about efforts to preserve a 200-year-old American elm tree in Stouffville, Ont. The tree is on the site of Metrolinx’s planned location for a new GO station and may have to be cut down. U of G’s […]
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The most sophisticated sustainable livestock production research centre in Canada officially opened today. At the Ontario Beef Research Centre, University of Guelph researchers will hone the latest technologies in health, welfare and production to benefit the province’s 6,800 beef farms and others across Canada. “The University of Guelph is committed to working with government and […]
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Prof. Youbin Zheng, with U of G’s School of Environmental Sciences, spoke with Nature Outlook about how the cannabis production industry is adopting modern horticultural science into their work. Zheng commented that commercial and medical cannabis producers have to produce a reliable product and meet certain standards, as other growers do. “Cannabis is just another […]
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Prof. Merritt Turetsky, a permafrost expert from U of G’s Department of Integrative Biology, spoke to BBC Future about how the forest fires burning in northern Canada, Russia and Greenland are transforming the Arctic. Turetsky commented that the North “is a vast, global refrigerator for carbon” and these fires are releasing vast amounts of that carbon, […]
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The University of Guelph has received a $1.5-million gift to promote food literacy and help raise a healthier generation less prone to chronic disease. The donation comes from The Helderleigh Foundation, an organization advocating food literacy among Canadian children and families that is a strategic partner of the Guelph Family Health Study (GFHS). This funding […]
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Having a PhD on your resume is key to closing the gender pay gap, according to new University of Guelph research. In a first-ever study of recent graduates and gender pay equity, researchers found the higher the level of education upon graduation, the smaller the gender pay gap. The study revealed the average wage for […]
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Prof. Simon Somogyi, the Arrell Chair in the Business of Food at U of G, spoke with The Globe and Mail about the revival of Dickie Dee ice cream bikes to deliver high-end summertime treats. The article notes that several small businesses are skipping traditional retail or restaurant spaces and turning instead to ice-cream bikes […]
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In a first-ever study investigating the risk of neonicotinoid insecticides to ground-nesting bees, University of Guelph researchers have discovered at least one species is being exposed to lethal levels of the chemicals in the soil. Examining the presence of these commonly used pesticides in soil is important given the majority of bee species in Canada […]
The University of Guelph is gearing up for the move-in of more than 4,700 new undergraduate students into campus residences this weekend. Residence move-ins will take place over three days, from Aug. 30 to Sept. 1. The official move-in day for new students is Saturday, Aug 31, starting at 8 a.m., while upper-year students will […]
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If you’ve ever seen a web address that starts with uoguel.ph, it’s not a typo. It’s a tool U of G uses to give you quick access to safe websites. It’s the University’s version of URL shortening services like bit.ly and ow.ly. The difference is, you can trust uoguel.ph addresses – you never know where […]
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Prof. Lori Ann Vallis with the Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences spoke with GlobalNews.ca about the importance of good posture. Vallis said good posture can make a person’s skeleton more stable which will translates to fewer falls. She added that better posture would lead to fewer workplace and stress injuries and that one […]
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Prof. Linda Parker, with the Department of Psychology, spoke with science writer Zoe Cormier for an article published on Medium about why sales of CBD-infused commercial products are soaring yet few medical studies on the cannabis compound are underway. The article noted that while there have been several promising studies performed on animals investigating CBD, […]
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The University of Guelph has an expert who can offer comment on the ongoing anti-government protests in Hong Kong and how they fit into the territory’s history. Based in the Department of Political Science, Prof. Theresa Lee is a political theorist, whose research and teaching focus on political thought, including She is especially interested in […]
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Prof. Tamara Small, from the Department of Political Science, appeared in a Guardian article about Justin Trudeau’s public image four years after his election as prime minster. Small noted how Trudeau mounted an aggressive social media campaign ahead of the 2015 election to promote his campaign based on the values of the just society relying […]
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Prof. David Mutch, a nutritional biochemist in the Department of Human Health and Nutritional Science, was interviewed by The Scientist magazine about whether nutritional services promising scientifically tailored supplements or advice are scientifically sound. Several new companies have emerged promising personalized nutrition, fitness, and lifestyle recommendations based on DNA tests, blood biomarker tests, and questionnaires. […]
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The University of Guelph community is mourning the death of Neil MacBeth, a research assistant at the Alma Aquaculture Research Station, who passed away June 25. A memorial will take place Saturday, August 24 1 to 5 p.m. Fergus Legion, 500 Blair St., Fergus Campus flags will be lowered to half-mast Aug. 23 in Neil’s […]
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Carbon reservoirs in the soil of boreal forests are being released by more frequent and larger wildfires, according to a new study involving a University of Guelph researcher. As wildfires continue to ravage northern areas across the globe, a research team investigated the impact of these extreme fires on previously intact carbon stores by studying […]
Prof. Myrna Dawson, the director of U of G’s Centre for Social and Legal Responses to Violence, spoke to The Globe and Mail about the many problems with how domestic violence murders are recorded and investigate in Canada. Dawson discussed why so many domestic-violence deaths are not recorded as such because they involve relationships that […]
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The global response after the Typhoon Haiyan disaster is a cautionary case that demonstrates the seductiveness of survival myths that ultimately do more harm than good. By Yvonne Su, PhD Candidate, International Development and Political Science and Maria Tanyag, Lecturer in International Relations, Australian National University […]
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Prof. Michael Dixon from the School of Environmental Sciences was interviewed by the journal Science for a news item about the flood of cannabis research licence applications the Canadian government is sifting through. Regulations under the Cannabis Act, which came into effect last October, dictate a strict system controlling the production and use of cannabis […]
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