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at GUELPH MARCH 24, 2010 • VOL. 54 NO. 6 • WWW .UOGUELPH.CA / ATGUELPH • UNIVERSITY OF GUE LP H Sustainability Task Force Seeks Input From Community Group to hold town hall meeting April 6 to get ideas, feedback BY LORJ BONA HUNT erate should help ensure the current and fu- ture welfare of our local and global OT AN IDEA about how U of G can communities," he says. "It's a responsibility Genhance sustainability both on and and commitment that we all must embrace, off campus? If so, the Presidential Task collectively and individually." Force on Sustainability wants to hear from Hall says the task force will take a com- you. prehensive view of sustainability, focusing The task force is looking to the Univer- on the basic principles: the environment, sity community for feedback and input on communities and the economy. It will look the various ways U ofG can promote desir- at issues related to carbon footprint, water able and achievable social, economic and use, sustainable practices in teaching and environmental sustainability practices. academic programs, and future initiatives It plans to run at least two town hall that could also benefit other communities meetings in the coming weeks, starting with The group has been asked to present an one April 6 from 11 :30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in interim progress report to the president this Peter Clark Hall. People can also email sug- summer. gestions and ideas to sustainability@ The task force's members are: Abeir uoguelph.ca. Arqusosi, executive assistant to the vice- "Our mission is to create opportunities president (research); fourth-year B.Comm for discourse and action," says Prof. Kevin student Gavin Armstrong; Lori Bona Hunt, Hall, vice-president (research), who chairs associate director (news senrice), Commu- the task force. "We want to hear from ev- nications and Public Affairs; Bob Carter, as- eryone - students, faculty and staff from sistant vice-president {physical resources); all our campuses - who has ideas about OAC graduate student Arthur Churchyard; how we can live and work more sustainably. Prof. Rumina Dhalla, Business; OAC dean Whether it's using less energy and water, Rob Gordon; Dan Maclachlan, director of initiating social and economic changes, or maintenance and energy services in Physi- enhancing our teaching and learning prac- cal Resources; sustainability co-ordinator tices, we as a university need to look for Gillian Maurice; Prof. Rich Moccia, associ- ways to put fewer demands on the planet." ate vice-president (research) agri-food and It's a sentiment that's been expressed of- partnerships; Prof. Beth Parker, Engineer- In remission from acute promyelocytic leukemia for almost a year, third-year BA student ten by president Alastair Summerlee, who ing; Mike Ridley, chief information officer Samantha Smith-Moskal is chairing this year's Relay for life. PHOTO ev MARTIN SCHWALBE created the task force earlier this year. and chief librarian; and Irene Thompson, "Everything we teach, do, build and op- director of Student Housing Services. Running a Relay for Life Walsh Reappointed Student's cancer fight spurs leadership ofannual campus ftmdraiser BY bORJ BONA H UNT "This is my first year participating," Smith-Moskal says, adding that she was inspired at Guelph-Humber OF G STUDENT Samantha Smith-Moskal to take part because a friend participated on her Ukn ows first-hand what it's like to battle behalflast year. The U of G committee is made up Vice-provost to serve second five -year term cancer. At this time last year, she was still dealing of students from various years and majors, "so with some severe side effects of her fight against it's a great way of bringing people together." She was diagnosed with cancer in fall 2008 ing student opportunity by enabling stu- acute promyelocytic leukemia. But this month, ROF. JOHN WALSH has been appointed during a semester abroad in France. "I noticed a dents to earn a university honours degree she will join with others from U of G and raise Pto a second five-year term as vice- couple of bruises I couldn't remember getting." money for the Canadian Cancer Society during provost for the University of Guelph- and a college diploma in four years of Relay for Life March 27 and 28. The bruising intensified, and she was eventually Humber. Prof. Maureen Mancuso, U of G study." "Having cancer was the worst experience of diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia. provost and vice-president (academic). and Guelph-Humber began offering classes my life," says Smith-Moskal, a third-year French "It's one of the more easily treatable types of Michael Hatton, vice-president (academic) in fa.11 2002 with faculty members from both studies student who is chairing this year's event. cancer, with a cure rate of up to 95 per cent," she at the Humber College Institute of institutions. In 2004, it