Human Health Sciences
The Department of Human Health Sciences (HHS) conducts research on aging, diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, nutrition, exercise, biomechanics, and metabolism, among other topics.
The department offers undergraduate majors in Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, Human Kinetics, Bio-Medical Sciences, and Neuroscience, as well as master’s and doctoral degrees in Human Health and Nutritional Sciences and the Master of Medical Foundations.
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News
- CTV News: Canadian medical schools cutting basic anatomy training, but not University of Guelph
- TVO Kids’ Burps, Butts and Bones: Dr. Philip Millar shares how our heart responds to exercise, including at high altitudes
- TVO Kids’ Burps, Butts and Bones: Dr. Jamie Burr explains how our muscles keep us moving and balanced on the ice
- Dr. Lori Vallis collaborates on research on the impacts of dancing on Parkinson’s disease
- HHS Newsletter: January 2026
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The College of Biological Science is a globally recognized academic faculty with a mission to expand the understanding of life, from DNA to cells to complex ecosystems. It produces intrepid and interdisciplinary research in a student-centred learning environment that encourages and promotes comprehensive understanding of the systems that govern life.