Editorial bias, publication delays and prohibitive publishing costs are among a growing list of complaints levelled by researchers against the ages-old peer review process used by many scientific journals.
Ophiocordyceps unilateralis: that’s the apocalypse-causing fungus in the hit TV show “The Last of Us.” But it won’t cause a real-life pandemic anytime soon, says a University of Guelph microbiologist.
For Dr. Shaun Sanders, brain cancer research revolves around her lab in the University of Guelph’s Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB), part of the College of Biological Science.
Estrogen may play a key role in reducing the impact of kidney disease, say researchers in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology.
While kidney disease is a worsening public health concern for everyone, previous studies have shown it is more devastating in men than in women. Dr. Nina Jones and her team of researchers set out to determine the molecular basis of this intriguing sex difference. READ MORE HERE
Despite ongoing challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Guelph community has raised more than $500,000 in this year’s United Way campaign.
Three University of Guelph researchers have been awarded more than $1.4 million in project grant funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) for studies intended to address antimicrobial resistance and understand chronic pain.
ALL exams scheduled for today will be rescheduled to Saturday, Dec. 17. On Saturday, each exam's timeslot and location remain as planned.
Updates and additional information including availability of on-campus dining and details about the University's planned reopening, will be available on the University news page: https://news.uoguelph.ca/. Please monitor the news page for updates.
A need for community drove Jennifer Geddes-McAlister to found a network for mothers in science. Here’s what she learnt.
When Terry Van Raay’s team set out to deprive developing zebrafish of their normal symbiotic bacteria, he wasn’t sure what they would find. As it turns out, these microorganisms are hugely important to normal brain cell development, or neurogenesis. READ MORE HERE