Change is an inevitable part of life, and how we handle change can significantly impact our well-being and success. While there are people who seem to sail through significant upheaval unscathed, most of us find it more challenging to adapt to change.
Recipe of the month for September is Apple Crisp!
Information on research on resilience in a post-secondary context.
The Community Wellness Team received the Mindful Campuses grant for third year in a row.
The University of Waterloo is making a significant change by retiring the WatSAFE emergency notification app and replacing it with a new Emergency Notification System (ENS) platform provided by the company Regroup Mobile.
The peak season for cherries usually runs from late June through early August. July is often considered the height of cherry season, particularly for sweet varieties like Bing and Rainier cherries. In season, cherries cost approximately $5/kg (that is a lot of cherries!)
Sweeten up your summer BBQ with this delicious Cherry BBQ sauce recipe!
Recent research from Hatice Gunes (University of Cambridge) and Batuhan Saysis (Universitat Pampeu Fabra) found that robot-assisted journal writing improved student mood more than voice-assisted technologies
The hate-motivated, transphobic attack that happened last June 28th on-campus, has become another point that marks a before and after. Of course, the events of June 28th have affected everyone across campus.
In 2022, Woodford et al. released a series of reports on the experiences and perceptions of 2SLGBTQ+ students on university campuses in Ontario. Findings indicate that while 17% percent of overall students reported being verbally threatened, bullied, or intimidated and 14% overall reported being sexually harassed or assaulted, these rates were considerably higher for students belonging to 2SLGBTQ+ community, with trans and nonbinary students being at the highest risk.
It’s June, which means green and yellow bean season has begun. Beans have been cultivated in the Americas as far back as 7000 BC. In 2018, Ontario produced more than 68 million pounds of green and yellow beans. (That’s a lot).
Green and yellow beans are high in fiber and other nutrients. One cup of beans provides 12% of the daily fiber requirements, 27% of daily vitamin C requirements and 18% of daily vitamin K requirements. Beans also contain smaller amounts of potassium, iron, vitamin B6 and magnesium. Beans are also low in sugar, sodium, and are cholesterol free.
500 g (1 pound) of fresh yellow or green beans costs around $3.50.