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Agricultural Leader Awarded King Charles III Coronation Medal 

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Kim Jo Bliss, a community leader and lead technician at the Ontario Crops Research Centre – Emo, has received a King Charles III Coronation Medal for her work driving agricultural innovation in Northern Ontario.   Bliss is a passionate beef and sheep farmer with deep agricultural roots and is the lead technician at the Emo site, […]

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What’s Open at U of G on Victoria Day Weekend 2025

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The University’s normal business operations will be reduced on Monday, May 19 for Victoria Day. Normal operations resume Tuesday, May 20.   What’s open Service areas open on Monday, May 19 include:  Athletics Centre  Reduced hours  Ontario Veterinary College Health Sciences Centre, including the Companion Animal and Large Animal Clinics and the Farm Service Clinic  Emergency […]

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Political Scientist Awarded King Charles III Coronation Medal 

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Dedicated to promoting the positive role of religion in Canadian civil society, Dr. Geoffrey Cameron, a professor in the Department of Political Science, has been recognized with a King Charles III Coronation Medal.  Cameron, who researches religion, politics and refugee policy, received the medal in recognition of his work promoting inter-faith cooperation, working with faith […]

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Shell We Explore? Snails and Roaches Leave Trails of Surprising Science

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Inside the unforgettable projects of Experimental Comparative Physiology (ZOO*4170), a fourth-year zoology course. Cold-blooded creatures are on the move in a University of Guelph laboratory. Madagascar hissing cockroaches and giant African land snails slink along surfaces, leaving behind questions that zoology undergrads must uncover for their final projects:  How does pitch-black darkness affect the cockroaches’ diets? […]

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Celebrating our 2024-2025 Student Experience Winners!

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The Student Experience Awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of campus leaders who have made a meaningful and lasting impact on student life and the U of G community. Each year, students, staff and faculty are invited to nominate individuals who exemplify dedication, leadership, and a strong commitment to the University of Guelph and beyond. Visit the Student Experience […]

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U of G Invention Kills Food Pathogens in Seconds – Without Water or Pesticides

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Ten years ago, Dr. Keith Warriner saved candy apples.  In 2015, an outbreak of Listeria was rippling through caramel apples in California, sparking massive recalls amid dozens of infections, hospitalizations and several deaths.  “No retailer ever wanted to sell candy apples again,” recalls Warriner, a professor of food safety at the University of Guelph’s Ontario […]

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U of G Hosting Canada’s Biggest Teaching With AI Conference 

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How is the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence disrupting and evolving teaching and learning? How can educators adapt their teaching and assessment strategies, now as well as prepare for the future? And what are some of the opportunities for harnessing this technology to re-examine teaching?  These are just some of the questions to be explored […]

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U of G Researchers Explore Techniques to Transform Environmental Monitoring

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At the core of this research program is a partnership between the University of Guelph and Ecological and Regulatory Solutions. A cross-functional research program at the University of Guelph might hold the key to better environmental health assessments.  Dr. Robert Hanner, professor in the Department of Integrative Biology, College of Biological Science and director of the Biodiversity Institute for […]

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Fit Learning into Your Life: School of Continuing Studies Evolves to Meet Modern Learning Needs

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The School of Continuing Studies might be based in Johnston Hall, but the scope and value of what it has to offer students at all stages of learning far exceeds the campus at the University of Guelph. “Our whole mission is to bring the world-renowned internal expertise we have at U of G to an […]

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Canisia Lubrin, Creative Writing Professor, Wins Carol Shields Prize for Fiction

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Canisia Lubrin, professor and coordinator of the University of Guelph’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, is the 2025 winner of The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction. Lubrin won for, Code Noir, and is the first Canadian to take home the prize. The Code Noir, or the Black Code, is a set of 59 […]

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