Marking World Soil Day, the University of Guelph announced today a $500,000 donation for soil health outreach in Ontario. The joint donation was made by Lillie Ann Morris, who has worked for more than four decades in agricultural advertising sales; Glacier FarmMedia, the agricultural division of information communications company Glacier Media Inc. based in Vancouver; […]
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In partnership with the University of Guelph, the ArtsEverywhere Festival invites students to apply for the ArtsEverywhere Emerging Scholars program. This initiative offers 20 graduate and undergraduate students a complimentary festival pass, a festival mentor, access to receptions with festival speakers, an intimate two-hour conversation with presenters and organizers, and an opportunity to publish festival insights at […]
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Prof. Dave Guyadeen did a series of CBC Radio interviews across Canada on Dec. 4, talking about a new study he co-authored on climate change and municipal planning. The study, “Evaluating the Quality of Municipal Climate Change Plans in Canada,” looked at plans for 63 of the country’s most populous communities and found that most lacked concrete […]
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The average Canadian family can expect to spend $411 more on food in 2019, bringing their total yearly grocery bill to $12,157 thanks to more expensive fruit and vegetables, according to Canada’s Food Price Report. The story made national headlines appearing in The Globe and Mail, CBC’s The National, the National Post, the Toronto Star, […]
The tallies are in on U of G’s annual United Way fundraising campaign, and more than $631,000 has been raised to support local United Way programs. U of G President Franco Vaccarino revealed the campaign total today at a campaign closing event. “Through our commitment to the United Way, we work together to improve the […]
Congratulations! The tallies are in and our campaign co-chairs are excited to announce that U of G raised more than $631,000 to support our local United Way! President Franco Vaccarino revealed the total today to an expectant crowd of campaign volunteers during a wrap-up event on campus. “Through our commitment to the United Way, we […]
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When a deadly assault on young women unfolded 29 years ago at École Polytechnique in Montreal, Karina McInnis was an engineering student in a lecture hall at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont. She was terrified. “I remember thinking that if someone came in behind us with a machine gun, we would all be stuck in […]
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U of G’s Prof. Keith Warriner, a microbiologist specializing in food safety, has been speaking to the media about the latest outbreak of E. coli linked to romaine lettuce. Warriner, a professor in U of G’s Department of Food Science, appeared on CBC Health on Dec. 1 and CBC’s The National on Nov. 23. He was […]
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The University of Guelph’s expertise in pharmaceutical plant production is expected to grow thanks to a new $1-million research chair sponsored by PhytoGro Canada, which plans to make and market plant-based medicines. The PhytoGro Chair in Medicinal Phyto Substances will support development of new medicines from plants, including those made from cannabis. These products are […]
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PhD candidate Michelle Lavery was mentioned in a Nov. 29 Salon article about a butterfly that scientists believe is thriving due to climate change. The article also got picked up by EcoWatch. Lavery led a study that looked at the growth of algal blooms on rocks — also known as “rock snot” — in eastern […]
Prof. Bruce McAdams was interviewed for a Nov. 29 National Post article about tipping in Canada’s service industry. A professor in School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management, McAdams has studied and published data on tipping practices in Canada and how it impacts the restaurant industry. He told the National Post that when tips are accounted for, […]
U of G sees a broadly diverse group of students, staff, faculty and visitors on campus every day. Don O’Leary, vice-president (finance, administration and risk) and Jane Ngobia, associate vice-president (Office of Diversity and Human Rights) invite you to help identify ways to make our University’s physical spaces more welcoming and representative of our diverse […]
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We’re in the home stretch of the semester, which means it’s exam season! U of G offers a wide variety of supports to help students bust stress, succeed academically and manage their well-being. Send our students good luck messages and study advice on social media using #GoodLuckGryphons! Stress busters at the library Take a study […]
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A University of Guelph plant scientist has been given the green light by Health Canada to grow cannabis on campus. Under the licence granted to cultivate cannabis in his lab, Prof. Max Jones plans to study everything from cannabis genes to optimal growing conditions to help bring scientific rigour to Canada’s newly legal industry. This […]
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A new admission pathway aims to help international students build stronger academic and social networks while engaging more with campus life at the University of Guelph. Many international students need to spend their first few semesters at U of G building their English proficiency through language courses. These courses focus on skills such as reading, […]
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Prof. Simon Somogyi was featured in the Financial Post, Ottawa Citizen and Vancouver Sun discussing Saputo, a Canadian dairy processing company, and its likelihood of investing in Canada. Somogyi is a professor in the School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management, and holds the Arrell Chair in the Business of Food. He studies agri-food value chain […]
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Prof. Matthew Hayday spoke with the CBC on the controversy over francophone services in Ontario. He was also featured by a number of media outlets across Canada discussing the topic. On Dec. 3 he spoke to CBC’s Rita Celli for Ontario Today. A professor in U of G’s Department of History, Hayday studies the history […]
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U of G professors Paul Hebert, Merritt Turetsky and Stephen LeBlanc have been named to the prestigious Clarivate Analytics list of “Highly Cited Researchers” for 2018. The list, published annually, includes researchers ranking in the top one per cent by citations for field and publication year. According to the Clarivate Analytics website, the “Highly Cited Researchers” list […]
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Prof. Faisal Moola’s Conversation Canada commentary was featured in the National Post and iPolitics. In the article, Moola, who co-authored the commentary with York University professors Mark Winfield and Sheila Colla, talks about how the role of Ontario’s environmental commission will be folded into the Office of the Auditor General. Moola is a professor in the […]
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