To mark Local Food Week, the University of Guelph is highlighting the award-winning local food initiatives of campus Hospitality Services. Local Food Week aims to encourage consumers to support local agriculture and food processing. Ontario’s Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Ernie Hardeman, kicked off the event Monday. “Local Food Week is a great […]
Read More… from U of G Showcases Initiatives for Local Food Week
From heading off the next global pandemic to improving food security in Canada’s North, tackling some of humanity’s most pressing health problems is the purpose of a new research and teaching institute being launched at the University of Guelph. The new One Health Institute (OHI) will bring together multidisciplinary researchers from across campus along with […]
Read More… from New Institute at U of G to Focus on One Health
The final report of the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls has determined that the deaths and disappearances of thousands over decades constitute a Canadian genocide. After nearly three years of gathering information, the commission released 231 recommendations in a 1,200-page report – titled Reclaiming Power and Place – at a ceremony […]
Read More… from Expert Alert: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Report
Policies that mandate transparency in fishing license ownership and quotas might just lead to a more socially sustainable fishing sector on the West Coast. By Jennifer Silver, Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics […]
Read More… from Fishing Licences and Quota on the West Coast Are Murky Business
In 2017, U of G faculty and staff completed a survey on workplace wellness. The opinions and ideas shared in that survey have been used to create a draft Wellness@Work Strategic Plan. The draft plan consists of four goals for U of G: Prioritize and enhance organizational psychological health Provide all employees with opportunities to […]
Read More… from Comment on the Wellness@Work Draft Strategic Plan
Professor emeritus Len Ritter was interviewed by Western Producer about a declaration by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup herbicide, is not a carcinogen. Ritter said that in his 42-year career, he has never seen the EPA take such a clear stance on a chemical. He said he agreed […]
Read More… from U of G Expert Discusses EPA Assessments With Western Producer
As communities around the world celebrate World No Tobacco Day, U of G’s Guelph campus marks its first day as a tobacco- and smoke-free space. “It’s something that will help us create a healthier future for everyone on our campus,” said Don O’Leary, vice-president (finance, administration and risk). “It’s an important step for us.” As […]
Read More… from Guelph Campus Marks First Day as Tobacco- and Smoke-Free Space
Prof. Francesco Leri in U of G’s Department of Psychology offered his thoughts to Global News Online about why Canadians continue to eat highly processed food when we know they are bad for us. The article noted that ultra-processed food is specifically designed to be appealing, which partly explains why we can’t stop eating it. […]
Read More… from Psychology Prof Discusses Poor Food Choices With Global News
Five University of Guelph varsity student-athletes – all women – will represent Team Canada in the 2019 FISU Summer Universiade in Naples, Italy, this summer along with two Guelph Gryphons coaches. U Sports announced this week that the athletes and coaches were selected to attend the event, which takes place between July 3 and 14. […]
Read More… from Seven Gryphons Headed to 2019 FISU Summer Universiade
A U of G Department of Athletics initiative to promote gender equity and excellence in women’s sports was the subject of a Canadian Press article that appeared in The Globe And Mail, the Toronto Star, TSN.ca and elsewhere. The article highlights She’s Got Game, an annual gala and fundraising campaign that raises money for women […]
Read More… from She’s Got Game Initiative Makes National Headlines
Vice Canada spoke with retired U of G real estate professor Jane Londerville about why there remains a “cult of home ownership” in Canada in which young adults are made to believe that home ownership is an expected rite of passage. The article notes that home ownership rates for young Canadians are higher than they […]
Read More… from U of G Expert Talks Millennial Home Ownership With Vice
From May 31 to June 7, U of G will fly the Pride flag to celebrate and honour the LGBTQ2IA+ community. LGBTQ2IA+ represents lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, two-spirit, intersex, asexual and many other identities that fall outside of heterosexual and cisgender paradigms. Take part in the official flag-raising Friday, May 31 at 9 […]
Read More… from U of G Celebrates Pride With Flag-Raising and Events
Prof. Alejandro Marangoni is a professor in U of G’s Department of Food Science and also an avid mountaineer. He spoke to CBC Radio Kitchener on May 29 about the many deaths this year on Mount Everest, and why climbing Everest has never been on his bucket list. Marangoni, who has climbed in the Canadian […]
Read More… from U of G Prof, Mountaineer Discusses Mt. Everest Deaths
Prof. Carmen Jacqueline Ho from U of G’s Department of Political Science wrote a commentary for World Hunger Day for the Washington Post’s Monkey Cage about why so many people still suffer from malnutrition. Ho writes that politics often conflict with evidence-based research on global hunger solutions, because the nutrition policies many researchers say are […]
Read More… from International Development Expert Writes Op-Ed for Washington Post
The New York Times interviewed Prof. Jamie Gruman, a senior research fellow in U of G’s Department of Management at the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics, about why career success doesn’t always equal happiness. Gruman said many of us overestimate how much happiness a professional accomplishment will bring us, a phenomenon known […]
Read More… from Organizational Behaviour Expert Talks Career Happiness With New York Times
A U of G field course designed to highlight food sustainability efforts in Yukon was featured in a report by CBC North, as well as a video report on the CBC North Facebook page. The article looked at the Field School on Food Security in Northern Canada run by U of G’s Guelph Institute of […]
Read More… from CBC North Features Yukon Field School Course
The University of Guelph’s app-based wayfinding system was featured in a May 27 article on University Affairs. U of G’s Jill Vigers, manager of architectural design in Physical Resources, explained that the University uses the BlindSquare system, a mobile app with audio voicing that helps visually impaired people navigate campus. She said that while students […]
Read More… from University Affairs Highlights U of G’s BlindSquare Initiative
Glen Van Der Kraak, associate dean (research) in the College of Biological Science (CBS), has been named as the college’s interim dean effective Aug. 1. The announcement was made today by Charlotte Yates, provost and vice-president (academic). “Professor Van Der Kraak has years of experience as an administrator, professor and researcher,” Yates said. “His knowledge […]
Read More… from Interim Dean Named for College of Biological Science
The University of Guelph has food science experts who can discuss the latest nationwide food recall due to salmonella. Compliments-brand chicken strips are being recalled following an outbreak of salmonellosis, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency recently announced. It’s just the latest recall involving contaminated frozen breaded chicken products, which have sickened hundreds of Canadians in […]
Prof. Art Schaafsma, Department of Plant Agriculture, spoke to CBC News about the European corn borer, a plant pest that is showing resistance in Nova Scotia to a specially created corn hybrid. Bt corn was developed to emit a toxic protein that kills European corn borers. But corn growers in the province have recently reported […]
Read More… from U of G Pest Management Expert Discusses Crop-Destroying Insect