Prof. Ross McKitrick, Economics and Finance, has been named an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute’s Center for the Study of Science. The Cato Institute is a U.S.-based public policy research organization founded in 1977; its scholars and analysts conduct independent, nonpartisan research on a wide range of policy issues. The Center for the Study […]
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The University of Guelph has won a prestigious heritage award for rehabilitation of its Macdonald Institute building. A 2014 Ecclesiastical Insurance Cornerstone Award for Building Heritage from Heritage Canada The National Trust (HCNT) was presented to U of G Friday in Prince Edward Island by Frank Lewis, PEI’s lieutenant-governor. The awards were created to celebrate […]
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Buildings bear names of business leaders […]
Geography course work leads to job […]
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A University of Guelph graduate has won a prestigious national painting prize. Tiziana La Melia was named the winner of the 16th annual RBC Canadian Painting Competition last night at a gala at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. The $25,000 prize celebrates promising new Canadian visual artists. A Vancouver artist and writer, La Melia […]
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Cement and concrete production are water intensive […]
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Users of campus WiFi are being encouraged to switch to the secure network, uog-wifi-secure, starting Oct. 2. Computing and Communications Services (CCS) is making changes to campus WiFi networks to encourage people to make the switch. As a result of these changes, bandwidth for the secure network will double, providing users with an enhanced WiFi […]
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U of G biologist sees changes in vertical ecological communities […]
U of G is part of a new project involving “net zero energy homes” that create at least as much energy as they consume. The initiative by Reid’s Heritage Homes and Owens Corning Canada involves building five homes on Goodwin Drive in the south end of Guelph that are air-tight and energy-efficient with solar panels. […]
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U of G’s writer-in residence gives her best reading of others’ work […]
Five Canadian restaurants offering innovative and creative dishes have won this year’s University of Guelph Good Food Innovation Awards. The annual awards recognize food professionals who use Canadian ingredients, create novel, healthy menu selections and follow sustainable management practices. “These are chefs and restaurants that are the virtual homesteaders of Canadian cuisine,” said Anita Stewart, […]
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Start-up brewery makes hard cider […]
Our changing world needs more of the University of Guelph – and U of G must not only respond to but also help to shape those changes. That was the message from Franco Vaccarino during his installation as U of G’s eighth president and vice-chancellor Saturday in War Memorial Hall. “An important part of our […]
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The University of Guelph and the University of Guelph Faculty Association (UGFA), the union that represents about 800 faculty members, librarians and veterinarians, have reached a tentative agreement with the assistance of a mediator, Peter Simpson. The tentative agreement will require ratification by both parties. Please continue to monitor this website for updates and information. […]
Members of United Steelworkers Local 4120, the union that represents approximately 900 University administrative and technical staff, and the University of Guelph have ratified the agreement that was reached earlier this month. The Collective Agreement will be posted on the Staff Relations page of the Human Resources website. […]
Cheyne-Stokes respiration causes irregular breathing […]
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University of Guelph staff, faculty and students gathered in Branion Plaza at noon today to kick off their annual United Way fundraising campaign. This year’s goal is $600,000. U of G’s new president Franco Vaccarino says, “I am joining the University of Guelph in its 50th-anniversary year, and I am impressed and very proud to […]
Prof. Dionne Brand, English and Theatre Studies, was interviewed by the Toronto Star on Sept. 25 for a story about her latest novel, Love Enough. Brand is an author and poet, who won a 2006 Toronto Book Award, as well as a Griffin Poetry Prize in 2012. Brand said in her stories, she tries to […]
The University of Guelph has improved its showing in the “Top 50” list of the world’s leading agricultural institutions. Quacquarelli Symonds, an international education network that publishes the annual World University Rankings, recently released its annual ranking of agricultural and forestry schools. U of G’s Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) is the top Canadian school at […]
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PhD student looks at connections between literature and society […]
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