An interview with Justice Minister Peter MacKay conducted by U of G political science and criminal justice and public policy student Samuel Mosonyi is making headlines this week. The interview was published today in the Prince Arthur Herald (Mosonyi is a columnist for the paper) and then reported on in the Toronto Star. In the […]

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Prof. Donna Lero, Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, has been invited to speak at a North American expert group meeting to be held May 19 to 24 in Mexico City. The meeting is being organized by the International Federation for Family Development (IFFD) in co-operation with the United Nations Focal Point on the […]

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The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) recently launched a video competition open to current and former Ontario university students. The contest is part of an OCUFA campaign called We Teach Ontario that highlights the connections between teaching and research at the province’s universities. To enter, students need to make a short video explaining […]

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Last fall, the University of Guelph and Urban Strategies Inc. received recognition from the Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI) for the recent update to the University’s Campus Master Plan. The OPPI awards are widely regarded as among the most prestigious awards given for planning achievement in Ontario. The campus document earned an Excellence in Planning […]

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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s Martine Dubuc, chief food safety officer and vice president (science branch), and Karen Jessett, executive director of the Ontario Laboratory Network, visited campus Monday to tour the Biodiversity Institute of Ontario (BIO). They were hosted by Sherri Cox, executive director of global development, innovation and research in the Office of […]

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Computing and Communications Services (CCS) will perform scheduled maintenance on the University of Guelph network during the early hours of Sunday, January 19. Access to University-provided services such as the Internet, the campus phone system – including residence phones – Gryph Mail and all University applications will be unavailable for several hours starting at midnight. […]

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Improved nuclear power plants and more green products and processes are the intended goals for a new U of G chemistry research lab that is one of a kind among Canadian academic institutions. Opened in December, the high-pressure hydrogenation lab features bench-top reactor vessels that will allow teams led by professors Marcel Schlaf and Peter […]

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Marilyn Klatt, former graduate secretary in the Department of Geography, died Dec. 21, 2013. A memorial service was held Dec. 27 at McIntyre & Wilkie Funeral Home in Guelph. Visit their website for a full obituary or to leave condolences. […]

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How will the world feed its projected global population of nine billion people by 2050? Geography professor Evan Fraser and a group of graduate students have produced a series of new videos to spark discussions on this complex topic. The new videos build on one they produced in 20102 that has been watched almost 50,000 […]

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