The 2016 recipient of the Excellence in Undergraduate Academic Advising Medallion is Anita Beaudette. She has served as undergraduate academic adviser in International Development Studies (IDS) since 1999 and holds a master’s degree in political science and IDS from U of G. “I’ve always really enjoyed working with individual students, listening to them and then […]
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The inaugural “Take a Paws” event at the U of G Library that involved connecting students with comfort therapy dogs as an exam stress-buster was featured on CTV news April 6. Hundreds of students signed up to participate in the two-day event in the Library. The program was organized by associate librarian Peggy Pritchard and […]
Prof. Andrea Paras was featured on the popular CBC radio program The Current today. The segment focussed on a preliminary finding of Ontario’s Human Rights Tribunal that defines a miscarriage as a disability. The Political Science professor shared her personal story of suffering a miscarriage, and discussed why she believes it should be a medical priority. Paras […]
Harnessing an invasive fish species sounded like a promising conservation tool to help reverse the destruction wreaked by zebra mussels on endangered native mollusks in the Great Lakes – except that it won’t work, says a University of Guelph ecologist. In a novel twist on invasive species ecology, a research team led by integrative biology […]
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Twelve University of Guelph faculty, staff and students are among 56 women nominated for the 2016 YMCA-YWCA Women of Distinction Awards. The annual awards will be handed out May 5 during a gala at the River Run Centre. Julia Christensen Hughes, dean of the College of Business and Economics (CBE), served as honorary chair of […]
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Prof. Miana Plesca, Economics and Finance, was interviewed by the Toronto Star April 6. Plesca discussed the wage gap between Ontario male and female public-sector employees. She researches labour economics and has conducted a study looking at public-sector wages in Ontario from 1997 to 2014. […]
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Prof. Mike von Massow was quoted in an April 5 Globe and Mail story on the rise of lunch delivery services. The Department of Hospitality, Food & Tourism professor said the trend may have an impact on overworked restaurant staff. He worked in the hospitality industry before becoming a U of G faculty member, and teaches […]
In 2000, the manuscript of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s book Rilla of Ingleside was donated to the McLaughlin Library’s Archival and Special Collections. The book, published in 1921, tells the story of Rilla, daughter of Anne of Green Gables, and her experiences during the First World War. The manuscript tells another story: the many edits and […]
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Prof. Geoff Power was featured on CBC’s Radio-Canada International Monday. He discussed his new study that found superb fitness is the “secret” to staying strong as we age. Power’s research, which involved world-class athletes in their 80s, was also featured in the Daily Mail, The Nation and the New York Times, among others. Power, who joined […]
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Research by Prof. Clarence Swanton, Plant Agriculture, was featured in a Research Matters story April 4. The research found some seedlings can sense changes in light reflected off weeds, leading weeds to “talk” plants to death. Swanton and his team are now investigating seed treatments that may one day safely protect crops. He studies crop […]
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First discovered 20 years ago by U of G researcher, soybean variety yields oil that could be useful in industrial material applications […]
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New skin moisturizers set to hit the market this year will be the first personal care products to contain “water magnets” developed in nanoscience studies at the University of Guelph. The water-retaining properties of certain nanoparticles were first discovered by U of G physics professor John Dutcher and his research team. The nanoparticles will be […]
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Will the Toronto Blue Jays ever play on grass? Turfgrass expert Prof. Eric Lyons, Department of Plant Agriculture, headed a year-long intensive study on the impacts of growing a natural turfgrass field in the Rogers Centre. He talked about the science behind his research project April 1 on the CBC Radio program Day 6. […]
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U of G Student Life held its annual awards presentation March 30. Guests and award recipients were welcomed by Laurie Schnarr, Student Life director; Brenda Whiteside, associate vice-president (student affairs); and Ward 5 city councillor Leanne Piper. Keynote speaker was Tyler Valiquette of Vote Savvy, a co-recipient of the Be the Change Award. The following […]
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With “Take a Paws” program, U of G joins growing number of universities using animal-assisted therapy to promote emotional and physical health among students […]
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The Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) appeared this week on CBC’s The Nature of Things in an episode on specialized treatment for companion animals. More than half of Canadian households own a pet; Canadians own almost six million dogs and eight million cats. Called Vets, Pets and Debts, the episode looks at the lengths people will […]
Prof. Gard Otis, Environmental Sciences, was interviewed by Global News March 30 for a story looking at what a warmer winter than normal could mean for mosquitoes and blackflies. Otis studies entomology and insect ecology. […]
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“Guelph-iness” and caring have earned a U of G faculty member and an undergraduate student this year’s William Winegard Exemplary Volunteer Involvement Awards. The awards were presented to environmental sciences professor Jon Warland and Jordynn Klein, a third-year arts and sciences student minoring in biology, ethics, and family and child studies, during a ceremony March […]
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A University of Guelph professor has uncovered the “secret” to staying strong as we age – superb fitness. Geoff Power found elderly people who were elite athletes in their youth or later in life – and who still compete as masters athletes — have much healthier muscles at the cellular level compared to those of […]
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Prof. George Bragues, assistant vice-provost and head of the business program at the University of Guelph-Humber, wrote an op-ed column in the Financial Post March 29. He discusses the implications of negative interest rate policies implemented by governments and central banks to stimulate economies. Bragues studies finance, economics and political science. […]
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