Industry News: Questions Remain Around Blockchain and Beef Traceability in Canada
Food from Thought’s director of research data strategy, Karen Hand, comments in Canadian Cattleman about considerations for blockchain in food traceability.
1 April 2019
28 March 2019
Industry News: Precision Agriculture Meets Precision Conservation
Research funded in part by Food from Thought was featured in Country Guide on March 18th and March 21st. Prof.
12 February 2019
Conversation Canada: From cannabis edibles to plant proteins: 2019 food trends
Food from Thought principal investigator Alfons Weersink was featured in the Conversation Canada discussing 2019 food trends, including flexitarian diets,
16 January 2019
Assistant Professor in Pathogenomics and Disease Informatics to conduct microbiology, bacterial genetics and bioinformatics research
The University of Guelph is pleased to welcome Dr. Nicole Ricker as Assistant Professor in Pathogenomics and Disease Informatics. Her
10 January 2019
Utopian Dinner Table: How to Feed the World in 100 Years
Food from Thought scientific director and principal investigator Evan Fraser collaborated on a CBC Ideas project called the “Utopian Dinner
5 December 2018
The Hill Times: Canada’s Agriculture System on the Cusp of a Circular Revolution
Food from Thought scientific director and principal investigator, Evan Fraser, wrote an op-ed in The Hill Times about Canada’s role
1 November 2018
Digital Agriculture Research Fund Town Hall
Digital Agriculture Research Fund Call for Proposals Town Hall Date: Monday, November 26, 2018, 10:00-11:00am Location: University Centre, room 441;
25 October 2018
Globe and Mail: Not Enough Fruits, Vegetables Grown to Feed Global Population a Healthy Diet
The Globe and Mail featured groundbreaking research from a study co-authored by scientific director and principal investigator Evan Fraser, along
23 October 2018
Top Canadian food universities to collaborate on CFREF food security and sustainability initiatives
The University of Guelph (U of G) and the University of Saskatchewan (USask) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) last
9 October 2018
New Animal Biosciences Professors Will Support Animal Sciences Research Through Diverse Approaches
Two new faculty joined the Department of Animal Biosciences within the Ontario Agricultural College on September 1: Dr. Michael Steele,
18 September 2018
Industry News: Our Data Road Map
Food from Thought director of research data strategy, Karen Hand, was featured in a Country Guide article about agriculture data.
6 September 2018
Appointment of Assistant Professor in Statistics to Support Food from Thought Through Computational Statistics and Big Data Analytics
The University of Guelph has named Dr. Khurram Nadeem as Assistant Professor in Statistics. His role began on August 1,
3 September 2018
Globe and Mail: ‘Slow’ Chickens? Not so fast. Why an animal-welfare solution is more complicated than some expected
Food from Thought principal investigator Dr. Tina Widowski and lead researcher Dr. Stephanie Torrey are featured in a Globe and
13 August 2018
Appointment of Assistant Professor in Precision Agriculture to Advance Food from Thought Research and Training in Sustainable Agriculture
The University of Guelph has named Dr. John Sulik as Assistant Professor of Precision Agriculture. His role began on June
7 August 2018
Food from Thought Welcomes New Research Assistant Cohort for September 2018
The University of Guelph has selected sixteen outstanding graduate students to receive exclusive Food from Thought Research Assistant awards for
12 June 2018
Conversation Canada: Restaurants Not Only Feed Us, They Shape Our Food Preferences
Food from Thought principal investigator Alfons Weersink was featured in the Conversation Canada discussing restaurants and food preferences. Prof. Weersink
22 May 2018
Industry News: Trust the Opportunity
Food from Thought principal investigator and scientific director, Evan Fraser, discusses the amount of food available to feed the planet
25 April 2018
Appointment of Director of Research Data Strategy for Food from Thought
The University of Guelph has named Dr. Karen Hand as the new Director of Research Data Strategy for the Food
