During its first meeting of the 2010/2011 academic year on Thursday, U of G’s Board of Governors welcomed five new members: two students, a staff member, a professor and a former politician. Guillaume Blais is a fourth-year bachelor of science student studying biomedical science and political science. He serves on the University Senate, co-chairs the [...]

The studio art program in the School of Fine Art and Music is looking for models, nude as well as clothed, for drawing and painting classes. Both male and female models representing a range of body types, cultural/ethnic identity, and ages are required. The school offers good pay and a positive, safe working environment. For [...]

Students and faculty will be helping to give downtown Guelph a “green” makeover. The Downtown Guelph Business Association recently awarded the University two inaugural Small Spaces grants to help beautify the city’s core. Students and faculty from the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development will use one grant to enhance the “Downtown Welcome” sign [...]

Sujeevan Ratnasingham, informatics director with U of G’s Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, is speaking at the ninth annual Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Science Symposium in Korea Oct. 13. Ratnasingham was asked to speak as the recipient of the 2010 Ebbe Nielsen Prize. The award, worth 30,000 euros (C$40,000), is named for the late Ebbe [...]