Ed Roth

Feeding Indoor Cats Just Once a Day Could Improve Health, U of G Research Finds September 23, 2020
Got a cat that always seems hungry? New University of Guelph research suggests you might want to reduce — not increase — how often you feed them. Animal nutrition specialists in U of G’s Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) and Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) have found that feeding cats one large meal a day may help […]
Angela Mulholland
Online Auction Replaces Annual U of G Arboretum Plant Sale September 22, 2020
September at the University of Guelph Arboretum usually means elbow-to-elbow throngs of gardeners and plant enthusiasts at the Arboretum Expo and Plant Sale. Since the popular sale is not possible this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an online plant auction has grown in its place. The auction, which began Sept 18 and continues to […]
Angela Mulholland
Are Local Shutdowns Effective, or Should They Be in Lockstep Provincewide? September 22, 2020
By Vadim Karatayev, postdoctoral fellow, School of Environmental Sciences; Prof. Madhur Anand, SES, and director of Global Ecological Change & Sustainability Laboratory; Prof. Chris Bauch, Applied Mathematics, University of Waterloo The post Are Local Shutdowns Effective, or Should They Be in Lockstep Provincewide? appeared first on U of G News.
Angela Mulholland
U of G Set Designer’s Work Featured in NY Times September 22, 2020
The New York Times reviewed an art installation whose set was designed by Prof. Troy Hourie, of U of G’s School of English and Theatre Studies. The art performance, called Static Apnea is designed to offer the sensation of suffocating underwater. The NYT noted that Hourie designed the “daunting” set, which features a winding path […]
Angela Mulholland
U of G Prof Awarded Funding to Study How Businesses Adapted to COVID-19 September 21, 2020
How have companies adopted new business models in response to the COVID-19 crisis, and how sustainable are these new models? Those are the questions new federally funded University of Guelph research will seek to answer. Prof. Felix Arndt, the John F. Wood Chair in Entrepreneurship in the Department of Management in U of G’s Gordon S. Lang […]
Angela Mulholland
Philosophy Professor Makes Headlines on Pandemic Fears September 21, 2020
Prof. Maya Goldenberg, Department of Philosophy, has spoken to several news outlets about public fears about vaccines as well as about what motivates anti-mask protesters. Goldenberg’s research examines why some people become wary of medicine or science. Speaking to the National Post, about why so many have chosen to launch campaigns against mask wearing, she […]
Angela Mulholland
U of G Gryphons Read Program to Hold Final Event Virtually September 21, 2020
Although this year’s Gryphons Read event at the University of Guelph has been a little different, the mission has been the same: to gather members of the University community to discuss an engaging book and learn more from the author themselves. This year, that book is Funny Boy, published by McClelland and Stewart and written […]
Angela Mulholland
U of G Bringing the Convocation Moment to Grads with #GuelphGrad on Tour September 18, 2020
Many graduates look forward to the moment they cross the stage at convocation as an important milestone in their academic life as well as an opportunity to celebrate with family and friends. This fall, the University of Guelph will bring that moment to them. U of G convocation organizers are holding an event called #GuelphGrad […]
Angela Mulholland
Sept. 1 Senate Meeting Highlights: Leadership Updates, New Certificate in Indigenous Environmental Governance September 18, 2020
The most recent U of G Senate meeting was held Sept. 1. Below are key highlights from the meeting. A full synopsis of the meeting is available on the University Secretariat’s website. Leadership Updates President Charlotte Yates, Vice-President (Research) Malcolm Campbell and Interim Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Gwen Chapman provided Senators with a number of […]
Jenna Hennessy
2020 Chancellor’s and President’s Scholars Recognized September 18, 2020
Sixteen incoming undergraduate students at the University of Guelph received top 2020 entrance awards in a virtual event held Sept. 17. Fourteen students received President’s Scholarships, which recognize high school achievements, leadership abilities and citizenship activities. Two students received the Lincoln Alexander Chancellor’s Scholarship, named for former long-time chancellor Lincoln Alexander. The award recognizes top […]
Angela Mulholland