moved to its own "I want as few people as possible to go through says. "But I still had to endure three rounds of Technology and Advanced Learning, $45-million state-of-the-art building on the it." chemotherapy, and I had complications such as a announced the reappointment last week. Humber campus. Relay for Life is a 12-hour non·competitive blood clot in my lung, hypercalcemia (an excess '~J ohn has done an outstanding job in "I am absolutely delighted to have the event that- runs in the Gryphon Dome from 7 of calcium that can be fatal), infections and pneu- moving the University of Guelph-Humber opportunity to serve a second term as p.m. to 7 a.m. The fundraising initiative takes monia." She's been in remission for nearly a year. forward," said Hatton. "Under his leader- vice-provost," Walsh said. "The past several place across Canada and tbe United States at vari- The U of G committee is looking for partici- ship, it has become an institution of choice years have seen our applicants increase in ous times lhroughout the year. U of G was the pants, volunteers and cancer survivors, says for students from the GTA and beyond." number and quality and our graduates first university to organize a relay, and this is the Smith-Moskal. Registration is $10 each and can Mancuso said the unique partner.ship build successful careers. I look forward to sixth year for rhe event. Guelph currently holds be done online at http://convio.cancer.ca/site/ between U of G and Humber College has continuing to work with our innovative and the record for the most money raised by a TR?fr_id=6840&pg=entry. For more informa- become a model for education in Ontario. energetic faculty, staff and students here at post-secondary institution. tion, send email.to [email protected]. '~J ohn has helped us succeed in expand- the University of Guelph-Humber." AT GUELPH 1 MARCH 24, 2010 Prof Joins Federal Task Force GKANITI::'. • MARnl E • NATL.:RAL STONE DF-'\IGN t MA.. 'XUFACT CRF • I N)')TA LL.\TIO~ Preventive health care focus of 15-member interprofessional group ROB OlJRIGON BY REBECCA KENDALL says Brauer, whose research focuses and lifestyle interventions to prevent Sl9-M21 -5880 9R7 Yo rk Ro:id, llmt •j on the effectiveness of lifestyle inter- progression to clinical disease in 'il'J-t:l21-24ZZfiu C.uclph, Ontario Nl f. 6Y9 ROF. PAULA BRAUER, Family vention programs in primary care, people with risk factors like high ~r: 1nh t: 1\• 1r:dtl 11 ·l lt1 ct \J PRelations and Applied Nutri- especially for obesity and metabolic blood pressure and high cholesterol tion, has been named to the Cana- syndrome. levels. dian Task Force on Preventive "It's an opportunity to have some "Our role will be to vet the evi- Health Care. influence in the broader arena and to dence and recommend the most The m andate of the 15-member improve our health-care system," feasible, effective and important op- group is to develop and communi- she says. t ions to promote the health of Cana- cate clinical practice guidelines for Brauer believes a national inter- dians." primary and preventive care, based professional group such as this is Brauer \viii meet her new task on systematic analysis of scientific needed to make evidence-informed force colleagues in late April during evidence. It will aJso serve as an au- recommendations for preventive a two-day meeting in Ottawa. For thoritative voice that speaks to rele- health care. This includes such issues more information, visit W\VW. vant issues in the health-care field, as cancer screening, vaccinations canadiantaskforce.ca/index.html. Clearing the Air About Smog Economist questions link between air pollution, serious health effects BY LORJ BONA HUNT ailments and compared them with urban air pollution levels and respi- ambient levels of five comm on air ratory health problems. Such studies HALLENGING conventionaJ wis- contaminants. have resulted in calls for tighter air Cdom, Prof. Ross McKitrick, "We were looking for predictable pollution regulations and more Economics, says claims about the common physical effects from stan- stringent emission standards. "Within the Child Lies the Fate of the Future" health effects of air pollution are not dardized exposure levels," says McKitrick says the discrepancies Dr. Maria Montessori supported by data from Canadian McKitrick. between this study and earlier re- search stem from the common prac- GUELPH • Enriched Academic Curriculum cities. He adds that they examined data •Athletic Program including: McKitrick, along with Gary Koop over a longer time span than most tice of using short data sets and not Martial Arrs, Swimming, Skating, of the University of Strathclyde in previous studies and used Bayesian controlling for model uncertainty, Yoga and Gym Glasgow and Lise Tole of the Univer- model averaging to ensure they con- smoking rates and socioeconomic • Musikgarten sity of Edinburgh, analyzed a new sidered all possible combinations of variables.