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Addressing intersectional vulnerabilities to mitigate climate disparities affecting low-income renters and homeowners

by Niloofar Mohtat As the global climate continues to change, disparities in access to resilient, affordable, and safe housing originated from income inequalities and raised housing prices intensify vulnerabilities and exposures of low-income Canadians specifically in large cities to different hazards. There are several evidence on the disproportionate impacts of climate change on low-income homeowners […]

Green Career Fair 2024

Exploring Climate Careers to Achieve Net Zero Date: January 18, 2024 Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Location: Health, Nursing, and Environmental Studies (HNES) Building Get ready for the Green Career Fair 2024! Join us for a day of exciting opportunities, education, and networking dedicated to sustainable careers and eco-friendly initiatives. Discover leading vendors and […]

Draft: Student Awards, Scholarships & Bursaries

Your hard work deserves to be supported. That’s why we offer multiple ways to finance your studies in the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change. From entrance scholarships and awards for current students to on-campus employment within the Faculty, there are lots of opportunities to finance your studies at York. Search for your undergraduate, graduate […]

EUC’s 3+2 Degree Pathways

Taking YU a step further, faster Selecting the right university program is challenging and we know there are so many choices out there, which makes it all that more difficult. Consider a degree program that offers you a pathway to turn your passion for environmental and social justice into your career. Graduate with the skills […]

The Centre for Bee Ecology, Evolution and Conservation (BEEc) hosts the twelfth annual BeeCon

BeeCon is a free, annual conference that brings together bee biologists on a global scale to discuss bees, collection methods, pollination, genomics, conservation and behaviour. This year’s BeeCon welcomed bee researchers and community members from over 30 countries spanning six continents. BeeCon, hosted by BEEc, took place on Oct. 12 and 13.   Bee researchers and […]

AGYU Curator Felicia Ming presents Denis Williams and "Cosmopolitan Modernisms"

On October 16, EcoArts hosted AGYU curator Felicia Mings presentation, in collaboration with CERLAC, on the life and work of Guyanese artist, writer, and erudite scholar Denis Williams (1923-1998). Hinging on the concept of "Cosmopolitan Modernisms", Mings walked students through the evolution of William’s transcultural practice and contributions to modern art. "Cosmopolitan Modernisms" shed light […]

EUC Research Updates - October 2023

Welcome to the October 2023 edition of the EUC Research Update  - bringing you highlights from research activities at York's Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change. We invite you to view our past updates on our Research News page. Research Spotlights Patricia Perkins on building climate-resilient commons. Read the Research Spotlight Sergio Guerra on hauntology, […]

Ghosts of diaspora: Hauntology, Hip-Hop and diasporic memory in the colonial Anthropocene

by Sergio Guerra This paper explores the political imagination and emancipatory potential of the post-war hinge generation of the Salvadorian post-war diaspora. Through the ethnographic narratives of Hip-Hop recording artist Cheko7even, the production of a hauntological album entitled “The Migrant Report” and an adaptation screenplay entitled, “Adrift, the Salvador Alvarenga Story”, we explore hegemonic power […]

Monitoring the forest environment based on the IoT technology

This September, Dr. Behnaz MoradiGhiasabadi starts her one-year visiting scholarship at York and EUC work-study student, Xinyu Mei, interviews her on her plans for engagement and research at the Faculty. Q. Why did you decide to pursue a visiting scholarship at York University? A. First of all, let me thank the Faculty for giving me […]

Climate justice and participatory research: Building climate-resilient commons

Patricia Perkins has edited a new book titled Climate justice and participatory research: Building climate-resilient commons (University of Calgary Press, 2023). The book offers ideas and inspiration for climate justice action by describing the work of activist scholars in the Majority World whose research is contributing to livelihood commons and community-based climate resilience. It brings together articulations of […]