Apr. 3rd CITY Seminar - Bernd Belina presents "Policing Sub/Urban Space".

CITY welcomes Bernd Belina (Department of Human Geography, Goethe-University) as the next guest speaker in the CITY Seminar lecture series.  Bernd has taught and researched at the Institute of Human Geography, Goethe University Frankfurt since April 2008. He received his Ph.D. at the Institute of Geography at the University of Bremen, and has also studied at […]

Deadline Extended - Call for Papers: A Suburban Revolution? - Toronto, 2013

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO APRIL 15th Global Suburbanisms: Governance, Land and Infrastructure in the 21st Century  A Suburban Revolution? An international conference on bringing the fringe to the centre of global urban research and practice The City Institute at York University (CITY) York University | Keele Campus | Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 26-28, 2013 GLOBAL SUBURBS We […]

Mar. 28th- Urban Asia Series- Kenneth Cardenas presents "Disasters, Climate Risk, and Exclusionary Modernity in Manila"

The CITY Institute and the York Centre for Asian Research jointly present “Disasters, Climate Risk, and Exclusionary Modernity in Manila″ with  Kenneth Cardenas (Department of Geography, York University) as part of the Urban Asia lecture series. This event will be held on Thursday, March 28th from 12:00- 2:00pm in room 626 York Research Tower In his talk, Kenneth Cardenas traces the role played […]

Roger Keil featured in YFile article on York University's Research Gala

Roger Keil (FESs) was featured in a Y-File article on the recent York Research Gala on February 27th, 2013. The Research Gala celebrates research excellence in the York community. Keil was also the recipient of the President’s Research Excellence Award. View the article.

Laurence Parker quoted in recent LA Times article on wild bees.

Laurence Parker (Department of Biology), was recently quoted in a Los Angeles Time article which compared wild bees and domesticated bees. The article examines the importance of wild bees both in terms of biodiversity and in terms of the pollination of major agricultural crops. View the article. The article was also covered by YFile.

Roger Keil receives York U President's Research Excellence Award

We are pleased to announce that Roger Keil (FES) has be awarded the President's Research Excellence Award for his significant contributions to York University’s research community. Roger, the Director at CITY, is the Principle Investigator of the Major Collaborative Research Initiative (MCRI), Global Suburbanisms: Governance, Land and Infrastructure in the 21st Century, has published 11 books and […]

Roger Keil quoted in recent York U article on Jennifer Keesmaat, Toronto's Chief Planner.

Roger Keil (FES) was quoted in a recent York U article about the City of Toronto's Chief Planner, Jennifer Keesmaat. The article, "Livable City", the also notes the October edition of the CITY Seminar series, where Keesmaat was the featured speaker. View the article.

Mar. 1st CITY Seminar - Jean- Paul Addie presents "Flying high (in the competitive sky): The role of airports in an age of globalized regionalism."

The next lecture in the CITY Seminar series welcomes Jean Paul Addie (PhD Candidate, Geography York University) who will be presenting "Flying high (in the competitive sky): The role of airports in an age of globalized regionalism." This event will be held on Friday March 1st, from 12:30-2:00pm in room 519, York Research Tower.  Jean-Paul Addie is a PhD […]

Simon Black on CHRY 105.5 News Now promoting his new course, Hip Hop and the City.

Last week, CITY research fellow and resident PhD student Simon Black spoke to CHRY 105.5's News Now about his new urban studies course, Hip Hop and the City. The course explores topics and themes in urban studies through the lens of hip hop culture. Listen to the full  interview.  Follow Simon on twitter @_SimonBlack

CITY research project featured in recent Globe and Mail article on Richmond Hill

A collaborative research project between CITY and Goethe University in Frankfurt was recently feature in a Globe and Mail article, "City’ or ‘town’? Richmond Hill debates what’s in a name." The article discusses the current debate in Richmond Hill regarding a potential change in the municipality's name from town to city, and references findings from the research project on a case study […]