U of G

By Sydney Pearce

This holiday weekend, as you finalize your plans, make sure to prepare yourself for the insects that accompany the great outdoors – like ticks.

Ticks can transmit pathogens that cause disease. In Ontario, the blacklegged tick poses the greatest risk; it can transmit several pathogens including the bacteria (Borrelia burgdorferi) that causes Lyme disease in humans, dogs and horses.

By Shannon Mustard

Researchers have found that a community-based cycling exercise program improved the gait, posture, and muscle strength for patients with Parkinson’s disease, a neural disorder that results in freezing episodes (the inability to move involuntarily), rigidity, and tremors in the body.

By Louis Gasparini

Wild Atlantic salmon populations have declined drastically in recent decades, but new findings by Integrative Biology researchers could help with restoration efforts for this important aquatic species.

Prof. Elizabeth Boulding and her research group made several important discoveries about Atlantic salmon genes that influence the appearance and growth of the fish, and which could have important implications for their potential restoration.

By Liz Snyder

Data Management Plans (DMPs) are becoming a more integrated part of the funding application process.  The U of G will soon be adopting its own Institutional Research Data Management strategy to ensure researchers are mitigating risk and increasing the visibility and impact of their research, one component of which is a DMP – and the Library is ready to help.