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OVC Prof Discusses Overweight Canines With U.S. News
Ontario Veterinary College professor Sarah Abood was featured in a U.S. News story on canine obesity. A large-scale study from the University of Liverpool says dogs may live shorter lives if they are overweight. Abood, who was not involved in the research, said the findings support longstanding evidence that dogs and cats carrying extra weight “have […]
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U of G Expert on Tipping in Restaurant Industry Speaks to TVO
Prof. Bruce McAdams, School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management, spoke to TVO columnist Corey Mintz for an opinion piece on the movement to eliminate tipping in restaurants. McAdams said that, despite evidence-based research, restaurant operators choose “to run their businesses with an anchor tied to their legs. Tipping has a negative impact on all restaurant stakeholders […]
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U of G Has Experts on EAT-Lancet Report
The EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, Health has hit headlines with the release of its first full scientific review of what constitutes a healthy diet from a sustainable food system and which actions will help feed a population of 10 billion by 2050. The report involved more than 30 experts from around the world. Profs. […]
Journalist, Novelist and Artist Headliners at Guelph Lecture
With “fake news” continuing to command – or divert — attention in the United States and other countries, longtime Canadian journalist Haroon Siddiqui will discuss social media, populism and what he calls a “crisis of democracy” as the keynote speaker for this month’s Guelph Lecture: On Being. The editorial page editor emeritus with the Toronto […]
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Progress Toward Gender Equity at U of G
The University’s GenEQ: Advancing the Status of Women at U of G initiative was launched in March 2017 by Charlotte Yates, provost and vice-president (academic). “Improving gender equity at the University of Guelph is an integral part of our commitment to improve life,” says Yates. “As we support women in their academic and professional careers […]
Business Prof Shares Insights on How to Feel More Accomplished
Be kind to yourself, ask for feedback and make note of your accomplishments. Those are some of the tips Prof. Jamie Gruman, College of Business and Economics, shared in a Fastcompany.com article that looks at how we can feel more accomplished at the end of the day. Gruman, a professor of organizational behaviour in the Department […]
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Ryan Sheahan Named Head Coach of Gryphon Football
The University of Guelph’s Department of Athletics has named Ryan Sheahan as head coach of the Guelph Gryphons football program. Sheahan joins U of G after four seasons at the University of Calgary, where he was the Dinos assistant head coach and offensive coordinator. “I am tremendously excited for the opportunity to work with the […]
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Improving Food Safety Goal of $1-Million Gift
With food recalls from romaine lettuce to cauliflower generating perennial headlines, a new $1-million gift from two University of Guelph grads will establish a professorship intended to improve food safety in Canada and abroad. Prof. Lawrence Goodridge, a three-time U of G grad, will join his alma mater this month from a faculty position at […]
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U of G Expert Talk About Impacts of U.S. Shutdown on Food Safety
With the ongoing U.S. government shutdown, there is growing concern about food safety in the country. U of G food science professor Keith Warriner spoke with Global News this week for a story about the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s scaling back inspections amid the shutdown. Warriner said limited FDA operation may not be as […]
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U of G Has Expert on the History of Canada’s Food Guide
The upcoming unveiling of a revised Canada’s Food Guide has hit the headlines in recent weeks. U of G researcher Ian Mosby says the original guide, developed in 1942, was geared to producing the next generation of soldiers and industrial workers. Revising the guide by taking certain food items out and adding others, he added, has […]
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Controlling Children’s Behaviour With Screen Time Leads to More Screen Time, New Study Reveals
Giving your child extra time on the iPad for good behaviour may not be the best idea, according to a new University of Guelph study. Researchers found children whose parents dole out screen time as a reward or revoke it as punishment spend more time on a smartphone, tablet or computer or in front of […]
U of G Prof Talks Burp Reduction in Dairy Cattle
Animal biosciences professor Christine Baes is featured in a Vice video discussing a major research project to reduce methane gas production in dairy cattle. Baes is an expert in the field. In the video, Baes says the average dairy cow produces 70 to 120 kilograms of methane gas each year, mostly by releasing air from the […]
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Prof Discussing Food Utopias on CBC Radio Jan. 10
Prof. Evan Fraser, director of the Arrell Food Institute, will be featured on CBC Radio’s Ideas With Paul Kennedy Jan. 10 at 9 p.m. discussing the utopian dinner party. A hundred years from now, the planet will have three billion more people to feed. Fraser, a global food security expert, will discuss possible solutions by contrasting two […]
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U of G Veterinarian Speaks to CBC on New Tick Hot Spots
Dr. Katie Clow, a U of G veterinarian and post-doctoral researcher in the Department of Pathobiology, was featured in a Jan. 8 CBC report on Ontario’s tick population. An expert in the ecology and epidemiology of zoonotic and vector-borne diseases, Clow studies ticks, carriers of Lyme disease. She told CBC that knowledge of tick ecology […]
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College of Business and Economics Applications Way Up, Dean Tells Maclean’s
Julia Christensen Hughes, dean of U of G’s College of Business and Economics, spoke with Maclean’s magazine for a Jan. 7 feature story contrasting growing business school enrolment in Canada with declining enrolment in American universities. The Maclean’s report cites a Graduate Management Admissions Council survey that found Canadian business schools saw a 7.7-per-cent increase in […]
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Comment on U of G’s Draft Tobacco- and Smoke-Free Campus Policy
After extensive community consultation U of G’s Smoke-Free Campus advisory committee has created a DRAFT Tobacco- and Smoke-Free Campus policy. The committee now invites all interested community members to comment on the draft policy. Feedback will be collected until Jan. 18, 2019 and then summarized into themes and shared with the advisory committee for consideration. […]
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Prof Answers ‘Can Animals Count’ Question on CBC Program
Integrative biology professor John Fryxell was a guest on CBC’s Quarks and Quarks on Jan. 5, speaking on whether animals in the wild can count. He explained that animals can be trained to evaluate how many objects are present, especially for a food reward. Predators like pack wolves may not actually count, but they can measure […]
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CBC’s The Nature of Things Features U of G Prof
Prof. Mike Dixon appeared on CBC’s The Nature of Things on Nov. 28 in a segment about scientific innovation that will enable humans to survive on Mars. A professor in the School of Environmental Sciences, Dixon discussed his research and innovation for growing food on Mars. The segment highlighted his work on Space and Advanced […]
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