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Economics and finance professors Nikola Gradojevic and Ross McKitrick, marketing and consumer studies professors Sylvain Charlebois and Paulette Padanyi, and organizational management professor Sean Lyons recently contributed their expertise to national publications and television programs.

For the second consecutive year, current and emerging industry leaders will unite at the University of Guelph for the Food and Agriculture Business Seminar where they will examine current trends and challenges in the food industry. Hosted by the Food Institute, the seminar will take place June 5 to 7 and focus on six cases written by University of Guelph faculty and supported by the featured businesses.

Tourists contemplate a range of factors when deciding where to travel, and one of the most important considerations is often how they perceive a destination, also known as destination image. Even without visiting a certain city or country, people base their opinions on what they see or hear and, according to School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management professor WooMi Jo, what they taste.

Ryan Martin’s first two years at the University of Guelph have been an introduction to university-level economics and finance, as well as university life.

The College of Business and Economics at the University of Guelph is pleased to announce that its accounting program has been accredited by the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario (CPA Ontario).

Brandon Ringham and Emily Kaldis competed at the International Career Development Conference recently in Washington, DC.

Recent research by Avis Devine has rental property owners seeing green, for two reasons. Her study, “Green Certification and Building Performance: Implications for Tangibles and Intangibles " co-authored by Nils Kok from Maastricht University in The Netherlands, shows that environmentally-friendly office properties are not only more sustainable, but can also demand higher rents and lower operating costs.

University of Guelph commerce alumni are invited to reconnect at the annual networking event in Toronto on May 12.