The University of Guelph will hold its annual trial garden open house over two days this year — Aug. 15-16 — at the Guelph Turfgrass Institute, 328 Victoria Rd. This free event will feature Guelph and Wellington County master gardeners answering gardening questions and the Guelph Healthy Landscape Team discussing natural pest control and wise […]
Research Looks at Causes of Childhood Obesity
Dietary habits and lack of exercise play a role […]
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U of G Gets New IP Policy
All intellectual property (IP) created at the University of Guelph now belongs to the student or staff member who created it, according to a new IP policy. IP owners have the right to commercialize their inventions, creations and ideas on their own, or they may choose to assign IP ownership to the University and work […]
Food Safety Concerns Affect Consumer Confidence
Outbreaks of food-borne illness call for better monitoring […]
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Arctic Mammals Can Metabolize Some Pesticides, Limits Human Exposure: Study
Fortunately, you are not always what you eat – at least in Canada’s Arctic. New research from the University of Guelph reveals that arctic mammals such as caribou can metabolize some current-use pesticides (CUPs) ingested in vegetation. This limits exposures in animals that consume the caribou – including humans. “This is good news for the […]
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Brain Bee Tests Neuroscience Knowledge
Local teen to compete in international contest […]
Guelph Event Aims to ‘Startup’ New Ventures
University of Guelph students, faculty and staff will showcase ideas and skills for new entrepreneurial ventures during Guelph’s first ever “Startup Weekend” Aug. 15 to 17. Startup Weekend involves people pitching and listening to ideas, and then forming teams to create business plans and even launch new companies. Local business leaders act as coaches and […]
Guelph Transit to Resume Service Friday, GO, Greyhound Return to Bus Loop
Guelph Transit is expected to resume service Friday. A tentative agreement reached last week has been ratified, and work to restore bus service in the City of Guelph is underway. In addition, Greyhound and GO Transit buses will resume picking up and dropping off passengers in the University’s bus loop on Wednesday. Guelph Transit has announced that […]
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Philosophy Research Aims to Protect Patient Dignity
PhD student considers role of health-care providers and caregivers […]
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Update on Campus Improvements
Road and walkway construction projects designed to enhance safety and movement around the University of Guelph campus are expected to be completed before students return in September, and two facilities construction projects are slated for longer-term completion. A redesign of South Ring Road, repairs to Dundas Lane and renovations on Winegard Walk will be completed […]
OVC in New York Times, Space Research, Profs Making Headlines
Prof. Elizabeth Stone, dean of the Ontario Veterinary College, is featured in the New York Times today. The article focuses on a book Stone wrote with Hilde Weisert, poet and co-founder of the Society for Veterinary Medicine and Literature. Their book, Animal Companions, Animal Doctors, Animal People, celebrates the relationships people have with animals. It’s an […]
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Physicist Receives Grant to Study Red Planet
Lab analyses data from Mars rover instruments […]
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Guelph Grad Wins Top Prize in National Art Competition
A University of Guelph graduate has won a national art competition, taking home the top prize of $10,000 for a photographic print. Samuel de Lange, who graduated this year with his BA in studio art, was selected by a jury of deans and instructors of arts programs from across the country for the top submission […]
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Prof. Ed McBean Named CAE Fellow
Engineering professor Edward McBean was named a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE) during its annual meeting and symposium in St. John’s, Nfld. The honour recognizes individuals who perform beyond normal engineering practice and contribute in exemplary ways towards their respective disciplinary fields, and to the wider community. CAE is an independent, self-governing […]
Prof Studies Women’s Childbirth Preferences
Access to maternal health care varies by country […]
Healthier Kids, Reduced Costs Goal of U of G Family Study
For David Ma, it’s making sure that his kids get enough sleep. For Jess Haines, it’s limiting TV time for her youngsters. They’re both University of Guelph professors leading a new Guelph research team in a massive interdisciplinary study designed to help cut ballooning health-care costs in Ontario. But as ordinary moms and dads, they […]
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Veterinary Surgeon Cycles for a Cause
Annual bike events support children with cancer […]
Faculty Making Headlines
University of Guelph faculty are making headlines this week for their research and expertise, ranging from bees and pesticides to ice cream to work and family. Prof. Sylvain Charlebois, College of Business and Economics, was interviewed by CBCNews.ca for a story on July 25 on how some people are incorporating more vegetables into their diets. […]
Tree Dedication Service Set for Staff Member
Staff member Janice “Jan” Skerritt died July 21. She was a switchboard operator in CCS. A private family service is planned. A tree will be planted in Skerritt’s memory in the Wall-Custance Memorial Forest in the Arboretum, with a dedication service on Sunday, Sept. 21 at 2:30 p.m. Donations in Skerritt’s memory may be made […]
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Animal Science Prof Honoured
Trevor DeVries, a professor in the Department of Animal and Poultry Science based at the Kemptville Campus, was awarded the Lallemand Animal Nutrition Award at the annual American Dairy Science Association meeting in Kansas City July 22. The award recognizes exceptional research in dairy nutrition by a scientist during the first 10 years of his […]