$1.4-Million Research Lab Honours Memory of Canadian Wine Industry Trailblazer It took 20 years for Melanie Wills, B.Sc. ’09, PhD ’16, to get a diagnosis. By then, Lyme disease had stolen much of her childhood and adolescence and had followed her to university. Wills endured chronic pain, severe fatigue and gastrointestinal issues, thyroid and vision
Category: Around the Ring
U of G Names Two New Deans
The University of Guelph will welcome two new deans to campus this fall and in early 2018. Mary Wells Mary Wells begins a five-year term Nov. 1 as dean of the newly renamed College of Engineering and Physical Sciences. Wells is associate dean of outreach and a professor in mechanical and mechatronics engineering at
University Wins Legacy Award
The University of Guelph has won a national award for its original 1965 campus master plan.
New OVC Grad Achieves Highest Possible Score on Veterinary Licensing Exam
When Rose Rumney went online to check her score for the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination (NAVLE), the number 800 was listed beside her name. Her first thought was: 800 out of what?
Grad Student Wins Top Prizes at National Thesis Contest
A University of Guelph graduate student took home both top prizes from Canada’s Three-Minute Thesis competition.
United Way fundraiser wins “Campaign of the Year”
The local United Way recognized the University of Guelph with major awards for its 2016 campaign. The U of G community raised $625,000 in one of its most successful fundraising drives ever.
U of G introduces neuroscience major
The University of Guelph is introducing a new undergraduate major in neuroscience.
University Centre updates will create more space for students
Areas of the University Centre (UC) are being updated to make better use of space on the first floor and in Peter Clark Hall.
Sexual violence policy offers support to entire campus community
The University of Guelph continues to strengthen its sexual violence programming by revising its existing sexual violence protocol into a more comprehensive policy aimed at supporting including faculty, staff and students.
Making change in the world while earning a credit
Powdered cricket brownies, anyone? As part of the preliminary pitch for their semester-long assignment in the Ideas Congress (ICON) course, a team of Guelph undergraduates recently handed out home-baked goodies — complete with insect ingredients — to classmates. To judge by appreciative comments around the classroom that evening, the brownies helped to sweeten up the