Prof. Amar Mohanty, Department of Plant Agriculture and School of Engineering, was honoured Sept. 29 in Vienna, Austria, during the international conference of the BioEnvironmental Polymer Society (BEPS). Mohanty, who is the Ontario Premier’s Research Chair in Biomaterials and Transportation, is an expert in the production of biomaterials, the technology to turn plant materials into […]

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Plans are underway for the new Integrated Planning and Budget Office that will support sustainable campus-wide integrated planning (IP). It will be headed by John Miles, currently assistant vice-president (finance). However, a longer transition period is required, said Maureen Mancuso, provost and vice-president (academic). As a result, Miles will serve as assistant vice-president (finance and […]

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Occupational Health and Wellness holds its fourth annual employee pedometer challenge Oct. 7 to 21. Find a team of five and call Ext. 52647 to confirm your participation and reserve pedometers. Pedometer packages can be picked up Oct. 11 and 12 at Occupational Health and Wellness, Alexander Hall, Room 179. Supplies are limited, so register […]

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A new bacterium has been named for the late Prof. Terry Beveridge, a long-time researcher in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) and U of G’s former department of microbiology. Bacillus beveridgei honours the memory of Beveridge, who joined Guelph as a faculty member in 1978. He held a Canada Research Chair and […]

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The University of Guelph invites faculty and staff to participate in fall convocation ceremonies on Saturday, Oct. 15. Volunteers from both academic and non-academic units across campus are needed to join the academic procession or serve as ushers, handing out name cards and hoods. The University has received many compliments from graduates and families who […]

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Guelph police and U of G campus community police are gearing up for bicycle safety to reduce the number of collisions involving cyclists. On Sept. 29 from 8 to 10:30 a.m., they will be stopping cyclists on the corner of Gordon and McGilvray Streets as part of the Bicycle S.P.A.C.E Program (Safety, Prevention, Awareness, Courtesy […]

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Last month, U of G students raised more than $1,600 to help rebuild schools in Joplin, Missouri, that were damaged by a tornado in May. The students visited the town during this year’s Midwest Tour, an annual two-week field trip to farms and industries in the American Midwest led by Prof. Clarence Swanton, Department of […]

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Geography professor Evan Fraser will take part in the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences’ Thinking Big lecture series this week in Ottawa. He will give a talk on “Food for Thought: Addressing the Global Food Crisis” on Sept. 28. The lecture series was created to raise awareness of social sciences and humanities […]

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