The Office of Diversity and Human Rights (DHR) is recruiting students, staff and faculty to serve as volunteer facilitators. Working with the Alternative Dispute Resolution Officer, volunteers will serve an integral role in providing facilitated dialogue services. Through training and ongoing professional development, volunteers will be equipped to co-facilitate parts of a confidential resolution process. […]
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By Amberley T. Ruetz, Geography PhD candidate and Arrell Food Scholar, and Prof. Sara F.L. Kirk, Scientific Director of the Healthy Populations Institute, Dalhousie University […]
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In celebration of Sustainability Week 2019, President Franco Vaccarino has announced the creation of a President’s Advisory Committee on Sustainability. Nominations are being accepted until April 5. The University’s strategic framework, Our Path Forward, identified activities under five pillars that would help the University chart its path. A key pillar in this plan challenges the […]
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Warmer temperatures are having a ripple effect on food webs in Ontario lakes, according to a new University of Guelph study. Researchers have found warmer average temperatures over the past decade have forced fish to forage in deeper water. There they hunt different prey species, causing a climate-induced “rewiring” of food webs, altering the flow […]
University of Guelph Prof. Myrna Dawson is a part of a team of researchers who have received new federal funding to examine the root causes of violence against women migrants and refugees. Dawson along with three Canadian colleagues, including the team lead Evangelia Tastoglou, with Saint Mary’s University, will analyze what is behind violence against refugee […]
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If Canadians are among the worst culprits when it comes to wasting food, what can be done about it? Two members of the University of Guelph’s Arrell Food Institute have some ideas. In a new commentary in The Hill Times, Prof. Simon Somogyi, the Arrell Chair in the Business of Food, and Prof. Maria Corradini, […]
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How climate change will affect public health, infrastructure, fish, wildlife and the economy around the Great Lakes is the focus of a new North American report released today. University of Guelph professor emeritus Robin Davidson-Arnott is one of a dozen leading scientists and experts from universities and research institutions in Canada and the U.S. Midwest […]
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By Louise Grogan, Professor of Economics, Department of Economics and Finance […]
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The provincial government has released a summary of a study it commissioned on sexual violence among university-aged people. The University of Guelph takes sexual violence seriously and supports the gathering of data to better understand the issue among university-aged people, said Carrie Chassels, vice-provost (student affairs). “Sexual violence is a societal problem that extends beyond […]
The University of Guelph is a world leader in water research and has the following experts available who can speak about water resources, water quality and water policy ahead of this year’s World Water Day. World Water Day has been celebrated every March 22 since 1993 to increase awareness of the importance of freshwater and […]
Laurie Schnarr, the University of Guelph’s director (student experience), has been named vice-provost (students) at the University of Manitoba. The appointment takes effect June 1. “This is a wonderful opportunity for Laurie,” said Carrie Chassels, U of G’s vice-provost (student affairs). “While we are sorry to see her go, this is an exciting new position […]
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The federal government’s 2019 budget, unveiled Tuesday, includes key investments for higher education and work-integrated learning. University of Guelph president Franco Vaccarino has released the following statement: The University of Guelph applauds the federal government for recognizing the value of higher education and research and innovation. A key theme in the 2019 budget was positioning people […]
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Young women might be willing to skip using a condom with a new sexual partner if the person is deemed to be boyfriend material, a new University of Guelph study finds. Familiarity can also sway women to agree to forgo a condom even if they know nothing about their potential partner’s sexual history, the research […]
Prof. Simon Somogyi, Arrell Chair in the Business of Food, will address the Senate of Canada’s Standing Committee on Agriculture and Forestry on Thursday, March 21 in Ottawa. The Senate is exploring how Canada’s value-added food sector can be more competitive in global markets. Derek Vella, manager of the Guelph Food Innovation Centre at U […]
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It’s an epic journey for a tiny bird. For the first time, University of Guelph biologists have tracked an annual migration of up to 20,000 kilometres made by the 12-gram blackpoll warbler, one of the fastest declining songbirds in North America. The bird’s trek between its breeding grounds in the central and western boreal forest […]
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U of G psychology professor Leanne Son Hing offered comment in a Vice Canada article about how the so-called “mommy penalty” affects all women – including those who choose not to have children. The “mommy penalty” refers to the hit women take to their careers that they never quite recover from every time they choose […]
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A surprising number of pet owners, particularly those who are vegan, are interested in feeding their pets a plant-based diet, according to new University of Guelph research. Researchers with U of G’s Ontario Veterinary College along with colleagues in New Zealand conducted an online survey of 3,673 dog and cat owners from around the world […]
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Jonathan Newman, dean of the College of Biological Science (CBS), has been named vice-president, research, at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo. He begins his appointment Aug. 1. “Jonathan has made many significant contributions to University leadership over his 15 years at U of G,” said Charlotte Yates, provost and vice-president (academic). “He has nurtured research […]
U of G history professor Jacqueline Murray appeared on CBC Radio’s Ideas program on March 21 to discuss gay priests in the Catholic Church. The episode took a look at the historical and pastoral paradoxes of clerical sexual identity at a pivotal time for the church as it grapples with an ongoing sexual abuse crisis. […]
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University of Guelph history professor Catherine Carstairs co-authored an op-ed piece in the Vancouver Sun about why education works better at encouraging parents to vaccinate their children than hard school vaccination policies. Along with UBC education historian Jason Ellis, Carstairs writes that research shows that parent education is the most effective at persuading “vaccine-hesitant” parents […]
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