By outfitting tiny birds with even tinier tracking “backpacks,” an international research team – led by a University of Guelph professor — has confirmed what many scientists had long suspected: the blackpoll warblers annual migration route includes a three-day, nonstop flight over the Atlantic Ocean. For more than 50 years, scientists have debated about whether […]
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Food science professor Alejandro Marangoni has been named a fellow of the American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS). The AOCS Fellow Award recognizes achievements in science through industrial achievement, leadership, education, administration, communications or regulatory affairs. As the Canada Research Chair in Food, Health and Aging at U of G, Marangoni studies the physical properties of […]
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Prof. Jonathan Schmidt has assembled an art show of masks and photographs that invites visitors to think about nature […]
Food science professor Alejandro Marangoni has been named a fellow of the American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS). The AOCS Fellow Award recognizes achievements in science through industrial achievement, leadership, education, administration, communications or regulatory affairs. As the Canada Research Chair in Food, Health and Aging at U of G, Marangoni studies the physical properties of […]
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It’s groundbreaking research that stretches from the home to the darkest corners of outer space to high-tech printers that can make medical products or art installations — and Guelph residents are invited to hear all about it Tuesday night at an event highlighting U of G research. “Why Research Matters” will be a panel discussion […]
Distance runners Ross Proudfoot and Carise Thompson have been named the University of Guelph’s Athletes of the Year for 2014-2015. They were among student athletes honoured at the Guelph Gryphons awards banquet held at the W.F. Mitchell Athletics Centre March 26. Proudfoot, a fifth-year human kinetics student, is a back-to-back winner, also receiving the award […]
Dairy Microbiology Professor Gisèle LaPointe’s research links dairy production, processing and health […]
Old-time writing meets modern technology in a new website launched today to showcase the University of Guelph’s collection of Scottish chapbooks. These popular booklets were written in the 18th and 19th century, and contain songs, poems and short stories. They were sold throughout Scotland by peddlers, called chapmen, before newspapers and other periodicals became widely […]
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Three outstanding volunteers from the University of Guelph received 2015 William Winegard Exemplary Volunteer Involvement Awards today from the United Way of Guelph Wellington Dufferin and the Volunteer Centre of Guelph/Wellington. Awards were presented to Prof. Rich Moccia, associate vice-president (strategic partnerships); Linda Wing, a clerk in the School of Environmental Sciences; and undergraduate student […]
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Five University of Guelph discoveries are being recognized as life-changing breakthroughs by the Council of Ontario Universities (COU). The discoveries are among 50 innovations from Ontario universities over the last 100 years in COU’s Research Matters campaign, which will include a contest with the public voting. The campaign includes five U of G innovations, beginning […]
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Professors log hundreds of hours volunteering at community events to assist with medical emergencies […]
A University of Guelph professor is in the running for the 2015 Canada Prizes awarded by the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences. Stephen Henighan, School of Languages and Literatures, is one of five finalists in the humanities category for his book Sandino’s Nation: Ernesto Cardenal and Sergio Ramirez Writing Nicaragua, 1940-2012. The Canada […]
The University of Guelph’s Board of Governors has appointed Charlotte Yates as provost and vice-president (academic). Her five-year term begins August 1. Yates has served as dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at McMaster University for the past seven years. She joined McMaster as a faculty member in 1987. “We are extremely honoured and […]
The University of Guelph’s Board of Governors has appointed alumnus Malcolm Campbell as its new vice-president (research) for a five-year term, effective June 1. The announcement was made today by president Franco Vaccarino, who chaired the search committee. Campbell comes to Guelph from the University of Toronto, where he has been a professor since 2004. […]
Marketing professor Brent McKenzie explores why deathly sites attract tourists […]
A high-tech epoxy, an industrial seed coating and hair products -– all containing soy — are among the winners in this year’s Project SOY (Soybean Opportunities for Youth) competition. The 19th annual event held last week in Guelph showcased eight projects from a total of 18 University of Guelph students from the main campus and […]
Prof. Eric Lyons, Plant Agriculture, was interviewed by Sportsnet.ca on March 19 for an article on his efforts to develop a sustainable grass-growing system for the Toronto Blue Jays. Lyons, who studies turf production and athletic fields management, discussed the challenges involved with growing grass in an older stadium such as the Rogers Centre. Prof. […]
The cold wasn’t enough to keep five U of G students from sleeping in a tent in Branion Plaza for five days last week as part of the annual “5 Days for the Homeless” campaign. They relied on the kindness of strangers, who donated food, drinks and money. This year’s team raised $10,000 for Wyndham […]
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A noted Canadian artist, filmmaker and musician whose contributions to art stem from the 1950s will give a rare public talk for the 2015 Dasha Shenkman Lecture in Contemporary Art. Michael Snow will discuss the identities of image and sound with examples from his practice, including drawings, paintings, sculptures, film, video, music composition and soundtracks. […]
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Research focuses on the ethics, economics and relationships between humans and animals […]
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