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Madhur Anand's new collection of poems is out. This book examines various aspects of human life in the epoch of Anthropocene. Anand is a professor in the School of Environmental Sciences and a CIRCLE member. Read more here.

I glanced at the poster hung on the South Indian yoga ashram’s wall, and read to myself the phrase displayed, “what you really need to know is what you want out of this life.”

I laid down on my mat and thought about these words. I found myself in a South Indian ashram in 2016 as part of my ongoing training and education as a certified yoga instructor and registered therapist in Canada, and a result of my own personal journey of healing and growth in my life.

Dr. Helen Hambly was a discussant to Prof. Ashwani Kumar's lecture Disenfranchised Migrants and Citizenship. This was a part of the ICSSR Lecture Series.

Recording of lecture and discussion: https://youtu.be/ZAjdz9bNyUA

Manickavasagan Annamalai is among seven early-career professors who have been honoured with the University of Guelph's Research Excellence Award 

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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.

See article on U of G President Recognizes 2021 Exemplary Staff, click here

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.