Paul Kelly, the apiary manager of U of G’s Honey Bee Research Centre, was interviewed for the Global News podcast Super Awesome Science Show. Kelly, who has worked with bees for more than three decades, explained that the threats to bee health have changed vastly over that time. He said bee populations have been hit […]
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The University of Guelph community is mourning the death of Lisa Simard, a staff member in Alumni Affairs and Development, who died May 13. Visitation will take place: Wednesday, May 15 2 to 4 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. Barthel Funeral Home, 566 Queenston Road, Cambridge A funeral mass and celebration of life are […]
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Novel clinical approaches to fighting bacterial infections and cancer are the goals of two University of Guelph researchers receiving almost $450,000 in funding under a new federal granting program. The U of G scientists are among 157 early-career researchers across Canada to receive $38 million in the inaugural round of the New Frontiers in Research […]
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University of Guelph philosophy professor Karyn Freedman is featured in a Winnipeg Free Press story on the power of sport to help heal after a devastating trauma. Freedman described how joining a women’s hockey league has brought her a sense of community and freedom that has helped her to heal from a brutal rape she […]
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Charlotte Yates, provost and vice-president (academic), offered insight for a CBC News Online article about why more Canadians are going car-free. She told columnist Don Pittis that there’s a shift in consumer demand among young urbanites who are delaying car ownership, or abandoning it altogether by not even getting driver’s permits. She said many young […]
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A post-doctoral researcher with U of G’s School of Environmental Sciences was featured in a Global News article about biodiversity loss in Canada, and what Canadians can do to help protect it. Alana Pindar, who studies the impacts of climate change on bee species, recommended Canadian gardeners move past the idea of a backyard with […]
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Charcoal may be the solution to reducing ammonia pollution and lowering greenhouse gas emissions from fertilizer for crop plants, according to a groundbreaking study by a University of Guelph soil scientist. U of G professor Adam Gillespie, along with Cornell University researcher Johannes Lehmann and other co-authors, discovered that naturally occurring charcoal in soil can […]
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The University of Guelph’s normal business operations will be reduced on Monday, May 20 for the statutory holiday. Normal operations resume Tuesday, May 21. Some service areas will be open on May 20, such as: Athletics Centre Ontario Veterinary Health Sciences Centre Animal Hospitals (for emergency service only) Animal Health Lab University Centre (food outlets […]
As the University of Guelph searches for a dean of its newly named Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics, an interim dean has been appointed. Sara Mann, currently a professor in the Department of Management and the Lang School’s associate dean (academic), will serve as interim dean until the position is permanently filled; […]
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The University of Guelph’s Department of Physics bubbled up a whole lot of attention on May 9, when the Physics and Astronomy Club attempted to set a new Guinness World Record for the largest “elephant’s toothpaste” ever made. The official word from the Guinness World Records team is still not in, but it looks like […]
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Prof. Michael Rogers from the University of Guelph’s Department of Food Science is available to comment on the growing consumer interest in plant-based meat alternatives. Rogers studies the food technologies that can improve the safety and nutritional profiles of processed foods, including molecular gels. He researches techniques to replace saturated and trans fats with unsaturated […]
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Prof. Myrna Dawson, with U of G’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology, offered her thoughts to the Toronto Star on the sentencing of Toronto man Mohammed Shamji in the second-degree murder of his wife, Dr. Elana Fric-Shamji. Dawson, who is the Canada Research Chair in Public Policy in Criminal Justice, and director of the Centre […]
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To commemorate Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 12, the University of Guelph offers the expertise of the following researchers in parenting, work-life balance and the health issues of motherhood. They are available for media interviews. Leanne Son-Hing Department of Psychology Email: sonhing@uoguelph.ca Phone: 519-824-4120, Ext. 54475 Son-Hing has researched the so-called “mommy penalty” that many women face in their careers every […]
UPDATE: Hundreds of campus community members congregated on Johnston Green to watch the University of Guelph Physics and Astronomy Club attempt to set a new Guinness World Record for the largest Elephant’s Toothpaste. “The attempt went better than we could have hoped for and we’re hopeful that we broke the record,” reads the club’s official […]
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It’s national Emergency Preparedness Week, and U of G’s Campus Community Police want to make sure you’re ready for the unexpected. Are you ready? Have you added your cellphone number to your U of G Alert account so you can be easily reached during a critical incident on campus? Do you have a home emergency […]
University of Guelph professors Amar Mohanty and Manjusri Misra have received the Synergy Award for Innovation from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). The prestigious award recognizes dynamic partnerships between universities and Canadian industry in natural sciences and engineering research and development. The announcement was made today in Ottawa during a […]
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University of Guelph president Franco Vaccarino appeared on TVO’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin on May 3. Vaccarino took part in a roundtable discussion on how Ontario post-secondary institutions are dealing with a rising demand for student mental health care services. Vaccarino said the increased demand is due to many factors, including reduced stigma about […]
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Prof. Simon Somogyi, the Arrell Chair in the Business of Food at the University of Guelph, commented to Global News about why meat prices are beginning to fall. Somogyi, who co-authored Canada’s Food Price Report, noted that meat prices are dropping for the first time in close to 10 years. He said the main reason […]
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University of Guelph food safety expert Prof. Keith Warriner spoke to CTV National News about the recurring problem of E. coli outbreaks in fresh produce. Warriner was commenting on the E. coli outbreaks of the summer and fall of 2018 that led to the hospitalizations of several Canadians. A two-year-old from Stirling, Ont. died during the […]
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Prof. Merritt Turetsky, a permafrost expert from the University of Guelph’s Department of Integrative Biology, appeared on the CBC Radio show The Current on May 6. The segment included community leaders from the North who are already seeing the effects of permafrost thaw. They discussed the changes occurring in their towns and surrounding landscape. Turetsky […]
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