A new Grain Farmers of Ontario Professorship in Wheat Breeding has been established in the Department of Plant Agriculture. Supported by a $1-million investment and involving the Grain Farmers of Ontario, SeCan and the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC), the position will help meet a growing need for cereal breeding, especially winter wheat breeding, in Ontario. […]
Professors from six Indonesian universities are on campus for three weeks of workshops about “The Promise and Practice of Community Engaged Scholarship.” Their visit is part of a broader project funded by the Canadian International Development Agency on supporting Islamic leadership in Indonesia. The professors, who are from Alaudin State Islamic University and the State […]
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A memorial service on July 5 will honour the memory of R.P. “Paul” Gilmor, who died June 20. He was the University’s first provost, serving from 1967 to 1987. The memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. at St. George’s Anglican Church, 99 Woolwich St. He is remembered on campus through the annual R.P. […]
Methane, nitrous oxide and ammonia can harm environment […]
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Plant-based toxins may cause illness in pets […]
The human anatomy program in the Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences will hold a committal and internment service at Woodlawn Memorial Park on June 24 for those who donated their bodies to the University of Guelph for educational purposes. “It is truly a selfless act to donate your body, and there is so […]
Cheese study looks at vitamin’s effect on insulin resistance and sensitivity […]
Wind power has little environmental payoff […]
Guelph Campus Co-op turns sod on its second century […]
Kevin McCann, a professor in the Department of Integrative Biology, has been named a 2013 fellow of The Ecological Society of America (ESA). The fellows program recognizes contributions to ecological research and discovery, communication, education and pedagogy, and management and policy. Members are elected for life. McCann was one of 17 people internationally and the […]
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Stronger resistance helps plants fight disease naturally […]
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Anniversary exhibition features contemporary art […]
The University of Guelph departments of Alumni Affairs and Development, Athletics, and Communications and Public Affairs received three gold awards, two silver and one bronze in the 2013 Prix d’Excellence competition hosted by the Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education (CCAE). The awards were presented during CCAE’s national conference June 8 to 10 in […]
Course integrates science, business and marketing […]
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A Council of Ontario Universities (COU) report released today says Ontario universities are shrinking their environmental footprint and that students are helping to drive the agenda. COU chair and U of G president Alastair Summerlee says the Going Greener report acknowledges that students are playing a leadership role in reducing waste and increasing recycling on […]
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Guelph researchers develop app to help Ontario greenhouse industry […]
Statistical models help scientists sift through data […]
Grant Maxie, Animal Health Laboratory and co-director of U of G’s Laboratory Services Division, has been named Laboratorian of the Year by the Canadian Animal Health Laboratorians Network (CAHLN). The annual award recognizes a diagnostician, educator, researcher or mentor for their contributions to veterinary laboratory medicine in Canada. Recipients are selected from provincial, federal and […]
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New history course debunks pop culture myths […]
PhD student wants to speed up knowledge translation […]