College News

The School of Environmental Sciences is pleased to welcome Susan Chiblow as an Assistant Professor in Indigenous Environmental Stewardship. Chiblow will begin in the role on November 1st, 2021.

Protecting freshwater and farming soils from possible harmful effects of microplastics is the goal of a four-year, $1-million project led by University of Guelph researchers.

One of seven projects across Canada awarded a total of $7 million, the U of G collaboration will receive $999,400 from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council and Environment and Climate Change Canada under their joint Plastics Science for a Cleaner Future initiative. Other funded projects will look at other aspects of plastic pollution.

Two University of Guelph professors are among 14 international researchers to be appointed as CIFAR (Canadian Institute for Applied Research) Azrieli Global Scholars for 2021-23.

Dr. Rebecca Shapiro, a fungal pathogen researcher in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, and Dr. Jackie Goordial, an environmental microbiologist in the School of Environmental Sciences, were chosen for the prestigious program.

The Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) Dean’s Office is pleased to announce Tahlia Dyer as the new Communications and Events Coordinator. She began in the role on May 17, 2021.

Dyer will support OAC’s strategic initiatives through a variety of internal and external communication projects and events. She will work collaboratively with a variety of contacts across OAC and the University of Guelph (U of G) and play a key support role in maintaining and enhancing communication with OAC’s various stakeholders.

The University of Guelph’s Canadian Agri-Marketing Association (CAMA) student chapter won the 2021 National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) Student Marketing Competition held remotely last month.

The team, consisting of nine Ontario Agricultural College students, competed against 23 other North American schools to grab top prize.

The annual competition challenges students to develop a comprehensive marketing plan for a new agricultural product or service to improve producer income or productivity.

A team of University of Guelph agriculture students won the North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge (NAIDC), held remotely this past month.

Rebecca Barr, Brooke Boonstoppel, Clayton McWilliams and Tyrone Wagler competed against three other schools to present the best dairy farm management recommendations.

U of G’s new bachelor of Indigenous environmental science was featured in University Affairs magazine for an article examining how Indigenous researchers are working together with universities and non-Indigenous researchers to shape the future of environmental sciences.

The OAC Dean’s Office and Ridgetown Campus are pleased to welcome Mairin Scannell as the Business Development Centre (BDC) Project Manager. She began in the role on April 26, 2021.

Alumni Affairs and Development (AA&D) and the OAC Dean’s Office are pleased to announce Taline Artinian as the new Senior Advancement Manager while Tara McNeice is on leave. She begins in the role on April 26, 2021.

The University of Guelph’s Ridgetown Campus is launching a new entrance scholarship program to recognize top incoming students and attract future leaders to diploma programs in agriculture, environmental management and horticulture.

Set to be awarded for the first time this fall, the $1,500 scholarships will be offered under the campus Student Awards Program, which distributes close to $200,000 to students each year.

Recipients of these new scholarships will be selected based on admission average.