English professor Dionne Brand received an Honorary Doctor of Letters degree June 13 from Wilfrid Laurier University. An award-winning writer, she has penned 10 volumes of poetry, including Land to Light On, which won both a Governor General and a Trillium Book Award, and Thirsty which received a Pat Lowther Memorial Award. She has also […]

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Letter to the Editor I read the news about the UC changing its colours, which have stayed the same since 1974. I just wanted to say how proud I am of U of G for not changing the colours every time there was a new trend and, instead, using the money for more important things. […]

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Food Science professor Massimo Marcone was recently admitted as a Fellow of the United Kingdom’s Royal Society of Chemistry. Admission is based on career achievement and contributions within the profession of chemistry. In particular, RSC (UK) accreditation manager David Barr noted Marcone’s many publications in peer-reviewed literature and his activities in the promotion and public […]

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Environmental biology professor Madhur Anand is set to receive the 2012 Female Professional of the Year Award from the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC). She’ll be honoured June 9 during the group’s annual awards and gala night in Toronto. The ICCC is one of the largest membership-based national business organizations in Canada with more than […]

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University of Guelph graduate student Laura Paret has received a 2012 War Memorial PhD scholarship worth $15,000 from IODE Canada. She is pursuing a doctorate in child clinical psychology, focusing on the importance of parent-child interaction and its effect on emotional well-being and development. Paret completed a B.Sc. in psychology at Queen’s University and received […]

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PJ’s, the student-run restaurant in U of G’s School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, has been named one of the 24 “greenest” restaurants in Canada by  Leaders in Environmentally Accountable Food Service (LEAF). The group released its list of “Canada’s Greenest Restaurants” in recognition of Environment Week. “LEAF is celebrating Environment Week by shining a […]

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