For the first time in its history, the University of Guelph will have one of its own graduates serving as its chancellor. Martha Billes, the controlling shareholder of Canadian Tire Corp. (CTC) Ltd., was installed today as U of G’s ninth chancellor. The Canadian business icon and well-known philanthropist is a 1963 graduate of the […]
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An award-winning engineer, professor and administrator who has spent more than 20 years in academia will become the next dean of the University of Guelph’s newly renamed College of Engineering and Physical Sciences. Mary Wells will begin a five-year term Nov. 1. The announcement was made today by Charlotte Yates, provost and vice-president (academic). The […]
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Engineering professor Suresh Neethirajan and PhD student Abdulmonem Murayyan‘s research revealing that red onions are most effective at killing cancer cells garnered international media attention this week with stories in MSN, CBC News, The Daily Mail, The Times of India and HuffPost United Kingdom. In the first-ever study, the two researchers examined how effective Ontario-grown onions are […]
Integrative biology professor Robert Hanner‘s opinon piece on fish fraud was featured recently in The Globe and Mail for World Oceans Day. Hanner, associate director of the Canadian Barcode of Life Network, discussed the prevalence of fish fraud, or product mislabelling and adulteration, in Canada. He said fish fraud is destroying our oceans because it is driven […]
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A University of Guelph graduate student has become the first competitor in the national 3-Minute Thesis contest to win both the annual competition’s top prize and its People’s Choice Award. Plant agriculture master’s student Shanthanu Krishnakumar was announced today as the winner of both categories by the Canadian Association of Graduate Studies (CAGS). He will […]
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The next time you walk down the produce aisle of your grocery store, you may want to reach for red onions if you are looking to fight off cancer. In the first study to examine how effective Ontario-grown onions are at killing cancer cells, U of G researchers have found that not all onions […]
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Prof. Matthew Hayday, History, was interviewed June 6 by CBC Radio’s Ontario Today (interview begins at 25-minute mark). The interview came amid discussion of news that the Ontario government is helping to pay for a giant rubber duck as a tourist attraction for Canada Day. Hayday discussed the historical context of fun and seemingly frivolous […]
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Two University of Guelph PhD candidates — one studying maternal and neonatal care for Inuit, the other studying innovative strategies to fight cancer — have received the most prestigious doctoral awards in Canada. Laura Jane Weber and Ashley Ross were announced last week as recipients of Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships by the Canadian Institutes of […]
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Prof. Tami Martino, Biomedical Sciences, was interviewed by New Scientist June 6 for a story on how sleep patterns can affect health. The story looked at how social “jet lag,” or keeping late nights on weekdays and trying to catch up on sleep on the weekend, could harm heart health. Martino said frequently shifting sleep […]
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A University of Guelph graduate who founded Gorilla Doctors, a conservancy and treatment group supporting gorillas in Africa, will be one of three recipients of honorary degrees during U of G convocation ceremonies June 12-16. Michael Cranfield will receive an honorary doctorate along with Mary Anne Chambers, a former Ontario government cabinet minister, and University […]
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Several University of Guelph faculty members and students will be recognized for teaching, service and academic achievement during convocation ceremonies for about 3,500 students June 12-16. A top faculty award will be presented to Brian Husband, associate dean of the College of Biological Science (CBS). Clinical studies professor Laurent Viel will be named professor emeritus. […]
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The University of Guelph’s campus flags will be at half-mast Wed., June 7, to mark the funeral for U of G staff member Bayne Beitz, who died June 3. Beitz worked in the department of Transportation Services (Physical Resources). Visitations will take place at the Heritage Funeral Home in Palmerston on Wed., June 7, 2-4 […]
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New funding will allow a University of Guelph professor to study use of avocado compounds in fighting cancer. Food science professor Paul Spagnuolo will begin a four-year, $200,000 study of an avocado-derived leukemia drug. His study will receive funding from the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) under its Transitional Research Initiative, intended to bring […]
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Two University of Guelph students reached the finals of the annual Storytellers Challenge run by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) last month. Under this research communications contest run by the federal granting agency, post-secondary students across Canada discuss social science research that is changing lives—all in three minutes or 300 words. Geography […]
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A long-lasting lake on ancient Mars may have shown chemical differences between deep and shallow water — a common feature of layered lakes on Earth whose diverse conditions offer varied environments for microbes to thrive, according to a new study by an international research team including a University of Guelph physicist. The paper published today […]
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A University of Guelph professor has been honoured by the Canadian Association for Theatre Research (CATR). Professor emeritus Ric Knowles, School of English and Theatre Studies, received the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual CATR conference, held May 27-30 in Toronto. A prolific writer and editor, Knowles has authored or edited more than 55 […]
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A provincial outreach organization begun by a University of Guelph engineering professor has received the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Award for Science Promotion. Professor emerita Val Davidson, School of Engineering, accepted the award in May on behalf of the Ontario Network of Women in Engineering (ONWiE), a group of Ontario engineering […]
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When natural disasters strike, such as the mudslides and flooding in Sri Lanka last week or the 2015 Nepal earthquake, what do rural people need to rebuild their lives, and how to get it to them? A University of Guelph professor believes eSAKs are the answer. That’s emergency sustainable agriculture kits, says plant agriculture professor […]
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Around 1,000 University of Guelph alumni are expected back on campus June 9-10 for Alumni Weekend, including members of the graduating classes of 1952 and 1967 for their 65-year and 50-year reunions, respectively. Events this year include the traditional Friday night University of Guelph Alumni Association Awards of Excellence Gala, more than 20 class reunions (including […]
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Prof. Lawrence Spriet, Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, was interviewed by Reuters May 29 for a story on injury rates among young female athletes. He discussed other researchers’ recent findings that injury rates among these athletes may be significantly under-reported. Spriet said training for young female athletes has become more tailored, which may help prevent […]
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