Welcome to the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change! Our friendly student services team can help you navigate through your program, select the right courses and study experiences, connect you with on-campus resources and well-being services, and help you gain the fundamental skills you will need to succeed in your academic and professional life. My […]
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. For Our Undergraduate Students We […]
Empower future changemakers while also inspiring your organization with the fresh perspectives and valuable insights of Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change students, who have the diverse skills necessary to meet the challenges of your evolving workplace. Our unique interdisciplinary programs provide a range of perspectives from the social sciences, business and sustainability, humanities and […]
Researchers turn to New Brunswickers for help in search for endangered bee Steven Webb · CBC News · Posted: Jun 21, 2020 8:00 AM AT This is the last specimen of the rusty-patched bumblebee ever found in Canada, at Pinery Provincial Park in Ontario in 2009. (Sheila Colla/COSEWIC) Bumblebee researchers are asking for help from regular New Brunswickers in their […]
Degrowth never did catch on in the twentieth century. Rather, the prevailing ideas were “sustainable development” and, later, “green growth.” The main premise behind these two ideas is that economic growth can continue indefinitely while, at the same time, we can protect the natural world by reducing carbon emissions through environmentally friendly technologies. Green growth […]
Changemakers for a Just and Sustainable Future York University’s new Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change has been created as a call to action to respond to the most pressing challenges facing people and the planet. As a community, we believe that making positive change requires bold and diverse thinking, ambitious action, and community engagement. We […]
Indigenous research and scholarship is about infusing higher education institutions with eons of wisdom that was dismissed and discarded through colonization. Freelance writer Paul Fraumeni discusses the profusion of Indigenous wisdom at York University with four prominent thought leaders. February 10, 2020. On the seventh floor of York University’s Kaneff Tower people are taking their […]
This year’s festival takes up an expansive theme of “Pollination,” including the biocultural importance of pollinators to the ecosystem and recognizing pollination in terms of the exchange of knowledge and ideas. This theme invites facilitated conversations across disciplines, to create writing, performances, workshops and artworks that consider pedagogical, environmental and artistic approaches to the concepts […]
It’s not enough to just imagine a better future. We need to build a better future – today. Every gift to the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change will have an impact. Your investment will create positive change for our students, our communities and the world around us. Together, we can create a more just […]
Maloca brings campus and community together in regenerative agroecological urban agriculture. What does this mean? We work together to restore soils, increase biodiversity and ecosystem health while we grow fresh, organic fruits, herbs and vegetables. We grow together in two communal fields and in community gardens plots along the Black Creek Watershed on York U’s Keele campus. We […]