Canada’s next generation of leaders – in disciplines ranging from business and biology to fine art and food science – are preparing to cross the stage at the University of Guelph’s winter convocation. Fully 700 students will graduate during two ceremonies Feb. 20. Convocation will take place this year for the first time in the […]
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The provincial government will invest up to $713 million toward a unique agreement between the University of Guelph and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) to further discovery and innovation and position Canada as a world leader in agri-food. CBC News reported on the announcement on Feb. 14. Through the renewed […]
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The recent decision to acquit Gerald Stanley, the man charged with killing Colten Boushie, a young Indigenous man from the Red Pheasant Cree Nation in Saskatchewan, has sparked accusations of racism and resulted in a current public outcry surrounding the fact that there were no visibly Indigenous jurors selected at the beginning of the trial. […]
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Prof. Ruth Neustifter appeared in a Feb. 10 CBC News story talking about sending provocative text messages, or “sexting.” Neustifter, a professor in U of G’s Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, told CBC that sexting can be a good way to flirt with a partner. She explained that humans have always used art, […]
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Prof. Mike von Massow was interviewed in a Feb. 8 Maclean’s magazine article about grocery delivery apps and the future of grocery shopping in Canada. A professor in U of G’s Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, von Massow said he doesn’t believe that Canadian consumers have a problem with how they buy food, […]
A pair of former Gryphon varsity athletes will make their Olympic debuts in Pyeongchang. Mirela Rahneva spent four seasons playing women’s rugby at the University of Guelph (2007 to 2010) and has now earned a spot on Team Canada’s women’s skeleton team for the 2018 Olympics in South Korea. Rahneva, a tourism management grad, was a […]
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Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in The Conversation Canada and was picked up by the National Post. NAFTA has come under a series of threats since Donald Trump became the 45th president of the United States. According to his tweets and public comments, the president believes strongly that NAFTA is a disastrous trade deal for the U.S. […]
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Prof. Gary Ellis was interviewed in a Feb. 6 Toronto Star story examining links between an abandoned Toronto police operation and the ongoing investigation into alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur. Ellis, head of the University of Guelph-Humber’s justice studies program, talked about how police services can be challenged by competing resources when investigating various major […]
The first class of graduands to receive their hoods in the new Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre’s event centre will cross the stage Feb. 20. The new location for convocation – held variously over the past decades in War Memorial Hall, in the Field House and on Johnston Green – was selected after surveying graduating students and […]
Using circadian biology to treat heart attack patients. Investigating how cannabis can lessen nausea. Examining ways to prevent hospital-acquired infections. These are among University of Guelph projects that will receive a total of $3.3 million in new funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to support innovative health research initiatives. The awards were announced […]
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Professionalism, problem solving and education are more important to employers than previous work experience, according to new University of Guelph research. The U of G study made national headlines in the Globe and Mail on Feb. 5. An eagerness to keep learning and the ability to work well in a team environment also ranked highly […]
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Prof. Madhur Anand was interviewed by CBC’s Quirks and Quarks on Feb. 2 and talked about why some non-evergreen trees keep their leaves in winter. Anand, a professor in the School of Environmental Sciences, said it’s normal for some species to hold onto their dry leaves in winter, but it could also be a result […]
Political science professor Leah Levac appeared in a Feb. 2 Toronto Star article about female elected officials in Toronto who say they face sexual harassment on the job. Levac talked about the deeper cultural challenge of gender inequality in cases of sexual harassment of women in the workplace. She said that when constituents harass city […]
Research by U of G Prof. Ed McBean on First Nations drinking water advisories was featured in news reports in the Globe and Mail Jan. 30 and on CBC news Feb. 5. McBean, a professor in the School of Engineering, said his students gathered data on boil water advisories issued on 776 First Nations drinking water systems between the beginning […]
The opioid crisis in Canada has many people struggling to learn as much as they can about the nature of addiction and the impact of drugs on the people who abuse them. U of G psychology professor Francesco Leri investigates the links between drugs such as heroin, methadone and amphetamines on various aspects of learning and memory. […]
The University of Guelph has created Canada’s first academic chair in sustainable food engineering, backed by a $5-million gift from the Barrett Family Foundation. The chair is intended to develop innovative ways to improve food processing and production. “Feeding the world’s growing population, safely and sustainably, is one of the greatest global challenges of today,” […]
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Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in the Toronto Star. The NFL’s premier event coincidentally features Patriots battling Eagles, the national symbol, but it has been revealed recently that the armed forces pageantry that is now part of the game was paid for by the U.S. Department of Defense. Super Bowl XLII on Sunday between New […]
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