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Food and Agriculture Business Seminar returns June 5-7
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.
Taste before you travel: Professor WooMi Jo investigates connection between ethnic cuisine and travel intentions
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.
Management Economics & Finance student Ryan Martin reflects on his first two years at U of G
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.
Accounting program accredited by CPA Ontario; New program announced
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).
First-year business students compete at international conference
Brandon Ringham and Emily Kaldis competed at the International Career Development Conference recently in Washington, DC.
It pays to be green: Professor Avis Devine researches profitability of environmentally-friendly office properties
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.
Gryphons on Bay Street is back
University of Guelph commerce alumni are invited to reconnect at the annual networking event in Toronto on May 12.
Students bring home gold at national real estate competition
The second annual Undergraduate Real Estate Case Competition took place in Toronto on April 4. University of Guelph real estate students brought home top honours.
Trading places: Professor Nikola Gradojevic investigates the impact of private information on foreign exchange trading
All traders in the foreign exchange market have access to public information such as media reports and central bank communications to help drive their decisions. While there is an ever-present risk associated with transactions of any size, using public information alone is often not enough to place traders on the podium of profit, which means the use private information is often involved.