U of G’s Nathan Skoufis, 25, is making a big name for himself in the karate world. The fourth-year business student is now a member of Team Canada. In recent weeks, Skoufis’s progress up the karate competition ladder picked up speed. This spring, he won his sixth straight title at the Power Nationals Canadian Martial […]
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It’s known the female heart changes after menopause, but a new University of Guelph study is the first to reveal hidden changes that are happening during perimenopause – the stage before menopause sets in. These small, underappreciated changes have potential implications for protecting women’s hearts by introducing the use of hormone replacement therapy earlier. “We found the […]
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Portable technology for easy identification of insects, food or animal tissue has won the inaugural innovation showcase and pitch competition run by Gryphon’s LAAIR (Leading to the Accelerated Adoption of Innovative Research) at the University of Guelph. On May 21, a judging panel chose the LifeScanner species identification kit developed by Biolytica Inc. as the $7,500 […]
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Prof. Mike Dixon with the School of Environmental Sciences was featured in a Globe and Mail article detailing columnist Ian Brown’s struggles to grow cannabis. Dixon is the director of U of G’s Controlled Environment Systems Research Facility. He is now transferring the plant-growing knowledge he and colleagues have gained at the facility to the […]
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Recognize outstanding U of G research by submitting nominees for the 2019 Research Innovation Office Innovation of the Year Award. U of G has a long history of innovative research that improves life and encourages creativity, innovation and translation of knowledge for the greatest possible benefit of society. These achievements include the development of products […]
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As the world marks International Day of Biological Diversity, University of Guelph biologists are packing their bags to spend the summer in the Arctic collecting specimens as part of Arctic Bioscan (ARCBIO), a $1.8-million project funded by Polar Knowledge Canada focused on monitoring the biodiversity of the North. Working with Nunavut communities, the team of […]
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With tick season under way, the University of Guelph has experts who can discuss what outdoors lovers and pet owners need to know about tick disease prevention. Melanie Wills is the director of the G. Magnotta Lyme Disease Research Lab, which aims to improve Lyme disease diagnostic testing and treatment. A cellular pathology researcher, she […]
As many as 1 million species of living things worldwide are at risk of extinction, says a United Nations report released this month. Now, a University of Guelph biologist hopes his new position with one of Canada’s largest land conservation groups will help the country meet national and international commitments to protect natural spaces and […]
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Prof. Shoshanah Jacobs, with U of G’s Department of Integrative Biology, helped answer a listener question on CBC Radio’s Quirks & Quarks about why Canada geese waste energy honking during flight. Jacobs explained that while honking expends energy, it marks the birds’ position in their V-formation, which in turn makes flight less of an energy […]
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Prof. Andria Jones-Bitton, a professor in the Department of Population Medicine, was featured in a Globe and Mail article about the mental health struggles of farmers and growers. Jones-Bitton discussed a survey she and colleagues conducted that found about 45 per cent of farmers across Canada have high stress, while 35 per cent meet the […]
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Canadian cookbooks are not being used effectively to inform consumers about safe food handling and preparation techniques. By Jeffrey M. Farber, professor of Food Science. […]
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Five University of Guelph students who have shown academic excellence and commitment to community engagement have been awarded Arrell Food Institute graduate scholarships worth $50,000 a year. The scholarships, now in their third year, were created to support research focused on agriculture and food. Two of this year’s students will study the business and history […]
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Three University of Guelph PhD candidates studying mental health, permafrost and bee health have received Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships, one of the most prestigious doctoral awards in Canada. The awards are worth $50,000 a year for three years and are provided through Canada’s three main granting agencies. Commenting on the awards, Guelph MP Lloyd Longfield […]
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Sean Fox, the curator of the University of Guelph Arboretum, was featured in a CBC News story about how the saplings recovered from an elm tree on Parliament Hill are faring at the arboretum. The 100-year-old American elm that stood on Parliament Hill had to be cut down in April during renovations to Centre Block. […]
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Promoting health and community engagement for largely overlooked and often-stigmatized LGBTQ2 seniors is the goal of a University of Guelph research project receiving nearly $100,000 in federal funding. The funding was announced today in Ottawa by Minister of Seniors Filomena Tassi. The U of G project is one of two pan-Canadian research initiatives to be […]
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It’s been 50 years in the making, but the anaesthetic and illicit party drug ketamine is now having a clinical comeback. By Brett Melanson, PhD Student in Neuroscience and Applied Cognitive Science […]
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“An unbelievable catalyst”: That’s how Prof. Evan Fraser describes this week’s news that a Guelph-Wellington bid including the University of Guelph has won a $10-million award in the federal government’s Smart Cities Challenge. The local bid was announced Tuesday as first place in its category at an Ottawa event attended by city officials, including Mayor […]
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Food science expert Prof. Lawrence Goodridge appeared in an online article on GlobalNews.ca about how climate change could make our food less safe to eat. A recent report from the Public Health Agency of Canada concluded that changes to the world’s climate could mean more frequent outbreaks of food-borne illness, and Canadians need to be ready […]
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After an international search, the School of Engineering has appointed Kevin Keener as the inaugural Barrett Family Foundation Chair in Sustainable Food Engineering. Backed by a $5-million gift from the Barrett Family Foundation, the chair is intended to develop an innovative research program in sustainable food engineering and lead food engineering research and training at […]
Prof. David Hooker, Department of Plant Agriculture, is available to discuss how wet conditions across much of Ontario this spring are delaying spring planting for farmers. Hooker researches crop science at U of G’s Ridgetown Campus to improve corn, soybean and wheat production. This spring has been a particularly frustrating one for most growers in […]
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