Over the summer, three U of G chefs participated in two separate culinary competitions and came back wearing gold and silver medals. Chef Vijay Nair was part of the first-place Team Ontario at the Canadian College and University Food Service Association Conference held in Charlottetown, P.E.I., while Guelph Chefs Gord Cooledge and Andrew Falkingham earned […]

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The University community is invited to explore REDLAB, a multimedia studio and expressive arts institute, during its official launch Oct. 17. The Re-­visioning Differences Media Arts Laboratory (REDLAB) is directed by Prof. Carla Rice, Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, who holds the Canada Research Chair in Care, Gender and Relationships. The lab, located […]

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Technology created by U of G professors Amar Mohanty and Manjusri Misra is featured in an online publication produced by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). The story appears in CFI’s online newsletter Research Action. It looks at how the  company Competitive Green Technologies (CGTech) is working with farmers to produce a grass that can […]

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An instructor with the University of Guelph-Humber’s MFA program in creative writing and one of its graduates have been short-listed for this year’s Scotiabank Giller Prize. Instructor Michael Winter was selected for his novel Minister Without Portfolio. MFA graduate Elisabeth De Mariaffi was chosen for her collection of short stories How to Get Along With […]

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Victory in a national food development competition was a snap for two U of G undergrads. Maggie Clark and Camille Shniffer won first place in the contest in late August. The students developed NutriSnaps crackers made from lentil, pea and pinto bean flours flavoured with rosemary and sea salt, sundried tomato and herbs, and roasted […]

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Hilary Jarvis, formerly an associate at the law firm Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP, has been hired as U of G’s governance and judicial officer. She starts Oct. 2, and her office will be located in the University Secretariat’s offices on the fourth floor of the University Centre. Jarvis will provide support for student […]

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University of Guelph cross-country runners won two medals and a fifth-place finish at international competitions Sept. 12 in France and England. Incoming Gryphon Amelie Kretz captured a bronze medal at the World Under 23 Triathlon Championships in London, England. She finished sixth in the World Junior (Under 20) Triathlon last year. U of G teammate […]

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Microbiology professor Anthony Clarke has been appointed co-editor of the Canadian Journal of Microbiology, beginning this month. Published since 1954, the monthly journal is affiliated with the Canadian Society of Microbiologists. It contains new research in the field of microbiology, including applied microbiology and biotechnology; microbial structure and function; fungi and other eucaryotic protists; infection […]

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