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Aaron Lorenz, FARE MSc Student Wins CGS-M Scholarship

Aaron Lorenz, advised by Dr. Yu Na Lee, has received one of the presitigious SSHRC awards in the 2022/23.  The Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master’s (CGS M) Program aims develop research skills and assist in the training of highly qualified personnel by supporting students who demonstrate a high standard of achievement in undergraduate and early graduate studies. Congratulations, Aaron!

UoG Alumnus Len Kahn (1989 FARE MSc graduate) receives CAMA Lifetime Achievement Award

Canadian Agri-food Marketers Alliance (CAMA) recognizes Len Kahn for Lifetime Achievement

FARE faculty invited to speak at international conference on Food Inflation and COVID-19 in South Asia

FARE Associate Professor Dr. Sylvanus Kwaku Afesorgbor has been funded by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) as an invited speaker to the International Conference on COVID-19 in South Asia: Lessons from a Time of Upheaval, Oct. 17-18 in Nepal.

Dr. S. Kwaku Afesorgbor is now an Associate Editor for the journal, Climate and Development.

Climate and Development

FARE faculty Mike von Massow co-leading United Way campaign as faculty co-chair

The University of Guelph’s annual United Way campaign launched today, kicking off a three-month-long effort to raise $575,000 for this important local charity. 

Congratulations to former FARE Student.

Dr. Zahoor ul Haq, who received his doctorate from FARE in 2008, has recently been awarded the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Excellence) by the Pakistani government for his service in higher education. The Tamgha-e-Imtiaz is a state-organised honour given to select civilians based on their achievements. Zahoor is currently Vice Chancellor of Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Pakistan. Congratulations Zahoor.

FARE faculty joined Dordt University, is now adjunct faculty

Richard Vyn, Associate Professor and FARE faculty member at UofG’s Ridgetown campus has joined Dordt University as Associate Professor of Agriculture.

Dr. Tongzhe Li is named an Associate Editor for American Journal of Agricultural Economics

 and has received an Outstanding AJAE Reviewer Awarding in 2022.

Nicholas Bannon received W.C. Winegard Medal as top undergraduate.

The W.C.

Food Focus "Another Look at Food Inflation" with Dr. M. von Massow