Prof. Michael Von Massow, Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, was interviewed by CBC News Sept. 30 for a story on the impending merger of agricultural companies Bayer and Monsanto. He said the merger will do little to change the discussion of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Most Canadians likely don’t know how many GMO foods they […]
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Compostable single-serve coffee pods based on University of Guelph innovation will soon reach the shelves of a major Canadian grocery retailer, it was announced today. Loblaw Companies Ltd. is launching President’s Choice single-serve coffee pods that are certified 100-per-cent compostable. The announcement was made in Toronto at an event attended by Glen Murray, Ontario minister […]
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Marian Kelly, a University of Guelph master’s student in philosophy, has been awarded a 2016 Canada Graduate Scholarship to Honour Nelson Mandela, it was announced today. The awards from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council honour Mandela, who served as South African president from 1994 to 1999. He died in 2013. Recipients must study […]
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Probiotics — in yogurt, drink or capsule form — aren’t necessarily providing benefits to the human gut. According to an article in The Atlantic, typical bacterial strains in these products don’t adapt well inside us. University of Guelph professor Emma Allen-Vercoe, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, said the smart way to administer probiotics is […]
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A University of Guelph professor and alumnus known for his pioneering discoveries and his involvement in Korea’s independence movement was honoured today by the Canadian government. A commemorative plaque dedicated to Francis Schofield, who died in 1970, was installed at the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC). The plaque was commissioned by the Historic Sites and Monuments […]
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Demographic forces are putting those involved in the livestock industry in a precarious position. Meat consumption is down and the creation of alternatives — like The Impossible Burger, a veggie-based item that looks, smells and even bleeds like meat — means change is coming. University of Guelph professor and director of the Food Institute Evan […]
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Following a bride’s chance wardrobe malfunction, a University of Guelph staff member and his newly extended family are making headlines across North America. This past Saturday, David Hobson was at home in Guelph with his family when a woman wearing a bridesmaid’s dress ran up his driveway. Next door, the bride’s dress zipper had broken, […]
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Gary Ellis, head of the University of Guelph-Humber’s Justice Studies program and a former Toronto police superintendent, was interviewed by the Toronto Star Sept. 28. He discussed proposed changes to Toronto policing and the importance of having documented statistics and evidence when designing policing models. Ellis was with the Toronto Police Service for 31 years […]
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A University of Guelph professor has been named as a finalist for a prestigious research honour from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). Prof. Ajay Heble, School of English and Theatre Studies, is among three finalists for SSHRC’s 2016 Impact Awards in the “partnership” category. The winner will receive a $50,000 grant for […]
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Kayaking among the sea otters in Kyuquot Sound is just another day at the office for Dave Pinel. As managing owner of West Coast Expeditions in Courtenay, B.C., he leads adventure tours that tread softly on the earth, leaving the smallest possible environmental footprint. The Canadian Tourism Commission has named the company’s five-day sea otter […]
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Ontario Lieutenant-Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell today discussed food, volunteering and the environment while visiting faculty members and students at the University of Guelph. As part of a series of community visits, Dowdeswell is meeting with students, faculty and community members in Guelph Sept. 27 and 28. On campus, she attended a roundtable discussion held by U […]
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Eight Canadian restaurants have won the 2016 University of Guelph Good Food Innovation Awards for inventive approaches and imaginative entrées. The annual awards recognize chefs and food professionals using Canadian ingredients to make unique, healthful menu selections and who follow sustainable management practices. “There a purity, an honesty in their cooking,” said University of Guelph […]
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Five authors involved in the 2016 Scotiabank Giller Prize for Canadian fiction have ties to the University of Guelph. Four of the authors on the shortlist announced today have U of G connections, and the jury for the prize — viewed as Canada’s top literary award — is chaired by U of G Prof. Lawrence Hill. Zoe Whittall, a graduate of […]
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University of Guelph plant scientists have shown for the first time how an ancient crop teams up with a beneficial microbe to protect against a devastating fungal infection, a discovery that may benefit millions of subsistence farmers and livestock in developing countries. Their discovery may also point the way toward a natural treatment to thwart […]
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Creative writing professor Lawrence Hill has been invested into the Order of Canada, considered the country’s highest honour for lifetime achievement. Hill was honoured by Governor General David Johnston during a ceremony at Rideau Hall Sept. 23. He was among 36 new Members welcomed into the Order of Canada, along with nine new Officers and […]
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Lawrence MacAulay, federal minister of agriculture and agri-food, visited the University of Guelph Sept. 23 for a discussion on youth in agriculture. MacAulay, who has been agriculture minister since 2015, was joined by Guelph MP Lloyd Longfield and Rene Van Acker, dean of the Ontario Agricultural College, to meet students and to tour the Biodiversity […]
Naled, an insecticide to control Zika virus, is worrying residents of Florida’s Miami-Dade County. According to an article in the L.A. Times, the insecticide is sprayed to kill adult mosquitoes on contact by inhibiting an enzyme called acetylcholinesterase, also found in humans. University of Guelph emeritus professor Keith Solomon, School of Environmental Sciences, told the Times […]
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Prof. Graham Taylor, Engineering, was featured in a full-page ad that ran in the Globe and Mail Sept. 23. The ad featured 18 Canadians who are the inaugural group of early-career researchers in the Canadian Institute for Applied Research (CIFAR) Azrieli Global Scholars program. The prestigious two-year appointment provides each scholar with $100,000 in research […]
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The University of Guelph’s 2016 United Way fundraising campaign officially launched today with the campus community gathering for music and food at the annual kickoff barbecue in Branion Plaza. U of G president Franco Vaccarino announced this year’s fundraising goal: $600,000 and beyond. “This is, of course, an ambitious goal but it’s a goal I’m […]
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University of Guelph researchers are finding that dogs provide a good model for human lymphoma studies. “The kinds of lymphomas that dogs are particularly prone to tend to be similar to the kind humans get,” says biomedical sciences professor Brenda Coomber, co-director of U of G’s Institute for Comparative Cancer Investigation (ICCI). “In many cases, […]
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