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OAC PROF RECOGNIZED FOR ANIMAL WELFARE WORK
The Scientists Center for Animal Welfare presented its 2006 Harry C. Rowsell Award to Prof. Ian Duncan, Animal and Poultry Science, in Texas last month. Duncan is only the second Canadian to receive the award, which recognizes individuals known for their commitment to good science and the humane treatment of animals used in research, testing and teaching.
‘RISING STAR' HONOURED
Prof. Ryan Gregory, Integrative Biology, has been named this year's winner of the Canadian Society of Zoologists' (CSZ) Bob Boutillier New Investigator Award for making significant contributions to zoology and being a “rising star” in his field. He will present the Boutillier Lecture and receive his award at the CSZ annual conference at McGill University in May.
CBS PROF'S RESEARCH AMONG TOP SCIENCE STORIES OF 2006
Research by Prof. John Klironomos, Integrative Biology, on how an invasive weed is engaging in underground chemical warfare by poisoning the allies of native trees was named one of the top science stories of 2006 by Discover magazine,which listed what it considers to be the 100 most important and interesting science stories of the year. Klironomos's study, which was conducted with Kristina Stinson of Harvard University and a team of other researchers from Guelph, the United States and Germany, was named one of the top six environmental stories.
RADIO PROJECT TO AIR ON CBC
The CBC Radio One show The Current will broadcast a program by Margie Taylor, a graduate student in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development (SEDRD), Jan. 19. Developed as a multimedia community service learning project for a course taught by Prof. Helen Hambly, the program examines a rural and remote community undergoing vast social change with the closure of the Red Rock pulp mill in northwestern Ontario. It also features SEDRD professor David Douglas. The Current airs between 8:30 and 10 a.m.