On Nov 7th, 8thand 9thCity Institute visiting scholar, Tania Hernandez Cervantes, attended The Future Cities Canada Summit hosted by Evergreen. The event brought together city leaders, think tanks, innovators, and practitioners across sectors to discuss how to design cities where people live and thrive. All attendees gathered in a location that used to be a […]
The 2018 York-Waterloo Early Career Professional Training Workshop a Resounding Success On Thursday, November 15 and Friday, November 16 2018, Professor Linda Peake and the City Institute at York University, in collaboration with the Professor Markus Moos of the School of Planning at the University of Waterloo, hosted the “2018 York-Waterloo Early Career Professional Training […]
The Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies has launched the Dean’s Award for Research Excellence (DARE) this year. DARE provides opportunities for undergraduate students to engage in research projects supervised by professors. They will each receive $5,000, and will work on their research projects during the summer term. Learn more about the DARE program. […]
York University researchers will lead a panel at a prestigious event on July 18 to share the contributions of Toronto urban research in the field of sociology. Roger Keil The panel discussion, organized by Faculty of Environmental Studies Professors Ute Lehrer and Roger Keil, is titled “Sh!t Is Hot up in the 6 Right Now […]
A massive collaborative study on transportation behaviors of post-secondary students in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) has received funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and will offer insights and action on the issue of student travel. The Partnership Development grant of $199,934 funds StudentMoveTO: from insight to action on […]
The Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies has launched the Dean’s Award for Research Excellence (DARE) this year. DARE provides opportunities for undergraduate students to engage in research projects supervised by professors. They will each receive $5,000, and will work on their research projects during the summer term. Learn more about the DARE program. […]
City Institute Members at the 2018 American Association of Geographer’s (AAG) Annual Meeting At this past year’s 2018 American Association of Geographer’s (AAG) Annual Meeting, geographers were joined by GIS specialists, environmental scientists, and other leaders for the latest in research and applications in geography, sustainability, and GIScience. The meeting, which was held in New […]
City Institute is excited to announce news of The Toronto Urban Journal, a new publication that facilitates the extended engagement of outstanding work in the field of urban studies. It is a reviewed publication and affords undergraduate students with a scholarly, anonymous review of their work that is conducted by student editors and established scholars. […]
At this past year’s 2018 Urban Affairs Association Annual Conference, a number of City Institute members (faculty members, graduate students, post-doctoral visitors and visiting scholars) presented their research. This year's conference was held from April 4th through to the 7th in Toronto at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel. Below is a list of the presentations (listed […]
This past weekend, Jamilla Mohamud participated in the CivicSpark Competition “Building Up the 6ix” where her team won first place. CivicSpark, which was founded in 2015 as a chapter of CivicAction, is an organization dedicated to empowering a new generation of city builders who can help develop creative solutions to real issues being faced by […]