Web site: www.yorku.ca/ccges

Allied with similar centres and institutes around the globe, the Canadian Centre for German and European Studies (CCGES) is comprised of professors with very diverse interests — from economics to fine arts — who aim to educate the next generation of Canadian experts on contemporary Germany and Europe, stimulate and conduct research on Germany and Europe, and promote educated social awareness of German and European issues in Canada. It functions jointly as a centre with the University of Montreal.

Director: Christina Kraenzle
Address: York Research Tower, 7th Floor
Telephone: 416.736.5695
Fax: 416.736.8069
Email: ccges@yorku.ca

Web site: http://www.cac.yorku.ca/

The Centre for Atmospheric Chemistry (CAC) is comprised of York scientists working within the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Earth and Space Science and Engineering. The centre's research includes laboratory, field and computer imulation studies that further our fundamental understanding of chemical processes in the atmosphere. Issues of interest include urban and regional oxidation, aerosol formation, stratospheric ozone, acid precipitation, airborne toxic chemicals, global atmospheric change and arctic pollution.

Director: Geoff Harris
Address: 006 Steacie Science and Engineering Building
Telephone: 416.736.5410
Fax: 416.736.5411
Email: gharris@yorku.ca

Web site: www.yorku.ca/cfr

Comprised of York University faculty, graduate and undergraduate students from the York Women's Studies program, the Centre for Feminist Research (CFR) focuses attention on feminist research, and has sponsored numerous seminars, lectures, and conferences on subjects such as violence against women, gender, migration and health, spirituality, human rights and equity in education. The Centre for Feminist Research also actively collaborates with community organizations and front line workers to investigate areas of common interest.

Director: Enakshi Dua
Address: 6th Floor, York Research Tower
Telephone: 416.736.5915
Fax: 416.650.3900
Email: cfr@yorku.ca

Web site: www.yorku.ca/cjs

Comprised of faculty whose research interests span ancient Israel to contemporary Judaism and Jewish communities, the Centre for Jewish Studies (CJS) promotes Jewish Studies research while enhancing delivery of Jewish Studies courses on campus and offering stimulating scholarly programs open to the community. In addition to Judaism as a religion, Centre researchers explore the texts, histories, cultures, sociologies, languages, and fine arts of the Jewish people from biblical times to the present.

Director: Sara Horowitz
Address: 7th Floor, York Research Tower
Telephone: 416.736.5823
Fax: 416.736.5344
Email: lawee@yorku.ca

Web site: www.yorku.ca/ycpe

The Centre for Practical Ethics (CPE) aims to further research in the field of practical ethics and to support the teaching of practical ethics at York University. The Centre also seeks to raise awareness of practical ethics and to better integrate ethics into the everyday life of the community it serves, including businesses, government, and various professions.

Web site: http://ycppl.osgoode.yorku.ca/

The Centre for Public Policy and Law (YCPPL) encourages research on the role and impact of law in the formation and expression of public policy. More specifically, the Centre focuses on constitutional, institutional and legal aspects of the public policy, as well as the international and transnational dimensions of law and public policy.

Director: Jamie Cameron
Address: 6th Floor, York Research Tower
Telephone: 416.736.2100 x.20430
Fax: 416.650.4321
Email: jcameron@osgoode.yorku.ca

Web site: www.yorku.ca/crs

The Centre for Refugee Studies (CRS) is engaged in researching refugee issues, and also informs public discussion as well as policy development and practice innovation by international, governmental, advocacy and service organizations. The Centre is concerned with the displacement of populations and individuals across and within borders, a displacement resulting from persecution, expulsion, violence, violation of fundamental human rights, and loss of essential human security and livelihood.

Director: James Simeon
Address: 8th Floor, York Research Tower
Telephone: 416.736.5663
Fax: 416.736.5837
Email: crs@yorku.ca

The Centre for Research on Biomolecular Interactions (CRBI) brings together researchers from the Departments of Chemistry and Biology, within the Faculty of Science and Engineering at York University, to further understanding of the mechanistic details of how biomolecules interact with one another, the relationship between biomolecular interactions and cellular processes, and how biomolecular interactions can be used to diagnose and treat diseases.

