Prof. Jeff Farber, Food Science, was interviewed by Canadian Living June 12, and by CTV News – Kitchener and CBC Radio stations across Canada May 30 and 31. In the Canadian Living interview, he spoke about recalls of food and ways consumers can protect themselves. In the CTV and CBC interviews, he discussed Health Canada’s recent […]
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Prof. Lianne Foti, Marketing and Consumer Studies, was interviewed by Radio-Canada International June 12, and CTV News Channel and CTV News – Kitchener June 6. She was discussing a U of G survey she co-authored looking at how Canadians are changing their shopping habits when it comes to purchasing fruits and vegetables. Foti studies sustainable […]
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Microbiology master’s student Richard Preiss and PhD student Angus Ross were featured in a CBC News article June 11. They discussed a business they started which looks to develop Ontario yeasts for micro-brewing. They started the business with help from the University of Guelph’s Centre for Business and Social Entrepreneurship. […]
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Big data research at the University of Guelph will get even bigger. The University has joined a collaborative research and development consortium in advanced computing and big data analytics. The Southern Ontario Smart Computing Innovation Platform (SOSCIP) brings together academic researchers, government and industry leaders to work on advanced computing and “big data” projects with […]
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Two University of Guelph innovations, a vaccine and a compostable coffee pod, received Innovation of the Year Awards at this year’s Gryphons LAAIR event. Two U of G research teams received the inaugural award after tying for top spot. The awards will be presented each year at the Gryphon’s LAAIR (Learning to Accelerated Adoption of […]
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The University of Guelph-based Biodiversity Institute of Ontario (BIO) will help sponsor Canada’s largest “bioblitz” this weekend, along with the Royal Ontario Museum, the Toronto Zoo and Bird Studies Canada. The 24-hour event will be held in the Credit River watershed, from Port Credit to the Oak Ridges Moraine, from noon Saturday until noon Sunday. […]
Few things make Prof. Jennifer McWhirter cringe more than seeing people acting lackadaisical about the danger of skin cancer. McWhirter, Department of Population Medicine, is a member of the Ontario Sun Safety Working Group and studies beauty ideals, tanning, health communication and ways to prevent skin cancer. This is National Sun Awareness Week, and national […]
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Actor Will Sasso will film a new movie this week at the University of Guelph. Filming of The Grizzlies will run June 8-10 at U of G’s soccer complex, with one of its fields turned into a lacrosse field. The Canadian production is based on a true story about how a lacrosse team in a […]
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Fostering students’ mental health and well-being is the goal of a new document recently approved by the University’s Board of Governors and Senate. The Student Mental Health Framework will guide all decision-making in student mental health, said Brenda Whiteside, associate vice-president (student affairs). “Like other universities in the province, we are increasingly concerned about student mental […]
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Engineering professor Ed McBean recently led a Canadian delegation to assess solutions to water problems in China. McBean, holder of a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Water Supply Security, attended the 11th annual Sino-American Technology and Engineering Conference (SATEC) in Jinan, the capital of eastern China’s Shandong province. Along with other Canadian delegates, he […]
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Iodine is a little known essential nutrient: we all need some to be healthy, but not too much. Iodized table salt currently provides most of the daily requirement, but cow’s milk is another important source. That’s especially true as people reduce their salt intake for health reasons, says population medicine professor David Kelton. Too much […]
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The University of Guelph has a new road map to guide planning for the months and years ahead. The strategic renewal framework was unanimously approved by the Board of Governors June 3 and the University’s Senate June 1. “This was a community effort and a hugely rewarding process,” said president Franco Vaccarino. “I would like […]
On July 8, 1917, renowned Canadian artist Tom Thomson, 39, disappeared during a canoe trip on Canoe Lake in Algonquin Park. His body was discovered eight days later. Today his death is still shrouded in mystery: was it an accident, suicide or murder? Where are his remains really buried? An instructor at the University of […]
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Rising fresh fruit and vegetable prices have changed Canadians’ purchasing behaviours, from reducing consumption to product substitution to buying frozen vegetables, according to a new survey from the University of Guelph. The study will be presented today at the annual Food and Agriculture Business Seminar sponsored by U of G’s Food Institute. “To our knowledge, […]
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The University of Guelph will begin considering environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors when making investment decisions. U of G’s Board of Governors voted Friday to amend the University’s endowment investment policy to reflect recommendations of the Working Group on Responsible Investing. Changes include incorporating ESG risk factors into investment research; monitoring portfolios in the […]
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Steffi Hamann, a PhD candidate in political science and international development, has won a top student prize from the Canadian Association for the Study of International Development. Hamann was announced as the winner of the 2016 Kari Polanyi Levitt prize at the annual Congress gathering, taking place this year in Calgary. The prize is awarded annually to the […]
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A University of Guelph graduate has won this year’s prestigious Griffin Poetry Prize for Canadian poets, and is also the youngest winner in the competition’s history. Liz Howard, a creative writing master of fine arts (MFA) graduate, was awarded the $65,000 prize for her first book, Infinite Citizen of the Shaking Tent. She accepted the […]
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Every year millions of stray dogs and cats are euthanized because of overpopulation. Those numbers could be greatly reduced with spaying and neutering, but costs can be prohibitive for sheltered and unwanted animals. Leanne Stalker, a postdoc working in the lab of Prof. Jonathan LaMarre in Biomedical Sciences, is attempting to develop a nonsurgical method […]
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Close to 1,000 University of Guelph alumni are expected back on campus June 10-11 for Alumni Weekend, including members of the graduating classes of 1951 and 1966 for their 65-year and 50-year reunions, respectively. This year’s festivities include the annual Friday night Alumni Awards of Excellence gala, more than 20 class reunions, a photo scavenger hunt, […]
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Three University of Guelph graduates will be honoured at this year’s Alumni Awards of Excellence gala. The June 10 sold-out event will recognize veterinarian Harry Brightwell, former Nestlé Purina PetCare president Karen Kuwahara, and Lucky Iron Fish founder and CEO Gavin Armstrong. The annual awards recognize alumni who demonstrate outstanding achievements and commitment to excellence. […]
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