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New CBS Dean Named

The University of Guelph has appointed a new dean in the College of Biological Science (CBS). Prof. Jonathan Newman, director of the School of Environmental Sciences (SES), will begin a five-year term Aug. 1. The announcement was made today by Prof. Serge Desmarais, interim provost and vice-president (academic), who chaired the search committee. “Jonathan has demonstrated […]

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U of G In the News

Research by food scientists Prof. Alejandro Marangoni, Pere Ramel and Fernanda Peyronel was featured in the Feb. 27 Washington Post. The story was picked up by other media outlets, including the Toronto Star. Marangoni and his research team use X-rays and electron microscopes to better understand the microscopic building blocks of fats and how processing affects […]

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Making Families Healthy Goal of Huge Guelph Study

The goal sounds simple: creating a healthy lifestyle for children and families. But the methods to reach it are increasingly complex. A number of young Guelph families are among the first participants in a massive University of Guelph study intended to reduce health-care costs in Ontario by starting at the source, with parents and their […]

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Gryphon athletes win provincial and national medals

The Gryphon women’s curling team won bronze on home ice at the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) curling championships held Feb. 19-23 at the Guelph Curling Club. The podium finish earns skip Katelyn Wasylkiw, vice Jestyn Murphy, second Emily Walsh and lead Heather Cridland a spot in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) championships in March. The […]

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U of G Mourns John Eccles

The University of Guelph community is mourning the loss of John Eccles, who passed away Feb. 17 at the age of 99. A 1940 graduate of the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC), he served as a lieutenant in the Mid-Ocean Escort for the Royal Canadian Navy on the HMCS Cornwall, HMCS Discovery and HMCS Fergus during […]

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U of G Awards Final MacMillan Laureate in Agriculture

A scientist who has helped reduce the impacts of E. coli and BSE infections on the Canadian livestock industry received the final H.R. MacMillan Laureate in Agriculture award from the University of Guelph Feb. 18. Tim McAllister was honoured at the University’s winter convocation during the 4 p.m. ceremony for the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC). Awarded every […]

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Gene May Help Reduce GM Contamination

Genetically modified crops have long drawn fire from opponents worried about potential contamination of conventional crops and other plants. Now a plant gene discovered by University of Guelph scientists might help farmers reduce the risk of GM contamination and quell arguments against the use of transgenic food crops, says Sherif Sherif, lead author of a […]

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Integrative Biology Profs Win Awards

Two professors in the College of Biological Science have won prestigious awards. Prof. Glen Van Der Kraak, Department of Integrative Biology, is the recipient of the Gorbman-Bern Memorial Lectureship. The award recognizes his contributions to the fields of comparative endocrinology and ecotoxicology. Prof. Patricia Wright, Department of Integrative Biology, has received the Fry Award from […]

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Nominees Sought for 2015 Winegard Volunteer Awards

The University of Guelph, the United Way of Guelph and Wellington, and the Volunteer Centre of Guelph/Wellington are calling for nominations for the ninth annual William Winegard Exemplary Volunteer Involvement Awards. Named for former U of G president and Guelph MP Bill Winegard, the awards recognize members of the University community who have devoted volunteer […]

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Venture Philanthropist to Give First Derry Lecture

Introducing University of Guelph students to people addressing world challenges and promoting engagement and global citizenship is the purpose of a new annual lecture series. The series is named for former U of G Board of Governors chair Douglas Derry and his family. The lectureship is intended to connect students and people working to make […]

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U of G Prof Wins Prestigious Literary Prize

Karyn Freedman

A University of Guelph philosophy professor has won the British Columbia National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction, one of the most lucrative literary prizes in Canada. Karyn Freedman won the coveted $40,000 prize for her book One Hour in Paris: A True Story of Rape and Recovery. The award was announced in Vancouver Friday by the […]

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Co-op Award Winners Announced

Co-operative Education and Career Services has announced the winners of the 2014 Co-op Awards. The awards recognize the success of co-op students and employers. The winners are: Brittany Ho, a third-year hotel and food administration co-op student, is the winner of Co-op Student of the Year in Commerce & Social and Applied Human Sciences. Li […]

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Father, Son Among Experts on Challenge of Feeding World

Father-and-son food experts will bring their “kitchen-table” discussions to a global food panel to be held at the University of Guelph. Prof. Brady Deaton Jr., Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, and his father, Brady Deaton Sr., chancellor emeritus of the University of Missouri, will speak during the panel called “Feeding the World: A […]

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