The Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) is pleased to announce that Dr. Christine Baes has been appointed Associate Dean (External Relations), effective January 1, 2026, for a five-year term.
The OAC community mourns the passing of Philip Gosling, a long-time supporter of environmental conservation, who passed away on December 3, 2025, at the age of 97.
https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/gras/2025/AS0303The University of Guelph has been ranked as one of the top universities in the world for agricultural science and food science, according to the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects by Shanghai Ranking Consultancy.
The Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) recently brought leaders from some of Canada’s largest protein companies to campus for a focused conversation on the future of protein. The goal of the event was to connect business, government and research partners to help position Canada as a global leader in the growing market.
Canada’s only master’s program in rural planning and development answering high demand for planners
The University of Guelph has once again ranked sixth among Canada’s 15 comprehensive universities, a reflection of its academic excellence, robust research programming and campus community. The ranking, from Maclean’s 2026 evaluation of the country’s post-secondary institutions, is based on a five-metric system that includes students, faculty, resources, student support and reputation.
Dr. Mike Dixon, professor emeritus in the School of Environmental Sciences (SES), Ontario Agricultural College and director of the University’s Controlled Environment Systems Research Facility, and colleagues Drs. Youbin Zheng and Thomas Graham, SES, have received the NSERC Synergy Award for Innovation.
Dr. Lawrence Goodridge knows firsthand the kind of progress that can be made when scientists and government work together. A man wearing a blue tie, white collared shirt and v-neck sweater stands smiling into the camera in front of some greenery. A professor in the Department of Food Science and the director of the Canadian Research Institute for Food Safety at the University of Guelph, Goodridge’s lab was part of the Ontario Wastewater Surveillance Initiative, a program developed to detect COVID-19 in community wastewater.
University of Guelph environmental scientist set to boost her internationally recognized research on soils and climate mitigation thanks to new gift from the Jarislowsky Foundation.
A University of Guelph partnership is turning ideas into solutions that aim to secure the world’s food supplies. Canadian entrepreneurs in agriculture and food can now connect with U of G’s expertise and innovation through a new partnership with the Creative Destruction Lab–Rockies (CDL-Rockies) AgriFood stream. U of G’s Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) has been named an affiliate site of CDL-Rockies, which helps seed-stage science and technology startups commercialize their ideas.