Lalit Jairath, leader of the U of G Yoga and Meditation Collective, has promoted health and wellness in the University community for more than 10 years.
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Research Funding for Masters’ Students at the University of Guelph
Funding is available for students currently enrolled in a Masters’ Program at the University of Guelph to undertake empirical research on topics related to gender and generation in India, South Asia, Indian or South Asian Diaspora as part of the research program of the Canada Research Chair in Gender, Justice and Development. Deadline: 20 October 2021
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CIRCLE Masters Student Research Fund l Deadline: 01 November 2021
Two awards each of $2500 annually for Masters’ students currently enrolled at the University of Guelph whose research focusing on India, South Asia and/ or Indian, South Asian diaspora. Deadline: 01 November 2021
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The Canada India Research Centre for Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) is seeking a University of Guelph Student to assist with maintaining and updating the CIRCLE website and social media accounts. This paid position would report to the Director of CIRCLE and will work closely with the Director, administrative assistant and the CSAHS communications department.
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Chef Vijay Nair's vision for the University of Guelph's food service is anchored in sustainability.
"A lot of people are too disconnected from food, and food is way too cheap," says Nair. "People just don't appreciate the value of food."
Food waste is a problem. In Canada, this costs almost $50 billion a year with 58 per cent of food production wasted.
Many countries today make gender issues a priority. That's a testament to the impactful gains made by gender advocates the world over.
But deep-rooted issues remain – among them, the wage gaps between men and women, inequalities in land ownership and access to other resources, stagnant and declining women's labor force participation, and violence against women.
Karine Gagné has a new published article in Sapien Anthropology Magazine.
"In the Indian Himalayas, elders see a link between the erosion of community and the erosion of ice."
Read more about the publication at Sapien.org.
Heart-to-heart connections, an openness to differences, and busting myths are all part of being interculturally competent. Dr. Andrea Paras, Associate Professor at the University of Guelph, believes intercultural competence is learned, not instinctive. In other words, it must be taught…and she's committed to helping it flourish.
Madhur Anand's experimental memoir, This Red Line Goes Straight to Your Heart: A Memoir of Halves, was among five finalists in the non-fiction category. Anand is Professor of Ecology at the University of Guelph.