The 2013/2014 Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU) operating budget for the University of Guelph has been approved by Board of Governors. The budget — prepared within the second year of the University’s five-year Integrated Plan (2013-2017) — was presented by Maureen Mancuso, provost and vice-president (academic), and John Miles, associate vice-president (finance and […]

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A greener campus is the goal of the Green Gryphon Initiative, which was officially launched March 28 as part of Sustainability Week. The University hired Toronto-based MCW Custom Energy Solutions Ltd. to audit energy and water use on campus and find ways to conserve these resources, which helps save money and the environment. The University […]

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Despite a spinal cord injury that left him a quadriplegic, Drew Cumpson remains determined to complete his degree in hotel and food administration. The U of G undergrad was injured in a swimming accident during a volunteer trip in Lima, Peru, on May 10, 2011. As part of National Mobility Awareness Month, Cumpson entered an […]

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Jessica Kelly, a master’s student in Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, has received the 2013 Douglas McRorie Memorial Scholarship from the Agricultural Institute of Canada Foundation. Given to three graduate students in Canada each year, the $3,000 award honours the late Douglas McRorie, who was vice-president of agriculture for the Royal Bank of Canada and […]

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The 2013 Excellence in Undergraduate Academic Advising Medallion was announced today, with the award going to Melinda Vanryn, from Ontario Agricultural College. Vanryn advises students in the bachelor of science in agriculture, the bachelor of bio-resource management and the minor in agriculture programs. The award recognizes faculty advisors, program counsellors, or academic advising staff who […]

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Reza Moridi, Ontario minister of research and innovation, is visiting the University of Guelph today. He will tour the Bioproducts Discovery and Development Centre (BDDC), the Biodiversity Institute of Ontario (BIO), and PlantForm. At BDDC, Moridi will meet with director Amar Mohanty, a professor in the Department of Plant Agriculture and the School of Engineering, […]

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