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Emily Robinson, a recent graduate from Lang's BComm program and an incoming MSc student in Lang’s School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management, recently received funding through the OMAFRA Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP) Scholarship program for her research on single-use plastics in the restaurant industry.

The OMAFRA – U of G Partnership funds the HQP Scholarship program, which aims to support the development of highly skilled graduates who can meet the changing demands of the agri-food and rural sector.

Dr. Ann Pegoraro, the new Lang Chair in Sport Management, will play an integral role in advancing gender equity in sport within Canada through a new, collaborative research hub.

For health care leader and Lang MBA graduate Nisa Karan, the inspiration to start a new business to help support healthcare workers came from a specific course during her graduate program at the Lang School.

The University of Guelph has awarded nearly $700,000 to U of G researchers for projects designed to support the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic and mitigate its impact. Each project received up to $10,000 from the Research Development and Catalyst Fund.

Among the funded projects are six research projects by Lang faculty, with matching support from the Office of Research.

Last month, Lang business students had the opportunity to present their creative business solutions to industry representatives as part of a fourth-year capstone course. In the course, students were placed into teams and received a real-world business challenge from their assigned organization.

With the current restrictions, students pitched their solutions remotely to representatives from one of three industry partners: Canadian Tire Corporation, Magna International, and RBC.