Kevin Hall, vice president (research) has started a new blog intended to provide information about research meetings, strategy sessions, conferences, and other events he attends that may be of interest to the University’s research community. The blog is located on the Office of Research website. Current posts include summaries of a talk by Hiroshi Matsumoto, […]

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Business professor Jamie Gruman is co-author of a research paper named by the Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences (CJAS) as its “most downloaded paper” in 2012. The paper is entitled “Organizational Socialization and Positive Organizational Behaviour: Implications for Theory, Research and Practice.” It advocates a shift in research and practice on organizational socialization towards more […]

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Georgia Apolonatos, P.Eng., has been hired as U of G’s new director of health, safety and wellness, effective June 3. She holds a master’s degree in applied science in chemical engineering and a diploma in occupational health and safety, and brings practical experience in industry along with a background in environmental health and safety. Martha […]

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Remodelling of the University Centre (UC) atrium, which began last summer, should be completed by mid-May, according to a memo from project manager Shane Denis, Department of Physical Resources. Put on hold when classes started last September, the atrium project resumes April 29. Outstanding work includes: * Perforated metal screens installed over the white acoustical […]

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What’s your favourite chemical element? That’s what people were asking in the Department of Chemistry April 25 as they admired Barbara Goodall’s cupcake creation. The first-year master’s student in chemistry baked 118 cupcakes, one for each element on the periodic table. She then frosted and labelled each one with its element name. The cupcakes sold […]

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Nearly $35,000 was raised for the Guelph Jazz Festival during the eighth annual “Sounds Provocative Jazz Art Auction April 21. University of Guelph faculty, staff and alumni were among the artists whose work was auctioned. Robert Enright, a University research professor and one of Canada’s best-known cultural journalists and art critics, emceed the event. The […]

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University of Guelph track and field runner Rachel Aubry has been named one of Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Women of Influence for 2013. The award, now in its 10th year, honours female student-athletes who have excelled in their chosen sports and fields of study. She will be honoured May 7 along with the other 2013 […]

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Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne was at the University of Guelph Monday, making her first official visit to campus as the minister of agriculture. She was here to discuss the University’s partnership with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food (OMAF) and the Ministry of Rural Affairs (MRA), and to see an example of a successful […]

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