The University of Guelph has two food science experts who can discuss the salmonella outbreak currently affecting large parts of Canada. The outbreak has sickened at least 63 people in six provinces, including 18 who have been hospitalized. The source of the outbreak is still unknown and new illnesses continue to be reported. Prof. Lawrence […]
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University of Guelph Prof. Amar Mohanty has been nominated for an RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrants Award for 2019. He is among 75 finalists. Presented by Canadian Immigrant magazine, the award recognizes the professional and personal contributions immigrants make to Canadian society. Mohanty holds appointments in the Department of Plant Agriculture and the School of […]
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This May, connect with colleagues and advance your individual skills and instructional projects through Faculty and Instructor Development Month programming. With a variety of conferences, multi-day institutes and workshops, faculty and instructors will have the opportunity to learn and grow as part of a supportive community on campus. Learn more about Faculty and Instructor Development Month. […]
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Kim Jo Bliss, who manages the University of Guelph’s research station in Emo, Ont., is available to discuss the ongoing hay shortage that is affecting farmers in Ontario as well as across the country. Farmers across Canada have been struggling to find hay to feed their livestock after summer droughts reduced the crop yield. The […]
Dubbed the “chicken whisperer,” University of Guelph animal biosciences professor emeritus Ian Duncan has been named the recipient of the 2019 Frederic A. McGrand Lifetime Achievement Award from Humane Canada. Humane Canada brings together SPCAs and humane societies from across the country. The award “acknowledges outstanding contributions to animal welfare in Canada,” said Barbara Cartwright, […]
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The next generation of antifreeze could be made of beetle juice, but don’t expect to find it in ice cream any time soon, U of G Food Sciences Prof. Doug Goff tells Cosmos Magazine. Researchers have discovered that a Scandinavian insect called the black-spotted longhorn beetle contains one of the most powerful antifreeze proteins ever […]
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Amid growing outbreaks of vaccine-preventable illnesses such as measles, why are there still so many who choose not to vaccinate their children or themselves? Prof. Maya Goldenberg, with U of G’s Department of Philosophy, has long examined this question and is available to discuss what she has learned. Goldenberg’s research addresses the fundamental question of: […]
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With the support of University leadership, CCS Information Security has crafted a position statement on ransomware. The threat of ransomware has become more pervasive over the past year and affected several higher education institutions. Ransomware is a type of malicious software that encrypts your files. The criminals who infect your system with the software then […]
University of Guelph engineering professor Graham Taylor has been named among 17 Canada CIFAR Artificial Intelligence (AI) Chairs. An expert in machine learning in U of G’s School of Engineering and head of a new multidisciplinary AI graduate program on campus, Taylor was named along with other experts today from across Canada under an expansion […]
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Eva Bell, a member of U of G’s Hospitality Services team, was a double medallist at the 2019 Special Olympics World Games held in Abu Dhabi in March. Her efforts paid off with trips to the podium to collect a silver medal in the 200m run (34.81 seconds) and bronze in shot put (9.14 metres). […]
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University of Guelph Prof. Lawrence Hill, School of English and Theatre Studies, is one of five Canadians to receive an inaugural Library and Archives Canada Scholars Award. The LAC Scholars Awards are a new prize created to recognize the outstanding contribution of individuals who have dedicated their lives to the creation and promotion of the […]
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Heart failure patients often have trouble with thinking and depression. A new study by University of Guelph researchers explains why and points to ways to prevent and treat both heart and brain maladies through the emerging field of circadian medicine. Published recently in Nature’s Scientific Reports, the study is the first to reveal how cognition […]
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By Prof. Jamie Gruman, Department of Management […]
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University of Guelph English and Theatre Studies Prof. Dionne Brand is this year’s recipient of the Blue Metropolis Violet Literary Prize. The $5,000 annual prize was inaugurated in 2018 to celebrate an established LGBTQ Canadian writer for a body of work and “overall contribution” to LGBTQ literature in Canada. The prize alternates between francophone and […]
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Why do NBA players who aren’t living up to their high salaries manage to get so much time on the court? Perhaps their coaches have fallen victim to unconscious bias known as the “sunk-cost fallacy,” according to a new University of Guelph study. Published in the journal Empirical Economics, the study by two U of […]
Bad diet is the leading risk factor for early death around the world, new research has found. But it will take major changes to agriculture to change that, says a U of G expert. Prof. Evan Fraser, director of the Arrell Food Institute and a Canada Research Chair in Global Food Security, recently spoke to […]
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The University of Guelph community is mourning the death of Ian Weir, manager of the University’s Sustainable Transportation and Parking Services department, who died March 23. Visitation will take place April 4 from 7 to 9 p.m. and April 5 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Gilchrist Chapel – McIntyre & Wilkie Funeral Home, 1 Delhi […]
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The University of Guelph has received a $21-million donation to boost the global reputation and impact of its business school. The gift – the largest-ever in University of Guelph history – is from longtime benefactors Stu and Kim Lang. In recognition, the College of Business and Economics has been renamed the Gordon S. Lang School […]
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Prof. Adronie Verbrugghe, has received a Research Excellence Award from the University of Guelph to continue her studies of canine and feline nutrition. Created by U of G’s Office of Research and the Office of the Provost, Research Excellence Awards highlight research achievements of recently tenured faculty members. “It is a great honour to receive […]
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The New York Times featured recent research led by University of Guelph’s Prof. Jamie Burr that examined how exercise reshapes the hearts of runners and swimmers differently. In his study, published in the journal Frontiers in Physiology, Burr and his team found that runners’ hearts appear to do a better job than swimmers’ hearts of moving […]
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