Federal Minister of Health Ginette Petitpas Taylor visited the University of Guelph today with Guelph MP Lloyd Longfield to learn about research and teaching on campus. Meeting with president Franco Vaccarino and Daniel Atlin, vice-president (external), they discussed U of G strengths in One Health, an interdisciplinary approach for solving public health issues by focusing […]
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Members of Veterinarians Without Borders (VWB) will be on the U of G campus this week as part of a study tour. Twelve international members of the group will participate. They will learn about veterinary practices from U of G faculty and visit the University’s research farms. The animal health professionals have worked with VWB […]
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University of Guelph English and Theatre Studies Prof. Dionne Brand was featured in a CBC Arts article celebrating 69 LGBTQ artists who changed Canada before and after 1969 — the year many consider the beginning of the gay rights movement. The article calls Brand “one of Canada’s best living poets” and said she is also “a […]
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Lab-grown meat is getting a lot of attention along with plant-based meat substitutes, but dairy proteins may be the next product produced in a lab. By Prof. Michael von Massow and Mitchell Gingerich, graduate research assistant, Department of Food, Agriculture and Resource Economics […]
How big does a natural habitat need to be in order to be worthy of conservation? That’s a question a weekend article in The Globe and Mail investigated, citing the expertise of two U of G researchers. The article examined the debate about whether conservation efforts should be concentrated in large tracts of land such […]
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Prof. Ross McKitrick with the Department of Economics at the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics contributed an editorial this week to the Financial Post about Canada declaring an environmental emergency over climate change. McKitrick co-authored a new report by the Fraser Institute about how to evaluate the economic cost of carbon taxes versus the […]
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On June 21, Kevin Golding chaired his last meeting of the University’s Board of Governors. Chair since 2015, Golding is among the University’s longest-standing governors, having served the Board for more than a decade. Golding said U of G is a fantastic institution with a great future. President Franco Vaccarino expressed his appreciation for Golding’s […]
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University of Guelph political science professor Kate Puddister offered insight in a Toronto Star article about the shooting that took place during the Toronto Raptors victory parade earlier this week. The article looked at the problem of handgun ownership and the Toronto police’s recent gun buyback program to reduce the number of guns on the streets. Puddister commented that there’s […]
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There’s beauty in concrete? Ask Wilfred Ferwerda, co-curator of a new University of Guelph Library exhibit about the concrete building boom of the late 1960s that reshaped the look and feel of a then-fledgling campus and that continues to define today’s U of G. “Brutalism at Guelph: Concrete in a new light” opens June 21 […]
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Deep-seated and justifiable fears kept Andrew Peregrine from revealing who he really was. When he finally was able to come out as gay about seven years ago at age 50, his emotions were overwhelming. Now, the Ontario Veterinary College professor, comfortable with his identity and with making it public, is helping to foster a University […]
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Dana McCauley, associate director of new venture creation at the University of Guelph’s Research Innovation Office, joined a panel discussion on TVO‘s The Agenda to discuss the surge of consumer interest in plant-based meat alternatives. McCauley, who studies food industry trends and innovation, explained what makes these new plant-based meats different from standard veggie burgers. […]
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Prof. Robin R. Milhausen, associate chair of U of G’s Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, spoke to O, The Oprah Magazine about the five kinds of “love languages.” Milhausen said understanding what kind of displays of affection your partner prefers — whether it’s gifts, small gestures or physical touch – is key to […]
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Prof. Stuart McCook, Department of History, spoke with CBC Radio’s Ideas program to discuss the history of coffee. McCook was among eight coffee experts who contributed to the hour-long episode, titled “The Coffee Chronicles: The story of the world’s most popular drink.” He spoke about coffee leaf rust, a fungus that has devastated many coffee […]
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Four outstanding graduates will be honoured Friday night during the University of Guelph’s Alumni Association Awards of Excellence gala. The annual awards banquet is part of Alumni Weekend, which runs June 21-23. More than 1,000 alumni are expected to return to campus. Volunteer Is Master of Organization Nancy Brown Andison admits she has an organizational […]
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Prof. Sonia Dhaliwal, who teaches accounting in U of G’s Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics, spoke to CBC Business News about a new Canada Revenue Agency report that found that Canadian companies avoided paying up to $11.4-billion worth of taxes. Dhaliwal commented that while the figure seems high, she’s not convinced that […]
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The University of Guelph has received $2.4-million from the federal government through two new Canada Research Chairs (CRC) and the renewal of an existing chair. Prof. Emma Allen-Vercoe, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will receive a new Tier 1 chair in Human Gut Microbiome Function and Host Interactions. Prof. Christine Baes, Department of Animal […]
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Business professor Norm O’Reilly spoke to Vice Canada for an article about what Toronto Raptors star player Kawhi Leonard has to gain financially from staying in Toronto after he becomes a free agent at the end of June. O’Reilly, who is the director of the International Institute for Sports Business and Leadership, said playing in […]
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The University of Guelph will offer its first Indigenous language course in fall 2019. The announcement comes as Canada prepares to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day. Students will learn the Ojibwa language, chosen because of its deep connection to the Guelph area and the Great Lakes region, said Charlotte Yates, vice-president (academic). “As a leading […]
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The University of Guelph has an expert who can discuss the newly amended Fisheries Act, which now bans the import and export of shark fins in Canada. Prof. Dirk Steinke is an adjunct professor in the Department of Integrative Biology at U of G and a member of the Centre for Biodiversity Genomics. He studies […]
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For us to perform at our best, we need to recover successfully from the persistent demands we face daily — just as Kawhi Leonard did. By Prof. Jamie Gruman, Human Resources and Organization Behaviour […]
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