Archived News and Events
- Arctic Field Course Turns Students Into Researchers
June 14, 2011 - Offered at least every two years, the course has seen hundreds of Guelph students visit the Churchill Northern Studies Centre (CNSC) in Manitoba. Run independently since 1976, this subarctic research and teaching facility is located at the meeting place of the northern boreal forest and the tundra, where the Churchill River empties into western Hudson Bay. Read more. - DNA Barcoding Captures International Headlines
June 1, 2011 - Prof. Paul Hebert has been highlighted in a story in Tuesday's Globe and Mail discussing how DNA barcoding is being used to trace the origin of food and food contaminants. The article focuses on how Hebert, who is the scientific director of the International Barcode of Life (iBOL) project at U of G, has used DNA barcoding to solve all kinds of food mysteries from the mislabeling of fish sold in restaurants and supermarkets to pinpointing the source of certain contaminants found in food on the production line. Read more. - $3-Million Grant to Prevent Habitat Loss
May 9, 2011 - Using Canada's largest national park as his laboratory, a University of Guelph professor will test cutting-edge DNA technology that could change how we monitor and protect the environment. Prof. Mehrdad Hajibabaei received a $3-million grant from Genome Canada through the Ontario Genomics Institute to conduct research in Wood Buffalo National Park, considered one of Canada's most valued ecosystems. Read more. - Researchers Barcode Beetles in South Africa
Dec 9, 2010 - Elephants. Rhinos. The big cats. They’re the creatures most people hope to see on a South African safari. But Erin Corstorphine, a research assistant with U of G’s Biodiversity Institute of Ontario (BIO), considered herself lucky during her trek there this fall when she spotted a flightless dung beetle trundling along, digging a burrow as dung beetles do. Read more. - GigaPan Research Makes Headlines
Nov 4, 2010 - Integrative biology professor Alex Smith will be featured in an article in Science magazine that hits newstands Friday. The story looks at scientists who are using GigaPan, new technology that involves using a robotic camera and special software to create panoramic images with a standard digital camera. Read more. - Faculty Make Headlines, Prof to Be on CBC Radio
Nov 2, 2010 - U of G professors conducting DNA barcoding research and the Guelph-based Biodiversity Institute of Ontario (BIO) were featured in international and national news reports this week, including on ABC News and in the Globe and Mail. , the Vancouver Sun, Ottawa Citizen, Edmonton Journal, Bangladesh News and Reuters India and Reuters United Kingdom. Read more. - Toronto Star - Barcode for Every Species on Earth
Sept 26, 2010 - Imagine walking through the woods and being able to identify any plant or bug that catches your curiosity by its DNA simply by touching it with a handheld device. On a screen would pop up the name of the species, its origin and an encyclopedic description of it. It's not just a pie-in-the-sky idea, but an actual goal that 100 international scientists gathered in Toronto Sunday are working toward developing within the next decade. Read more. - CN Tower to Double as DNA Barcode
Sept 24, 2010 - The CN Tower will be illuminated Sept. 25 to look like the world's biggest DNA barcode as part of the official launch of the University of Guelph-based International Barcode of Life Project (iBOL). iBOL is the world’s largest biodiversity genomics initiative aimed at creating a digital identification system of all life on Earth using DNA barcoding. Read more. - Guelph Informatics Expert Wins International Prize
May 5, 2010 - Sujeevan Ratnasingham, informatics director with U of G's Biodiversity Institute of Ontario (BIO), has been awarded the 2010 Ebbe Nielsen Prize from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), a multilateral initiative that enables free and open access to biodiversity data online. Read more. - DNA Barcoding Makes International Headlines
April 27, 2010 - The May issue of National Geographic magazine includes a feature story on Prof. Paul Hebert and DNA barcoding. The piece includes a photo gallery and story about how DNA barcoding reduces species identification time and has led to the discovery of overlooked species around the world. Read more. - DNA Barcoding Proposal Up for Award
April 27, 2010 - How do you get teenagers around the world to help preserve the Earth's biodiversity? Make a game of it. A University of Guelph biologist hopes he can persuade the rest of the world to help him attract $200,000 to do just that. Read more. - International Barcode of Life Gets $8.1 Million
April 23, 2010 - The Ontario government is investing an additional $8.1 million in the University of Guelph-based International Barcode of Life (iBOL) project, the world's largest biodiversity genomics project. Read more. - Prof, DNA Barcoding Featured on National TV
March 30, 2010 - Integrative biology professor Robert Hanner was featured on two CBC television programs this week discussing how DNA barcoding technology can detect mislabelled seafood. Read more. - 'Worm Test' Shows DNA Leaks
February 10, 2010 - Researchers have discovered that mescal itself contains the DNA of the agave butterfly caterpillar - the famously tasty "worm" that many avoid consuming.. Read more. - Profs Make International Headlines
December 04, 2009 - Integrative Biology Prof. Paul Hebert and the Biodiversity Institute of Ontario (BIO) are featured today in the Wall Street Journal. Read more. - U of G Teams With High Schools
November 11, 2009 - A pioneering outreach project at the University of Guelph has turned high school students from across Canada into "food sleuths." Read more. - Scientists from U of G in Mexico to Talk Barcoding
November 09, 2009 - More than two dozen scientists from the University of Guelph are in Mexico City this week attending the third international Barcode of Life Conference. Read more. - U of G Part of International 'Genome Zoo' Proposal
November 06, 2009 - News Release. In the most comprehensive study of vertebrate evolution ever attempted an international consortium of scientists - including some from the University of Guelph - is planning to assemble a genomic zoo. Read more. - Darwin-Inspired Exhibit Melds Art, Science
October 05, 2009 - News Release. An art show of evolution-inspired works that provide diverse views of ideas contained in Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species is coming to the University of Guelph. Read more. - Hummingbirds Powered by 'Light' DNA, Study Finds
August 06, 2009- News Release. Hummingbirds have less DNA in their cells than other birds, allowing them to do all that energy-intensive hovering flight, according to new research by University of Guelph biologists. Read more. - U of G Scientists Help Find Plant DNA Barcode
July 28, 2009- News Release. It will now be possible to genetically differentiate the more than 400,000 species of land plants in the world thanks to DNA barcoding, a revolutionary technique invented at the University of Guelph. Read more. - U of G Profs, Scientist Make Headlines
July 28, 2009 - In the News. Professors and researchers from the University of Guelph are making national and international headlines this week. Read more. - U of G Gets $12.5 Million for World-Class Research
June 19, 2009 - News Release. The University of Guelph will enhance its reputation as a world leader in DNA barcoding, nuclear physics and human and animal health, thanks to a nearly $12.5-million investment from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) announced today. Read more.
