Dr. Rozita Dara Named CCMPS Research Impact Leadership Chair
Dara's appointment positions her to lead AI4Food and support cutting-edge, responsible AI work in the agri-food sector.
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Industry Leaders Guide U of G Cybersecurity Curriculum
Industry experts, faculty and students gathered at U of G’s cybersecurity facility to help shape programs that meet evolving employer and AI-driven security needs.
Post-Doctoral Scholar Wins Best Presentation at DMIP International Conference
Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Shanoon, a post-doctoral scholar in the AI Lab in the School of Computer Science, has been awarded Best Presentation at the 2025 8th International Conference on Digital Medicine and Image Processing (DMIP) in Tokyo, Japan. Held at the University of Tokyo from November 27–30, DMIP is a leading international conference where researchers and professionals from around the world share new work in digital medicine, image processing and related fields.
University of Guelph Awarded Sloan Foundation Grant to Explore Life’s Chemical Origins
Could life begin differently? A new University of Guelph project aims to find out with funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in collaboration with researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and Elm Research Laboratories.
Dr. Derek O’Flaherty, Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry, will lead the Guelph arm of the three-year, $800,000 collaboration, which aims to investigate how life might emerge from genetic materials other than ribonucleic acid (RNA), expanding our understanding of what is possible for life in the universe.
U of G is Now a Schulich Leader School
Schulich Leader Scholarships award 100 undergraduate scholarships across 20 partner universities annually in Canada.
2025 CCMPS Undergraduate Awards
On November 13, the College of Computational, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences (CCMPS) hosted an awards reception to celebrate student achievements and recognize the philanthropic support of friends of CCMPS and the University of Guelph, whose generous contributions help make accessible education possible.
Prof. and Chair of the Department of Chemistry Receives the 2026 CCUCC Clara Benson Award
Dr. Kathryn E. Preuss, Professor and Chair of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Guelph, is the 2026 recipient of the Clara Benson Award, sponsored by the Canadian Council of University Chemistry Chairs (CCUCC).
PhD Candidate Wins Gilead Early Career Award for Excellence in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
PhD candidate Genievieve Borg is the 2026 recipient of the Gilead Early Career Award for Excellence in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, presented by the Canadian Society for Chemistry (CSC). This award acknowledges an early career chemist as a mark of distinction and recognition for excellence in their work advancing equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives.
Student Feature: Leading Change Through Responsible AI
Hear how Keerthana Madhavan is inspiring global change in responsible technology.
U of G Welcomes Dr. Charmaine Dean for the 2025 Tremaine Speaker Series on Women in Science
U of G’s Math and Stats Department hosted Dr. Charmaine Dean for the 2025 Tremaine Speaker Series celebrating women in science.