A sustainable bicycle shelter built in the heart of campus will double as a pavilion for small events and gatherings. Located on the edge of Branion Plaza, the shelter is environmentally friendly in more ways than one, from its promotion of human-powered transit to its curved green roof.
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OVC Pet Trust celebrates 30th anniversary
The Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) Pet Trust, the first charitable fund dedicated to the health and well-being of companion animals, celebrates three decades in 2016. In that time, more than $35 million has been raised to support learning, health care and research at OVC.
Physics professor breaks Guinness World Record No. 22
By day, Jason Thomas, B.Sc. ’00, M.Sc. ’02, is a full-time U of G physics professor. Off campus, his alter ego, Burnaby Q. Orbax, is one half of the Monsters of Schlock, a vaudevillian stunt show that also includes his twin brother, Sweet Pepper Klopek (a registered name).
Syrian refugee student arrives
Next to her new winter clothing, that campus guide was a must-have for Kuwatly in early January. Newly arrived at U of G from Lebanon, the Syrian student needed to find her way around a snow-covered campus completely unlike anything she’d left behind in the Middle East. “People are nice here,” she says with a
Centre for Cardiovascular Investigations opens
The University of Guelph has officially launched a Centre for Cardiovascular Investigations to develop innovative ways to fight heart disease.
U of G food truck opens for business
Something’s cooking on four wheels at U of G. Sporting a flaming exterior and a “GryphN” wielding kitchen utensils, Gryph N’ Grille is the new campus food truck.
Landscape architecture celebrates 50 years at U of G
The University of Guelph celebrated half a century of landscape architecture education earlier this fall.
Football coach competes on The Amazing Race Canada
At 62 years old, Neil Lumsden was the oldest competitor on the most recent edition of The Amazing Race Canada, which aired over the summer. But when his daughter Kristin, 31, asked him to be her teammate and apply for the show, the U of G assistant football coach and CFL Hall of Famer was
High-tech livestock research centre opens
University of Guelph researchers will study livestock production, health and welfare using leading-edge technology with the opening of the $25-million, state-of-the-art Livestock Research and Innovation Centre (LRIC) — Dairy Facility at Elora.