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The Mathematics of Cooking

Michael Griffiths

University of Guelph mathematics student Michael Griffiths is showing he has the right formula to excite the sophisticated taste buds of judges on the popular CTV television series MasterChef Canada. Chosen from hundreds of cooks from across the country, the applied mathematics and statistics graduate student recently advanced to the show’s top 10. MasterChef Canada […]

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U of G Announces Inaugural Arrell Global Food Innovation Award Winners

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A founding organization of the fair trade label, and an expert on climate change and nutrition, will receive the inaugural Arrell Global Food Innovation Awards at the University of Guelph. Solidaridad, based in the Netherlands, and Harvard University professor Samuel Myers will each receive $100,000 at the inaugural Arrell Food Summit hosted by U of G May 22-24. […]

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New Animal Care Program Gives Researchers Better Insights

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Next month, Animal Care Services will launch a new program to support animal research teams at U of G. The new post-approval review program works to support research teams, review animal activities and support training efforts. It will also help share knowledge and innovations between projects to benefit animal-based research across U of G. The […]

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Mice, Bacteria and Drug-Resistant Genes: Prof Appears in Washington Post, CBC News Stories

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Prof. Scott Weese is featured in April 17 Washington Post and CBC News stories about a study that found roughly one in four mice in New York City tested positive for at least one antimicrobial-resistant gene. In the articles, Weese says this result isn’t surprising, as pets, food animals and wildlife can carry a wide range of resistant […]

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Earth Day: U of G Has Experts

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To recognize Earth Day on Sunday, April 22, U of G News highlights researchers working on protecting and preserving Earth. They are available for media interviews.    Prof. Merritt Turetsky, Department of Integrative Biology Climate Change and Wildfires An ecosystem ecologist, Prof. Merritt Turetsky investigates the impact of climate change on the Canadian landscape, including the […]

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U of G Home to Cookbook From 1867

It’s not only the baldness prevention and freckle remover formulas that are making copies of The Canadian Receipt Book fly off the shelves. The new volume, a facsimile of a very old, rare book discovered in the University of Guelph Library archives, also includes curatives for pig leprosy and inflammation of the haw, and more pudding […]

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U of G Food Waste Research Receives Nearly $1.3 Million From Walmart Foundation

Two University of Guelph researchers will receive grants totalling nearly $1.3 million from the Walmart Foundation. Both grants will support food waste reduction projects by U of G professors Mike von Massow, Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, and Mario Martinez, School of Engineering. Cutting household food waste and developing a nutritional supplement from […]

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Data Management Plans Keep Research Data Safe and Give Your Research More Exposure

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Data is at the heart of successful, high-quality research. A data management plan (DMP) can help protect your research data and extend the reach of your research. What is a data management plan? Data management plans describe how researchers will work with project data. A strong data management plan helps: improve project efficiencies reduce the risk of […]

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Toronto Star Talks to Prof About Wildfire Trends

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Prof. Merritt Turetsky is featured in a Toronto Star story about a new study showing global carbon dioxide emissions from wildfires declined in the last 90 years as populations grew. However, this same trend did not play out in Canada. In the article, Turetsky points to climate change as one of the reasons for more fire […]

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Researchers Show Robotic Milking Systems Can Detect Early Signs of Illness in Cows

Instead of waking up before dawn to milk cows manually, many dairy farmers now use robots to milk — and those robots do more than just milk cows. They can also provide valuable information about the animals’ overall health. University of Guelph researchers tracked data captured by robotic milking systems to monitor cattle health, and found indicators […]

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Google Selects U of G Prof to Be Visiting Faculty

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Prof. Graham Taylor, School of Engineering, has been selected by Google’s California head office as a visiting faculty member with the company’s team of artificial intelligence (AI) researchers in Montreal. Beginning in September, Taylor, a machine learning expert, will spend an eight-month research leave with Google’s AI team in Montreal. He plans to explore machine […]

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Prof Grabs International Headlines With Discussion of Humboldt Fundraising

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Prof. Timothy Dewhirst was interviewed by the Globe and Mail for an April 16 story about a GoFundMe campaign dedicated to the Humboldt Broncos. In the following days, Dewhirst also appeared in Huffington Post, CTV News and Associated Press stories. A professor in U of G’s Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies, Dewhirst discussed funding campaigns prompted […]

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Prof Answers Viewer Question on CBC’s Quirks and Quarks

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Prof. Youbin Zheng appeared on CBC Radio’s Quirks and Quarks on April 14. A professor in U of G’s School of Environmental Sciences, Zheng answered an audience question about whether we could make vegetable plants as hardy as daffodil plants to withstand cold and frost. Zheng talked about why some plants cannot tolerate freezing and why […]

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