Our friendly and supportive student services team will 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, professional and personal life. As you head towards graduation, we are […]
If you need more information about putting together a petition or appeal, please book an appointment with your Academic Advisor as they can provide insight into the particular process you will need to follow given your unique circumstance. Two sites that we encourage students to be mindful of are Important Dates which provides students information […]
Welcome to the September/October 2024 edition of the EUC Research Update - bringing you highlights from research and scholarly activities at York University's Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change. We invite you to view our other recent updates on our Research News page. Research Spotlights Lina Brand Correa and the MES IDS Group: Bringing degrowth […]
Global Geography explores how human societies and physical environments are deeply connected and constantly changing. Students learn how to analyze global processes including urbanization, uneven development and inequality, migration and identity formation, and environmental change. The field allows students to combine approaches from the social sciences, humanities, and physical sciences to identify solutions to some […]
In the Environmental Arts and Justice program, we co-create transformative learning spaces that support your pursuit of more just and equitable worlds. We address global environmental challenges through diverse ways of knowing, thinking, and creating. By combining critical thinking with creative artistic practice, you will examine how political, social, economic, and cultural systems of power […]
by Meetkumar Patel For my EUCURA research project, I studied predator disturbance events at a ground-nesting double-crested cormorant colony at Tommy Thompson Park with Professor Gail Fraser. It is important to understand predation because it can cause birds to move to other areas to nest. For example, some cormorants have recently moved to nest in trees […]
The Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change recently hosted a renowned group of visitors from Ghana as part of an ongoing collaboration, marking a significant step in their collaborative project under the IDRC Women RISE initiative. The partnership focuses on action-oriented, gender-transformative research exploring improved understanding of an insufficiently known livelihood activity for women, increased […]
From Fall 2023-Summer 2024, a series of monthly webinars titled "Aim High, Degrow: Dialogues on Degrowth" was held that brought together degrowth scholars from various countries with EUC faculty as moderators for virtual discussions on degrowth. The seminars explored definitions and reflections on degrowth, key debates in this emerging academic field and social movement, and […]
by Laura Tanguay Nuclear energy is often touted as a critical solution to decarbonize our day-to-day lives. Walking through the city of Toronto, you’ll see Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) posters plastered as part of the “recast nuclear” campaign, which is centered on the premise that the nuclear industry’s bad reputation is a consequence of pop […]
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