Significant increase in concussions among Ontario children and youth, according to recent York U study

The number of children and youth treated for concussions in both emergency departments and physicians' offices in Ontario increased significantly between 2003 and 2010, with falls, hockey and skating injuries identified as the leading causes of pediatric concussion. That’s what a new joint study out of York University and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences […]

A message from Vice-President Advancement Jeff O'Hagan

  To our alumni, donors and friends, The holidays are a time to reflect on everything we have to be thankful for from the past year – and so we want to thank you for all that you’ve done for York University in 2014. Your support helps to make and keep our University great for […]

Gerry Dee of Mr. D hooked on laughs for life

Each year, thousands of York students graduate from a diverse range of academic degree programs and intent on pursuing their unique personal and professional journeys. It’s no wonder then that we find many of the University’s more than 275,000 alumni living extraordinary journeys in more than 170 countries around the world—and sometimes, we’re lucky enough […]

Memorial concert raises funds for award celebrating gifted alumna’s passion for music

Sunnuz Sarah Taheri (BA ’05) would have been 33 years old on Nov. 25, the day before the Celebrating Sunnuz event to raise funds for the Sunnuz Sarah Taheri Graduate Award in Fine Arts. Even though “Sunny” or “Sarah,” as her friends called her, was an English major at York, she was a talented musician […]

President's holiday message to alumni

  With a crisp winter chill in the air and our campuses now concealed by soft layers of white snow, it's clear that the holiday season is upon us. As we ready ourselves for the weeks ahead, which will no doubt be busy with visits from family, friends and loved ones, I would like to […]

Bryden Awards celebrate York University’s top alumni

  For Kofi Barnes (LLB ’91), the most valuable lesson he took away from his time at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School was that anything was possible. “Every one of us has the capability to turn the impossible into the possible. When we begin to recognize and appreciate the incredible resilience of the human […]

Passings: Canadian hockey icon Pat Quinn was a York alumnus

Legendary hockey icon and York University grad Pat Quinn (BA ’72), spent more than four decades giving National Hockey League (NHL) fans plenty to cheer for—whether as player, coach or general manager. Quinn died on Nov. 24 at the age of 71 after a long illness, a loss that was mourned by hockey fans and […]

407 ETR’s Learning Laboratory paves the way for Renaissance Engineers

  Representatives from the 407 ETR visited York University’s Keele campus recently to celebrate the dedication of the 407 ETR Learning Laboratory at the Lassonde School of Engineering. Supported by a donation of $250,000, the new space leverages the very best in learning technology, enabling York’s engineering students to learn, collaborate and solve problems alongside […]

Are you an entrepreneur with a great idea? York's LaunchYU can help get it off the ground

On Monday, York University announced the creation of LaunchYU, a campus-wide initiative that supports early-stage entrepreneurship and helps to accelerate start-up companies within the University and the surrounding community. The LaunchYU initiative will identify students and youth interested in exploring entrepreneurship as a viable career option, foster their entrepreneurial endeavours, and support the acceleration of […]

Celebrating York's White Rose Legacy Circle over afternoon tea

Since 2012, the White Rose Legacy Circle at York University has recognized alumni, faculty, staff, retirees and friends who have remembered York in their wills or through other forms of planned giving. In honour of the White Rose Legacy Circle’s third anniversary, the University held a special afternoon tea event on Oct. 21 in Schulich’s […]