What you say on Facebook may affect your professional credibility – especially for those in the health industry. U of G researchers found that posting only one subtle comment expressing workplace frustration was enough for people to view you as a less credible health professional. The first-ever study was published in the Journal of Medical
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Tiny radio transmitters provide insect migration clues
Wind and warmth can improve travel time for the billions of insects worldwide that migrate each year, according to a first-ever radio-tracking study by University of Guelph biologists. Researchers equipped monarch butterflies and green darner dragonflies with radio transmitters and tracked them through southern Ontario and several northern states. They wanted to learn how environmental
Education helps close gender pay gap
Having a PhD on your résumé is key to closing the gender pay gap, according to new University of Guelph research. In a first-ever study, researchers found the higher the level of education upon graduation, the smaller the gender pay gap. The study, published in the journal Higher Education Policy, revealed the average wage for
Teens and family dinners
There’s a connection between sitting down for family dinners and the eating habits of young people.
Heart attack symptoms, treatment different for women
Women experience fewer heart attack symptoms and that puts them at higher risk of dying from heart attack, according to U of G biomedical sciences professor.
Controlling children’s behaviour with screen time leads to more screen time
Rewarding a child with more screen time could make them want even more screen time.
‘Hangry’ is a real condition
Being hungry can make you angry…or rather, “hangry.” It’s a real thing, U of G researchers discovered.
Seafood mislabelling persists throughout supply chain
The label may not hold the true identity of the fish you buy.
Revealing domestic homicide study
Oppression, discrimination and lack of access to resources place members of vulnerable populations at higher risk of domestic homicide.
3-D printing research opens new possibilities
When the Ontario Veterinary College’s Michelle Oblak used a 3-D printed custom titanium plate for surgery on a dog’s skull, the procedure not only marked a veterinary first in North America, but it also signalled a potential new breakthrough in cancer research. Along with Cornell University small-animal surgeon Galina Hayes, Oblak removed a large cancerous