How will veterinarians be able to use the technology of the future to improve animal care? A diverse group of thinkers tackled this topic during a recent Digital Animal Health Summit. The “thinkathon” was organized by the University of Guelph’s Theresa Bernardo, who holds the IDEXX Chair in Emerging Technologies and Bond Centered Animal Healthcare, […]
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A graduate of the University of Guelph’s Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics (FARE) has won a prize for her master’s thesis on African emergency aid from a national agricultural association. Megan Egler, a master of science graduate, was announced as a co-winner of the 2016 Canadian Agricultural Economics Society (CAES) Outstanding Master’s Thesis prize. […]
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Check out these social media superstars from the University community for interesting ideas and creative content. They’re three accounts well worth following this month. The New High School Hallway – Social media maven Angi Roberts uses her blog The New High School Hallway to talk about how we communicate online and, more importantly, how to do it safely. […]
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Over the next few months, fire safety inspections will take place in all 173 buildings on Guelph campus. The inspections will identify hazards that need to be fixed to bring U of G in line with the Ontario Fire Code and will help ensure a safe workplace. The University of Guelph Fire Safety Division and […]
Protecting the health and safety of people with food allergies could become easier thanks to a handy new tool created at the University of Guelph for identifying peanut and other potentially dangerous food allergens. Diners at restaurants could immediately learn if the foods they are eating are safe, and manufacturers and food safety inspectors would […]
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The University of Guelph has a new assistant vice-president (institutional research and planning). Karen Menard, currently interim director of research and innovation with Trillium Health Partners, begins Aug. 17. The announcement was made today by Charlotte Yates, provost and vice-president (academic), who chaired the search committee. “Karen has years of experience in leadership positions in […]
From an aboriginal community in northern Ontario comes a refreshing perspective on a far too common story: “Many coastal communities in the James Bay region have significantly high rates of mental illness, including substance abuse, depression and suicide,” says Prof. David Danto, psychology program head at the University of Guelph-Humber. “But one stands out by virtue […]
Pipelines carrying crude oil to ports in British Columbia may spell bad news for salmon, according to a new University of Guelph-led study. Exposure to an oil sands product – diluted bitumen – impairs the swimming ability and changes the heart structures of young salmon. The research will be published in the journal Environmental Toxicology […]
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Farmers are among the most vulnerable when it comes to mental health, according to a new study from the University of Guelph. Stress, anxiety, depression, emotional exhaustion and burnout are all higher among farmers than among other groups, early findings of the survey show. As well, Canadian farmers are more stressed than those living and […]
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Prof. Alastair Summerlee, Biomedical Sciences, was interviewed by the Toronto Star June 27. The story looked at why some people need only short periods of sleep. Summerlee, formerly U of G president, discussed his penchant for short naps on his office floors and regularly sleeping for just four hours at night. As president from 2003 to 2014, he […]
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Prof. Dale A. Smith, Pathobiology, was interviewed by CBC Radio’s Metro Morning June 27. The Toronto-based show asked Smith about the challenges associated with transferring animals when a zoo closes. Smith was also interviewed by CBC News June 1. Smith discussed the recent shooting of a male gorilla at a Cincinnati zoo after a child […]
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Near her childhood home in St. Catharines, Ont., the closest Noella Gray got to the sea was watching lakers moving through the Welland Canal. Maybe it was the occasional childhood vacations at her grandparents’ home in New Brunswick that stirred deeper waters in her. Today as a U of G geography professor, Gray is no […]
The University of Guelph’s Board of Governors will welcome six new members July 1: a public education administrator, a professor, a staff member and two students. B of G appointed Bill Hogarth, former director of education of the York Regional District School Board. He is the founding director of the Community Alliance for York Region […]
Pollinators do a lot for us – from pollinating our fruits and vegetables to teaching us about nature and our impacts on the environment, says University of Guelph professor Nigel Raine. Against the backdrop of global pollinator declines, National Pollinator Week, June 20-26, is the ideal time to draw attention to the importance of pollinators […]
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From exploring the atomic nucleus and the neurobiology of nausea to creating biosensors for new drugs to making food more appetizing, dozens of University of Guelph research projects will be supported by a new $13-million investment from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC). The awards were announced today in Hamilton by Kirsty Duncan, minister […]
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A University of Guelph graduate has won this year’s prestigious English-language Trillium Book Award for Poetry. Soraya Peerbaye, a 2010 graduate of U of G’s creative writing master of fine arts (MFA) program, was awarded the $10,000 prize Wednesday night. Peerbaye’s Tell: poems for a girlhood was also a finalist for the Griffin Poetry Prize […]
The director of Open Learning and Educational Support (OpenEd) at the University of Guelph will head Canada’s continuing education association for the coming year. Michelle Fach was elected president of the Canadian Association of University Continuing Education (CAUCE) for 2016-2017 at the group’s annual conference in Waterloo in early June. A professional organization of academics, […]
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Prof. Jay Subramanian, Plant Agriculture, was interviewed by CBC News June 23 and Motherboard June 20. The stories look at a nano-scale, all-natural formula he and a team of researchers at U of G have developed that extends the shelf life of fruits such as mangoes, blueberries, and bananas. It could have large implications in […]
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University of Guelph-Humber study explores the idea of success and gender, and the link to education […]
Finding rare and endangered plants in Ontario may become easier thanks to a study from a University of Guelph researcher. Jenny McCune, a post-doctoral researcher in the Department of Integrative Biology, has used a computer model that would allow researchers to predict where rare plants may be growing. The model analyzes local factors affecting plant […]
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