John Livernois’ appointment as interim associate vice-president (research services) ends on June 30, 2013. Accordingly, a search committee for the position is being created. Kevin Hall, vice-president (research), seeks nominations for three tenured faculty members for election to the search committee. Hall, who will chair the search committee, will also be appointing one dean, a […]

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Two members of the Gryphon women’s hockey team and their coach received accolades from the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) women’s hockey league Thursday. First-year student Amanda Parkins was named the most valuable player in the OUA league.  She played in every game this season and earned a league-leading 43 points, including a league high of […]

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Kevin Hall, vice-president (research) and Paul Hebert, a U of G integrative biology professor and director of the Guelph-based Biodiversity Institute of Ontario (BIO), hosted Gary Goodyear, minister of state, on campus Thursday. Goodyear toured BIO’s newest building addition, funded in part by the Canada Foundation for Innovation, which falls under Goodyear’s portfolio.  The facility […]

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The Centre for Open Learning and Educational Support has completed a branding initiative that began when the unit was created in 2011 by merging the former Teaching Support Services and the Office of Open Learning. The branding exercise provided feedback to inform the centre’s strategic and integrated planning and to position it to respond to […]

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The University of Guelph will host the 22nd annual Ontario Turfgrass Symposium (OTS), Feb. 20 and 21 in Rozanski Hall. The educational symposium is developed by U of G turf experts, along with government and industry partners, for sports and recreation staff, lawn care and golf course workers, nursery sod growers and others in the […]

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This year, students have even more chances of winning up to $2,500 in Project SOY. The annual competition has divided the undergraduate and graduate category into two divisions. “By introducing this new category, we are giving students greater incentives to create a high-quality product,” says Emma Gillespie, Project SOY co-ordinator. The change also recognizes that […]

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Undergraduate student Mark Henry was honoured last month by Rowing Canada Aviron (RCA) as 2012 national champion in lightweight men’s single rowing for both the seniors and under-23 age groups. Henry competed for Canada last summer in the world under-23 championships held in Lithuania, and was honoured during RCA’s national conference held in Vancouver in […]

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If you know a student, staff member or professor who has made significant contributions to student life at U of G, you may want to consider nominating that person for one of the annual awards presented by Student Life. Nomination deadlines are scattered throughout February for awards that recognize leadership skills and the efforts of people […]

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Former Ontario Veterinary College (OVC)  dean Alan Meek has been awarded the Ontario Veterinary Medical Association (OVMA) Golden Life Membership Award. The presentation was made Jan. 25 during the annual OVMA conference. The award recognizes individuals who have served the profession in an extraordinary manner throughout their careers in veterinary medicine. A well-known educator, researcher, […]

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