The transition from high school to university can be difficult for some students. That’s why U of G offers a program called University Inroads to help first-year students adjust to a new academic environment. Students are invited to participate in small academic sessions during orientation. Among participants, 72 per cent said they had successfully adjusted […]

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Third-year psychology student Chantale Pomerleau has written and recorded a song to raise awareness and donations for the Autism Canada Foundation. Beginning today – World Autism Awareness Day – her song “Speechless” can be downloaded from www.chantalepomerleau.bandcamp.com for $1.20. Pomerleau’s twin brothers were diagnosed with autism at age three, and she says the song was […]

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Barry Smit, an emeritus professor in geography, is taking part in a public “think tank” discussion April 6 about how climate change will have affected the world seven years down the road. Part of the Spur Toronto festival happening this week, Smit’s event will be held at 4 p.m. at the Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 […]

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For the third year in a row, the University of Guelph received top marks among Canadian universities for its living and learning environment for international students, says a new survey. U of G ranked No. 1 for overall learning, living and student support, and had the highest overall average in the 2013 International Student Barometer. […]

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A University of Guelph graduate student has received a $3,500 scholarship from the Agricultural Institute of Canada Foundation. Sebastian Daly Kindsvater won a 2014 Douglas McRorie Memorial Scholarship in agricultural business, finance, economics and trade. Daly Kindsvater is a master’s student in the Department of Food, Agriculture and Resource Economics. He is studying food security, […]

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Prof. Avis  Devine, Marketing and Consumer Studies, has received a prestigious international award for her research on residential and sustainable real estate. Devine was named the 2014 recipient of the Aareal Award for Excellence in Real Estate Research (doctoral dissertation category).  The award is administered by the Real Estate Management Institute of the EBS Business […]

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While Guelph’s Model United Nations club is only four years old, it is holding its own against other university clubs when it comes to competitions. This year, with about 30 schools participating – the largest number in the competition’s 29-year history – three U of G students won awards at the North American Model United […]

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Over the weekend, more than 330 College Royal visitors participated in the first-ever Great Town and Gown Chili Chow Down and voted for their favourite recipes. Twelve restaurant teams from downtown Guelph and U of G brought  24 types of chili to the event, and $1,175.95 was raised for the Guelph Food Bank through donations. […]

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