Check out these social media superstars from around the University for interesting ideas and creative content. They’re four accounts well worth following this month. One Species a Day – Every day on his blog, biologist Dirk Steinke introduces readers to a new plant or animal they’ve never heard of. Each entry gives high-level, interesting facts […]
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Guelph athlete Taylor Redmond already has a gold medal from the 2008 Special Olympics provincial competition and a silver medal from the 2012 event. Now, he has added an Ontario Medal for Young Volunteers to his collection. Redmond received his new award from Lieutenant-Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell at Queen’s Park May 30. This year, 10 nominees […]
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Prof. Keith Warriner, Food Science, was interviewed by CTV News – Toronto and Motherboard May 30. He discussed Health Canada’s recent move to approve the sale of irradiated ground beef. Warriner studies food safety, meat and pathogens. […]
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Using techniques developed in cows, professor Pavneesh Madan is now working with fertility clinics in Ontario to help increase pregnancy success for people […]
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“A double-decker intellectual sandwich”: That’s what will be served up this week to delegates attending this year’s conference of the Canadian Science Writers’ Association (CSWA), to be held for the first time in nearly half a century at the University of Guelph. As part of the conference, a free public event called “Guelph Talks Food” will be […]
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Chris Earley, University of Guelph Arboretum interpretive biologist and education coordinator, was interviewed by CBC Radio – Fresh Air May 29. Earley discussed his guide to the province’s best parks, conversation areas and wild places in the province, 100 Nature Hot Spots in Ontario. He leads tours of the arboretum, and offers workshops on topics […]
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Prof. Sean Lyons, Department of Management, was interviewed by CBC News May 28. Lyons spoke about data from the U.S. showing many young people between the ages of 18 and 34 are choosing to live at home with their parents. Lyons studies Generation Y and millennials, and the changing nature of careers. […]
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The University of Guelph’s Ridgetown Campus will hold its 64th annual spring graduation June 3. About 250 students will graduate from diploma or certificate programs in agriculture, horticulture, environmental management, veterinary technology, performance horse handling and veterinary office administration. “Graduation day is a wonderful milestone celebration as these individuals move from students to alumni, and begin […]
Birds of a feather may flock together, but according to a new study by researchers from Canada and China, people also tend to cheat for others in the same social group without any personal gain. Researchers from the University of Guelph, Ryerson University and Shanghai University studied how social groups — people who knew each […]
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An international bioproducts conference returns to Guelph this week for the second time, bringing together industry leaders, government officials and researchers in the growing field. The International Symposium on Bioplastics, Biocomposites and Biorefining will take place May 31 to June 3 at the Delta Guelph Hotel and Conference Centre. Organized by the University of Guelph’s […]
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You may have never heard of or seen purple wheat before, but it could be coming to a grocery store near you, thanks to a collaboration between U of G, industry and government partners. Researchers at U of G and the Guelph Research and Development Centre, part of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), are studying […]
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It’s already called Canada’s food university. Now the University of Guelph might be labelled Canada’s dairy university with the launch of a new cross-campus research group called “Dairy at Guelph.” “Guelph has more researchers working across the dairy value chain than any other university in Canada,” said Prof. David Kelton, holder of the Dairy Farmers […]
Prof. Timothy Dewhirst, Marketing and Consumer Studies, wrote an op-ed column that was published in the Globe and Mail’s Report on Business May 27. It discusses Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and the effect it has had on the brand of the “Trump” name, especially in regards to Trump hotels. Dewhirst studies brand strategy, business ethics, marketing and […]
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A University of Guelph professor has been shortlisted for the 2016 Trillium Book Award for Poetry. Prof. Madhur Anand, School of Environmental Sciences, was shortlisted for her debut collection of poems, A New Index for Predicting Catastrophes, published in 2015. The finalists were announced May 25, and awards will be presented June 22 in Toronto […]
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For the second year in a row, New York City will get a taste of Guelph and Canada from a University of Guelph chef and winners of U of G’s Good Food Innovation Awards. Vijay Nair, U of G’s executive chef, is part of a team of chefs who will cook at the James Beard […]
Prof. Andrea Breen, Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, was interviewed for a column that appeared on Canada.com and other publications May 24. The column by Marc and Craig Kielburger looked at the benefits of multi-generational families living together. Breen, who studies identity development, adolescence and early adulthood, discussed the benefits and challenges of this trend. […]
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Prof. Linda Mahood, History, was interviewed by the Toronto Star May 21. She discussed the history of hitchhiking and why it is no longer as popular as it was in the 1970s. Mahood is currently writing a book on hitchhiking in Canada. Her research focuses on 19th and 20th century British and Canadian history, and […]
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Study examines the way companies communicate privacy information and how consumers understand privacy implications […]
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Tarek Saleh has been appointed chair of the Department of Biomedical Sciences in the Ontario Veterinary College. He begins Sept. 1. Saleh is currently a professor and chair of the Department of Biomedical Science at Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island. He earned a doctorate from the University of Western Ontario and was […]
More than 3,000 athletes, coaches and family members will visit Guelph next week for the 2016 Ontario Special Olympics Spring Games. The provincial Spring Games May 26-28 will welcome participants and coaches from across Ontario and involve more than 600 local volunteers. The Special Olympics provide competitive opportunities for athletes ages eight and older — […]
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