Economics professor Rene Kirkegaard will continue as a Canada Research Chair in risk management and regulation for another five-year term. The announcement was made April 9 by by Ed Holder, minister of state (science and technology).
Real Estate and Housing students proposed development ideas for Toronto's Honest Ed's site at the first annual Undergraduate Real Estate Case Competition.
The Ontario Hostelry Institute will honour their "Top 30 Under 30" inductees on April 23. This year, six of these individuals are students and alumni from the College of Business + Economics.
HAFA student Aaron Laurie and his group recently took top prize at the Young Hoteliers Summit case challenge in Lausanne.
The Lincoln Alexander Outstanding Leader Award recognizes a Canadian who has exhibited exemplary leadership within, and more importantly beyond, the boundaries of his or her profession. Kennedy will be recognized on May 27 at the annual Lincoln Alexander Outstanding Leader Award banquet.
Dark tourism expert, marketing professor Brent McKenzie, speaks with at Guelph about why tourists visit places with historical connections to death and destruction.
Could land that was once used for tobacco now become home to Ontario's hazelnut crop? According to Department of Management professor, and Ontario Hazelnut Association executive director, Elliott Currie, it's possible.
Currie was recently interviewed by RealAgriculture.com on the future of hazelnuts in Ontario and what farmers should know about growing the tree nut.
University of Guelph alumnus, and CARA Operations Limited executive, Ken Otto, will receive the MBA Distinguished Leader Award on May 7. Otto's career has spanned some of North America’s top restaurant franchises and consulting firms.
Business students reached their $10,000 goal in last week's 5 Days for the Homeless campaign.
University of Guelph alumnus and Scotiabank chief economist and senior vice-president, Warren Jestin spoke to economics and finance students earlier this week, and presented the Warren Jestin Scholarship in Canadian Economic Policy to fourth-year student Chloe Blais.