In partnership with the community, U of G’s community police provide services aimed at preventing crime and solving problems that affect students, staff, faculty and visitors. The Campus Community Police provide immediate updates and information via Twitter and on the police website, where you’ll also find tips for personal safety and crime prevention, crime bulletins […]

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University of Guelph president Alastair Summerlee has accepted a report from the Institute on Governance (IOG) that reviews the operations of Guelph’s Human Rights and Equity Office (HREO). The consulting firm began the review in August, guided by a steering committee chaired by Don O’Leary, U of G vice-president (finance and administration). HREO is responsible […]

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Incentive prize draws sponsored by the University’s United Way committee will be held each Friday for the next four weeks: Oct. 12, 19 and 26 and Nov. 2. To be eligible for the draws, members of the University committee should submit a United Way pledge form to their area canvasser or drop it off at […]

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Physics professor Ralph Gellert has made the  “Top 45 Over 45″  list, produced annually by Zoomer Magazine to celebrate Canadians who are making a difference. It’s the cover story for the magazine’s October issue. Gellert is recognized for his work on the Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer, (APXS), which is  mounted on the arm of Curiosity, […]

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Hospitality Services will highlight locally grown food Oct. 9 to 11 in its Creelman Hall, Prairie Hall and University Centre dining facilities. The University’s food service unit is participating in Farmalicious, an initiative of Guelph Wellington Local Food that features restaurants with menus that present locally grown food. The group works to promote Wellington County […]

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Gavin Armstrong, a biomedical science PhD student, has received the inaugural Michaëlle Jean Emergency Hunger Relief Award. Jean presented him with the award Wednesday in Ottawa during a University of Guelph alumni event. The award was created by U of G and Universities Fighting World Hunger in 2011 during the  sixth annual Universities Fighting World […]

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The Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities will again provide funding to the University of Guelph to support women’s safety initiatives on campus. Accredited student groups and governments, staff, faculty and employee groups at U of G may apply for funding, which is intended to help implement findings of safety audits, to inform students […]

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Organizers of the annual College Idol talent show are looking for people to perform at the Oct. 31 United Way event. “You can represent your college or department as an idol contestant and help support the University’s annual United Way campaign,” says Jennifer Beehler, secretary to the chair of the Department of Clinical Studies and […]

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