Director: Sergey Krylov
Address: 340 Petrie Science & Engineering Building
Email: skrylov@yorku.ca

Web site: www.cress.yorku.ca

The Centre for Research in Earth and Space Science (CRESS) enhances and facilitates collaborative, interdisciplinary research on topics including astronomy and astrophysics, atmospheric dynamics, chemical physics, geodynamics, remote sensing, the space environment and robotics. It draws its members from the Departments of Earth and Space Science and Engineering, Physics and Astronomy, Chemistry, Computer Science and Engineering, and Mathematics and Statistics. CRESS engages in observations from space, from balloons and air craft, and from the ground, as well as in data analysis and modelling. It has extensive national and international collaborations and works closely with industry, government departments and the Canadian Space Agency.

Director: James Whiteway
Address: 416 Petrie Science & Engineering Building
Telephone: 416.736.5247
Fax: 416.736.5626
Email: whiteway@yorku.ca

Web site: http://www.chem.yorku.ca/CRMS/

The Centre for Research in Mass Spectrometry (CRMS) promotes mutually beneficial research collaboration in mass spectrometry both within and outside York University. Mass spectrometry is a very powerful analytical process that is used to identify unknown compounds, to quantify known compounds, and to elucidate the structure and chemical properties of molecules.

Director: K.W. Michael Siu
Address: 238 Chemistry Building
Telephone: 416.736.2100 Extension 77860
Fax: 416.736.5936
Email: kwmsiu@yorku.ca

Web site: www.glendon.yorku.ca/crlc

The Centre for Research on Language Contact (CRLC) brings together the research activities of the faculty members and students of York University who investigate various aspects of language contact at both societal and individual levels. CRLC members investigate language contact from the perspective of several disciplines (e.g., linguistics, sociology, demography, psychology, political science, history and musicology) and in a variety of settings, Toronto and Ontario, other Canadian provinces and other countries throughout the world. The CRLC includes external members who are leading researchers in the field of Language Contact.

Director: Dominique Scheffel-Dunand
Address: 115D Hilliard Residence, Glendon College
Telephone: 416.736.2100 x 88507
Fax: 416.440.9570
Email: dsdunand@yorku.ca

Web site: www.yorku.ca/cerlac

The Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLAC) is an interdisciplinary research unit concerned with the economic development, political and social organization, and cultural contributions of Latin America and the Caribbean. The Centre works to build academic and cultural links between these regions and Canada; to inform researchers, policy advisors, and the public on matters concerning the regions; and to assist in the development of research and teaching institutions that directly benefit the peoples of the regions.

Director: Andrea Davis
Address: 8th Floor, York Research Tower
Telephone: 416.736.5237
Fax: 416.736.5737
Email: cerlac@yorku.ca

Web site: www.yorku.ca/crws

The Centre for Research on Work and Society (CRWS) is a university-union-community research centre that exists to respond to the needs of its constituents with research projects of varying length and target audiences. The CRWS deals with issues including labour market regulation and the breakdown of secure employment, industrial relations and the labour process, women and economic restructuring, trade union response in international comparison, and the delivery of training.

Director: Mark Thomas and Stephanie Ann Ross
Address: 808N Ross Building
Telephone: 416.736.2100 x30205
Email: crws@yorku.ca

Web site: www.yorku.ca/city

The City Institute at York University engages in leading-edge research and critical analyses of the city, in all of its parts and manifestations. In addition to contributing to the knowledge base of academics, policymakers and civil society, the Institute seeks to open new intellectual and political spaces in which counter-discourses may be created to challenge received wisdom as the city of the 21st century takes shape.

