The Arrell Food Institute Descriptive Transcript
Summary: The University of Guelph announces the creation of the Arrell Food Institute
[Music plays, sun rises over field of ripe wheat]
[A person moves there hand through the ripe wheat. A busy intersection in a city. Milk bottles moving on a conveyor in a factory. A green combine harvesting wheat]
Evan Fraser: The 21st century has a major opportunity to develop tools that will sustainably feed the world’s growing population.
[Hands planting a plant in sandy soil. Evan Fraser sitting a bright lab]
The problem we face is not how much food we produce but rather how we produce it.
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Text: Dr. Evan Fraser, Director of the Arrell Food Institute, University of Guelph
By wisely deploying technologies like big data analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence,
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and by developing collaborations with industry, government, and other stakeholders we can transform global food systems.
[Cows eating in a free stall barn. Man looks into a microscope in a lab. Man adjusted plants under blue light. Chef prepares food in a kitchen.]
We can produce more, safer, food, with less stress on the planet’s resources.
[Time lapse of a sunny morning on Johnston green with a view of Johnston Hall. Time lapse of MacDonald Institute. Time lapse of Ontario Veterinary College. Drone view of a soybean field.]
Kevin Golding: The University of Guelph has a 150-year legacy of fostering and applying agricultural technology for Canada and the world. Our longstanding partnership with
[Kevin Golding seated beside a fireplace. Text appears on screen]
Text: Kevin Golding, Chair of the Board of Governors
the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs has helped make us Canada’s Food University.
[Text disappears. Franco Vaccarino seated in front of a bookshelf]
Franco Vaccarino: Today, we are proud to announce a transformational $20 million gift from the Arrell Family Foundation.
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Text: Dr. Franco Vaccarino, President and Vice-Chancellor
Recognizing global challenges in food security, safety and sustainability,
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we are creating the Arrell Food Institute.
[Arrell Food Institute appears on a white screen.
This gift will be matched by the University
[Franco appears seated]
and leveraged by the recent $77 million commitment from the federal government’s Canada First Research Excellence Fund.
[Charlotte Yates appears seated in front of a painting. Students working in a food science lab. A vet student listens to a sheep’s heart. Students seated at a table with post-its and markers. Students in a greenhouse learning to use a tool.]
Charlotte Yates: The Arrell Food Institute is committed to sustainable food development. It will train the next generation of scientists, business leaders, and engineers.
[Charlotte seated. Text appears on screen.]
Text: Dr. Charlotte Yates, Provost and VP Academic
With a $7.5 million investment
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it will create 6 new graduate scholarships annually worth $50,000 each.
[Malcolm Campbell seated in front of a painting. Text appears.]
Text: Dr. Malcolm Campbell, VP Research
Malcolm Campbell: It will support three endowed chairs who will be top class Food Studies researchers.
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They will work to influence policy, practice and behaviours locally, nationally and internationally.
[Students seated in atrium with professor. Writing on post-its]
Carmen Tang: This gift will give us the chance to learn about food and sustainability.
[Carmen Tang seated at the table with other students. Text appears on screen]
Text: Carmen Tang. Food Science Club President
We will accelerate research and technology and transfer that knowledge to the world.
[Text disappears. Grad student works on plants under a pink light. Female speaker faces a crowd. Students observe a technician demonstrate using a tool in a greenhouse. Lettuce grows under coloured lights. A robotic milker arm attaches to a cow’s udder. Plant samples on under bright lights. Students in a food science lab. Grad student measures fertilizer into a beaker with water.]
Evan Fraser: The Arrell Family Foundation gift will also create an annual premier conference. Experts from around the world will gather to share knowledge and to be recognized for innovative solutions through the the Arrell Global Food Innovation Award.
[Tony and Anne Arrell seated in front of a bookshelf.]
Tony Arrell: We have been really fortunate in life, and I think that those who have had a lot
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Text: Tony Arrell, BSCAG ’67, H. D. LA. ’12
of good fortune, ought to be helping make a better society..
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helping to make a better world.
Anne Arrell: We have a platform where chairs
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and students can do more
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research into food safety, food security… food sustainability for future generations.
[Students in food science lab. Hand takes a carton of liquid eggs. Researcher looks at iPad that shows what a customer can see. Tony and Anne Arrell seated.]
Tony Arrell: Our three kids: Laura, Ashley, and Nicole; we're really all in this together.
[Laure Arrell standing]
Laura Arrell: Our foundation would love to leave a legacy
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Text: Laura Arrell, Managing Director of the Arrell Family Foundation
for future generations to come.
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For students at the University of Guelph, for Canadians, and for the world at large. And in so doing allow Canada to become a global leader in developing the technologies to feed tomorrow.