Manickavasagan Annamalai wins the University of Guelph's Research Excellence Award
Manickavasagan Annamalai is among seven early-career professors who have been honoured with the University of Guelph's Research Excellence Award
Manickavasagan Annamalai is among seven early-career professors who have been honoured with the University of Guelph's Research Excellence Award
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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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.
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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Understanding vulnerabilities of Indian female migrants during COVID-19, a joint project between Belinda Leach, University of Guelph and Urmi Nanda Biswas, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda with funding from the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute, is seeking a Graduate Research Assistant.
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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.