Director: Roger Keil
Address: 7th floor, York Research Tower
Telephone: 416. 650.8125
Fax: 416.650.8069
Email:city@yorku.ca

Web site: www.yorku.ca/tubman

The Tubman Institute at York University is proud to be part of an international network of research centres committed to overcoming injustice and inequity as a result of slavery. Our leading-edge research focusses on the forced and voluntary movement of African peoples around the world. As a social innovator, the Institute's mandate is to promote a greater understanding of the history of slavery and its legacy. The Institute fosters debate, informs public policy and strives to resolve current social injustices. Digital archiving technology enables the preservation of documents and other materials for easy access to historical records.

Named for the spirit of Harriet Tubman, liberator of her people, feminist, and humanist (c.1820-1913).

Director: Paul Lovejoy
Address: 353 York Lanes
Telephone: 416.736.2100 x.33058
Email: tubman@yorku.ca

Web site: www.irisyorku.ca

The Institute for Research and Innovation in Sustainability (IRIS) is an interdisciplinary, university-wide institute that is the focal point for sustainability-related research activities by all ten faculties. IRIS brings together and supports York academics and researchers to work across disciplines and collaborate with partners in Canada and internationally.

Director: Stepan Wood
Address: 349 York Lanes
Telephone: 416.736.5784
Fax: 416.736.5195
Email: swood@osgoode.yorku.ca

Web site: www.yorku.ca/irlt

The Institute for Research on Learning Technologies (IRLT) encourages the formation of links with faculty members across the university and with schools, government, and industry to provide collaborative, multidisciplinary approaches to research problems and issues. The IRLT concerns itself with the pedagogical uses of technology at all levels, in other words, how technology is used to teach.

Acting Director: Ron Owston
Address: 1029 TEL Building
Telephone: 416.736.5019
Email: rowston@edu.yorku.ca

Web site: www.ists.news.yorku.ca

The Institute for Science and Technology Studies (iSTS) studies how science and technology has shaped and is shaping our world. Its researchers apply the social sciences and humanities’ most advanced methods and theories to long-standing and emerging questions about technoscience, and develop enlightened science policy to help guide communities and nations as they respond to persistent technological and scientific challenges and opportunities.

Director: Bernard Ligthman
Address: Room 309, Norman Bethune College
Telephone: 416.736.2100 ext. 22028
Email: lightman@yorku.ca

Web site: www.yorku.ca/isr

The Institute for Social Research (ISR) promotes, undertakes and critically evaluates applied social research. The Institute ’s many research projects focus on a diverse range of areas, including education, housing, gender issues, energy and the environment, health and medical services, politics, law, social interaction and other social issues.

Director: Michael Ornstein
Address: 5054 TEL (Technology Enhanced Learning Building)
Telephone: 416.736.5061
Fax: 416.736.5749
Email: isrnews@yorku.ca

Web site: http://nathanson.osgoode.yorku.ca/

The focus of the Nathanson Centre on Transnational Human Rights, Crime and Security is the development and facilitation of a cross-disciplinary programme of research and project initiatives that enhance knowledge of issues related to a variety of transnational phenomena that are now, and for the foreseeable future, rapidly changing (and challenging) society, law and governance. By focusing on three thematic pillars - human rights, crime and security - the Centre seeks to harness the critical mass of talent and energy found at Osgoode Hall Law School and York University, alongside a network of Centre associates from universities around the world and from non-university sectors.

Director: Francois Tanguay-Renaud
Address: 3067 Ignat Kaneff Building
Telephone: 416.736.5586
Fax: 416.650.4321
Email: nathansoncentre@osgoode.yorku.ca

Web site: www.yorku.ca/lamarsh/index.html

The LaMarsh Centre for Child and Youth Research is a collaborative group of faculty and students that supports community-engaged interdisciplinary research in health, education, relationships and development of infants, children, adolescents, emerging adults and families everywhere.

