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Ontario Agri-Food Alliance to manage new swine research centre in Elora
The University of Guelph celebrated the opening of the new $20-million Ontario Swine Research Centre last week. The state-of-the-art facility will boost the province's ability to conduct research, create innovative solutions and develop new technologies that will be beneficial for both Ontario pork producers and consumers.
The new centre is the result of a joint investment from the Government of Ontario, the Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario (ARIO), and Ontario's pork industry. It's the latest addition to the network...
University of Guelph researchers receive more than $20 million in federal funding
University of Guelph researchers will receive more than $20.4 million in federal support for studies encompassing a wide variety of topics, ranging from wildfires and quarks to Indigenous self-determination and AI.
As part of a broader funding initiative that totals $960 million, Randy Boissonnault, the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development, and Official Languages, made the announcement today on behalf of François-Philippe Champagne, the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry, and Mark Holland, the Minister of...
U of G research finds bipolar disorder is neurodevelopmental in origin
A new University of Guelph study offers new insight into bipolar disorder, providing strong evidence that the origins of the disorder are neurodevelopmental.
The seven-year study was conducted by researchers from Dr. Jasmin Lalonde’s lab and included Drs. Tristen Hewitt and Begüm Alural.
The team used neural progenitor cells or early-stage cells differentiated from stem cells of bipolar patients. They also cultured stem cells from patients with bipolar disorder and...
U of G Experts Have Developed a User-Friendly Food Safety Toolbox
A team of University of Guelph researchers helped to develop a global web-based food safety toolbox.
Led by Dr. Keith Warriner, a professor in the Department of Food Science in the Ontario Agricultural College, the team also included Dr. Jeff Farber, former director of the Canadian Research Institute for Food Safety based at U of G and current CRIFS director...
U of G Names Dr. Rene Acker Interim Vice-President (Research)
Rene Van Acker
The University of Guelph has announced that Dr. Rene Van Acker, professor and dean of Ontario Agricultural College (OAC), will serve as its interim vice-president (research).
He will step into the position immediately, taking a secondment from his current role as dean.
Van Acker will replace Malcolm Campbell, who has been in the vice-president (research) role since 2015. Following an administrative leave, Campbell will focus on his role as a professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology within the ...
U of G Study Found Digital Privacy in Electronics Repair Industry Worrisome
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A University of Guelph study investigated privacy concerns in the electronics repair industry and found that there are widespread privacy violations and a lack of safeguards.
Led by Dr. Hassan Khan, a professor in the School of Computer Science in the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, the team set out to better understand the privacy risks of repairing electronic devices.
This study was the first-ever to give a comprehensive view...
U of G researchers find effective way to treat ketosis in dairy cows
By Cate Willis
A University of Guelph study has found that reducing cow milking frequency can help treat ketosis, a common metabolic disorder that occurs within two weeks of delivering a calf.
Dr. Todd Duffield, a professor in the Department of Population Medicine at the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC), led the study...
U of G research finds poor mental health in medicine about more than just doctors and nurses
A University of Guelph study examined the impact the pandemic had on medical professionals.
Dr. Basem Gohar, a clinical psychologist and professor in the Ontario Veterinary College, led the team, which included Liam Ishaky, a master of public health student, and Dr. Myuri Sivanthan, a post-doctoral fellow. The team wanted to examine the pandemic's impact on the mental health...
U of G study finds better cattle housing can help heal hock injuries
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By Cate Willis
A University of Guelph study has found that improving housing environments for dairy cattle with hock injuries can promote healing.
Led by PhD student Amanda Armstrong and Dr. David Kelton, a professor in the Ontario Veterinary College, the team set out to better understand the relationship between hock and knee injuries and lameness in dairy cattle. They wanted to know what causes these injuries and how they can be resolved. ...
Data Science: Secure data centre supports research and policy development
The McLaughlin Library, home to the Branch Research Data Centre
By Gillian Beatson
Even research data not collected at the University of Guelph still needs protection on campus.
The Branch Research Data Centre (BRDC), located in the McLaughlin Library, is a secure data enclave that holds sensitive and specific data from surveys and administrative data mostly originating with Statistics Canada and other government departments. It is part of the Canadian Research Data Centre Network. For many researchers, this is a way to access data that is...