This month the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) welcomed eight new members to the Order of OAC, an honour recognizing donations to the college of more than $100,000 each. “All of these individuals have shown great leadership and commitment to OAC – our research, service and our exceptional students. I am honoured to welcome them into […]

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Salim Islam, a PhD candidate in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, will receive the 2013 Armand-Frappier Outstanding Student Award. The award recognizes the top Canadian graduate student in microbiology and will be presented at the Canadian Society of Microbiologists/Société Canadienne des Microbiologistes (CSM/SCM) conference in Ottawa this summer. Islam’s PhD adviser if Prof. […]

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Open Learning and Educational Support has launched a new online, peer-reviewed journal on teaching and learning innovations. The TLI On-Line Journal will be published annually to coincide with U of G’s Teaching and Learning Innovations conference. The current issue, available online, includes articles from the 2011 and 2012 conferences. Submissions for the 2013 issue are […]

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Glenn Fox, a professor in the Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, has been appointed a senior fellow of the Fraser Institute, an independent public policy organization. Founded in 1974, the institute brings together academics, economists and policy analysts from around the world to provide market-based solutions to Canadian public policy strategies. “Prof. Fox […]

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A forum organized by the University of Guelph and the University of Saskatchewan will place food security in the spotlight for policy-makers, academics and students. The National Food Security Forum 2013 will take place in two parts. Faculty from the University of Guelph will visit Saskatoon May 15 to17 to discuss agricultural production, biotechnology, food […]

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