Director: Yvonne Bohr
Address: 5022 TEL
Telephone: 416.736.2100 x40561
Fax: 416.736.5647
Email: lamarsh@yorku.ca

Web site: www.yorku.ca/mhrc

The Muscle Health Research Centre (MHRC) provides a centralized and focused research emphasis on the importance of skeletal muscle to the overall health and well-being of Canadians. Skeletal muscle, 40 per cent of a human's body mass, is a unique and large tissue that significantly contributes to an individual's metabolism, locomotion, and overall quality of life.

Based in the Faculty of Health, the MHRC facilitates the integrated study of muscle biology in the broadest terms, including muscle development, disease, metabolism, blood supply, injury and regeneration, and adaptation to acute and chronic exercise. Approaches used by faculty and graduate students for the study of muscle include molecular, cellular and whole-body techniques.

Director: David Hood
Address: 342 Farqhuarson Bldg
Email: dhood@yorku.ca

Web site: www.yorku.ca/robarts

The mandate of the Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies is to promote and support interdisciplinary and discipline specific research pertinent to the study of Canada. Over the years the Centre has expanded to encompass a theme of "Canada in the World."

Director: Colin Coates
Address: 7th Floor, York Research Tower
Telephone: 416.736.5499
Fax: 416.736.5739
Email: ccoates@gl.yorku.ca

Web site: www.yorku.ca/ycar

The York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR) promotes excellence in research on historic and contemporary Asia and Asian Diaspora communities. The centre supports Asian Studies at York University and the University’s engagement with Asia and Asian diaspora communities through research and graduate student training, and through linkages with relevant institutions, policymakers, communities and business people. More widely, YCAR cooperates with academic and other partners nationally and internationally to promote public understanding of Asia and Asian Diasporas and Canada’s multiple engagements with the region. YCAR offers memberships to faculty, graduate students and other researchers. Its members study Southeast, East and South Asia as well as Asian Diaspora communities.

Director: Phil Kelly
Address: 8th Floor, York Research Tower 
Telephone: 416.736.5821
Fax: 416.736.5688
Email: ycar@yorku.ca

Web site: www.yorku.ca/ycec

The York Centre for Education and Community (YCEC) enhances the Faculty of Education's vibrant research culture by supporting and enabling innovative, diverse and interdisciplinary research, scholarship, and inquiry.  

YCEC facilitates public engagement in education-focused research topics by working with community partners to mobilize the findings of its researchers and building research capacity in communities. YCEC members contribute to public discussion of educational issues, to evidence-based decision making that affects education and to effective program planning and design.

Director: Carl James
Address: 3150 TEL Building
Email: cjames@edu.yorku.ca

Web site: www.yorku.ca/yciss

The York Centre for International and Security Studies (YCISS)  is dedicated to the study of international peace and security issues. YCISS activities range from large collaborative research projects, individual faculty research projects, seminar series, conferences and publications.  

Director: David Mutimer
Address: 7th Floor, York Research Tower
Telephone: 416.736.5156
Fax: 416.736.5752
Email: dmutimer@yorku.ca

Web site: www.cvr.yorku.ca

The York Centre for Vision Research (CVR) is an international leader in interdisciplinary studies of vision, ranging from clinical applications, studies of human perception, brain sciences, visual biometrics, and computational vision, to helpful tools for the visually-impaired, visually-guided computer interfaces for the hearing impaired, and visually-guided robots for the physically disabled.

Director: Laurence Harris
Address: 0009 Computer Science Building
Telephone: 416.736.5659
Fax: 416.736.5857
Email:harris@yorku.ca

Web site: www.yorku.ca/yihr

The York Institute for Health Research (YIHR) promotes interdisciplinary health research. Comprised of faculty from law and the social, health, and environmental sciences, YIHR is based upon the assumption that health depends upon many interacting variables — social, political, economic, cultural and historical — and that without attention to these variables, efforts at intervention are likely to fail.

Director: Marcia Rioux
Address: 5021 TEL Building
Telephone: 416.736.5941
Fax: 416.736.5986
Email: yihr@yorku.ca