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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Genes regulated by circadian clock […]
Franco Vaccarino will be installed as the eighth president and vice-chancellor of the University of Guelph Saturday, Sept. 27 during a ceremony that begins at 4:30 p.m. in War Memorial Hall. Chancellor David Mirvish and Board of Governors chair Dick Freeborough will be among the guests speaking at the ceremony. The installation will begin with […]
Five Gryphon teams are ranked in this week’s Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) top 10 polls: football, men’s soccer, women’s rugby and men’s and women’s cross country. The defending CIS champion men’s and women’s Guelph cross country teams are ranked No. 1 in the first week of rankings for the sport. The Gryphons opened their season […]
Remittances boost family income and GDP in developing countries […]
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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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Master’s research compared effects of three-day heat waves […]
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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Yellow European plums could attract more consumers […]
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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Bargaining teams for the University of Guelph and the University of Guelph Faculty Association (UGFA) – representing about 800 faculty, librarians and veterinarians – have met since April 28 to negotiate a new collective agreement. The last agreement expired June 30. The University and UGFA met along with a conciliator on Sept. 10 and 12. […]
Volunteers motivated by personal experience […]
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 […]
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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Student designs app that mimics visual impairments […]
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 […]
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 […]
Spending sabbatical abroad gives profs new ideas […]
Homecoming 2014 begins with the Guelph Gryphons taking on the Queen’s Gaels on Sept. 20 at 1 p.m. at Alumni Stadium. The annual alumni football game, called the Glory Bowl, will take place at 10 a.m. For the Gryphons match, stadium gates will open at 11:30 a.m., with both a pre-game concert and a half-time […]
The University of Guelph and the University of Guelph-Humber will take part in the Ontario Universities’ Fair Sept. 19 to 21 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The event is expected to attract more than 120,000 prospective students and their families. The fair is one of the largest educational fairs in North America and is […]