The University of Guelph made a strong showing in three international rankings this year.
Strong international recognition
Category: Noteworthy
Grads receive convocation keepsake boxes
All winter and summer 2020 graduates were mailed a convocation “keepsake box” prepared by the Office of Ceremonies and Events.
U of G innovation helping with PPE
A University of Guelph innovation is now being used to sanitize personal protective equipment for safe reuse.
Making a splash back home in Turkey
As Bartu Suer’s final semester in the University of Guelph’s marketing management program loomed, his singing voice boomed over airwaves in his home country of Turkey. Suer is the lead singer of çatıkatı, a high-energy, Turkish language alternative rock band. The group started in Istanbul and continued to evolve in Guelph, where rehearsals and songwriting
U of G on Forbes Best Canadian Employers list
The University of Guelph has been recognized by Forbes magazine as one of the best Canadian universities to work for. Of the universities included in the list, U of G placed sixth. “It is wonderful to see U of G recognized on such a prestigious list,” says Martha Harley, associate vice-president (human resources). “The University
U of G’s MBA ranks among best in the world
The MBA in sustainable commerce at U of G’s Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics is among the best in the world at weaving sustainability and corporate social responsibility into its courses, faculty research, and institutes. The program placed in the top 20 among 146 business programs globally in the 2019 Corporate Knights
Collection at Centre for Biodiversity Genomics surpasses 5 million specimens
The Centre for Biodiversity Genomics natural history collection at the University of Guelph reached an important milestone in February, processing its five millionth barcoded specimen. The CBG’s collections unit has sorted, processed and archived barcoded specimens from around the world since 2006. Each specimen in the globally unique collection is fully digitized and sequenced and
Researchers design moonlight tracking device with NASA
NASA liked what it saw during a series of tests of a U of G-made robotic telescope mount. The device performed better than expected aboard a converted spy plane cruising at 70,000 feet. The first-ever moonlight tracking device will improve the accuracy of numerous Earth-observing satellites. A series of test flights took place in November.
Canadians’ grocery bills rising
The 10th annual Canada Food Price Report estimated Canadian families will dish out $487 more on food this year, for an average total household grocery bill of $12,667 a year. Rising meat, produce and seafood prices are to blame. The report was released in December. Meat prices are projected to rise by as much as
Lawrence Hill teaching creative writing to inmates
Inmates in Canadian prisons have stories to tell and want to put them to paper.