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Former Hollywood Filmmaker to Speak at Harshman Lecture

A Hollywood filmmaker turned pediatrician will speak on using media to help kids during this year’s Harshman Lecture at the University of Guelph. Dr. Michael Rich, director of the Center on Media and Child Health at Boston Children’s Hospital and a professor at Harvard University, will discuss “Finding Huck Finn: Reclaiming Childhood From a River […]

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Study Examines Challenges for International Students

International students in Canada face particular challenges in entering the working world, says a study co-authored by a University of Guelph professor. The researchers asked 48 international students and recent graduates at the University of Guelph and York University what they need to succeed in the Ontario labour market. The study was funded by the […]

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President Elected to Canadian Academy of Health Sciences

President Franco Vaccarino has been named a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, which is considered one of the highest honours for individuals in the Canadian health sciences community. Vaccarino was inducted into the Academy Thursday night during a ceremony in Ottawa. Fellows elected to the academy are recognized by their peers nationally […]

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OAC Anniversary Project Celebrates Community

The Ontario Agricultural College has added a new feature to its website in celebration of the college’s 140th anniversary. The “140 Faces of OAC” online project features people from OAC’s past and present community: staff, faculty, students and alumni. OAC communications manager Stephanie Craig says the online project showcases college history and the uniqueness and […]

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Guelph Profs Making Headlines

Prof. Matthew Hayday, History, was interviewed by the Ottawa Citizen on Sept. 18 for a story on talks being held by historians in Ottawa on Canada’s upcoming 150th birthday. Hayday said it is important to bring in varying perspectives from the public on historical issues. Hayday and about 40 other historians are preparing two books to be […]

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U of G Prof Among World’s Top Vaccine “Influencers”

Chemistry professor Mario Monteiro has been named one of the most influential people in the development of vaccines by a vaccine industry organization based in the United Kingdom. He is one of 50 people selected by an international poll conducted online by vaccinenation.org in collaboration with the World Vaccine Congress Europe. Monteiro is the only […]

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Prof Wins U of G’s First Trudeau Fellowship

A University of Guelph geography professor teaching global food security in novel ways has received a prestigious research award from the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, it was announced today. Evan Fraser will receive one of three 2014 Trudeau Fellowships, worth $225,000 over three years. He is the first U of G professor to receive the […]

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Profs Elected to New Royal Society College

Two University of Guelph professors have been named to a prestigious new college of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) created to recognize the “emerging generation of Canadian intellectual leadership.” Geography professor Evan Fraser and integrative biology professor Ryan Norris are among the inaugural cohort of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists named […]

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