News

Four MSc students in the School of Environmental Sciences captured six awards at the Joint Annual Meeting of the Entomological Societies of America, Canada and British Columbia, held in Vancouver, November 11-14, 2018.

The students, all members of Prof. Rebecca Hallett's research group, were recognized for their excellent performance in the Student Presentation Competition at the Joint Annual Meeting and through the Entomological Society of Canada’s student awards.

Congratulations to our researchers who were honoured at the American Society of Agronomy, the Crop Science Society of America, and the Canadian Society of AgronomyInternational Annual Meeting held Nov 4-7 in Baltimore.

The Kent Agricultural Hall of Fame has inducted four new members, including Bob Kerr (OAC 1968) and Prof. Art Schaafsma (OAC 1981, 1983 and 1993).

The Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Prof. Alan Ker as the OAC Research Chair in Agricultural Risk and Policy. This new research leadership role is based out of the Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics (FARE) and is focused on mitigating risk related to production agriculture through policy making.

The OAC Dean's Office is pleased to announce Rebecca Hodges as the new Academic Programs Manager for the College. Rebecca will begin in the role on Thursday, November 1, 2018.
 

Alumni Affairs and Development and the OAC Dean’s Office  is  pleased to announce Shannon Fawns as the new development manager for the College. Shannon began in the role on Monday, October 15, 2018.

It is with sympathy that we share the passing of Dr. William Tossell (OAC ’47) on October 10th, 2018. William was a strong agricultural advocate and dedicated employee to the university, where he was Chair of Crop Science and the first Dean of Research. Friends may call at Gilchrist Chapel - McIntyre & Wilkie Funeral Home, 1 Delhi Street, Guelph on Friday, October 19, 2018 from 1 - 3 and 7 - 9 p.m.

It is with sympathy that we share the passing of Ivan Stinson (OAC ’49) on October 4^th, 2018. Ivan was a sincere friend and supporter of the college. A celebration of life will take place on Sunday, October 14th, 2018, at 1:30pm at the Arboretum at the University of Guelph.

Two new faculty joined the Department of Animal Biosciences on September 1: Dr. Michael Steele, Assistant Professor in Animal Physiology, and Dr. Dan Tulpan, Assistant Professor in Computational Biology.

On Saturday, September 29th, 145 people gathered to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the University of Guelph’s Department of Food Science.

Alumni, faculty, staff and friends came together to celebrate the milestone, but the history of the department dates back even farther to 1885, which was when the department’s predecessor, the Department of Dairying, was established.