By Alex Huls A research initiative led by York University is building lasting partnerships and resources to support community-driven autonomy strategies across Central America and the Caribbean. In 2024, Prilly Bicknell-Hersco sat on the shaded porch of a house on Colombia’s San Andrés Archipelago, surrounded by seven Raizal women, an Afro-Caribbean ethnic group native to the region. […]
Connecting online is a great way to foster international academic partnerships, yet there’s nothing like meeting in person to add richness and depth to a relationship. So says Amir Asif, York’s vice-president research and innovation, whose recent visits to universities in Germany and France exemplify how meeting in person promotes international collaboration. “Meeting in person allows […]
By Deirdre Kelly In the lush hills of Pérez Zeledón, Costa Rica, York University’s Las Nubes EcoCampus shows how education can cross borders. At its centre is Casita Azul, a modest one-room library that serves as a hub for cultural exchange, community empowerment and collaboration. Recently, Casita Azul received a donation from Kellogg-Schulich Executive MBA […]
Connecting online has become a great way to kick off academic partnerships in recent years, yet there’s nothing like meeting in person to add richness and depth to a relationship. So says Amir Asif, York’s Vice President of Research and Innovation, who led a delegation in September 2024 to several universities in both Germany and […]
By Alexander Maavara The inaugural funding call of the Global Research Excellence (GRE) Fund has concluded with York providing over $230,000 to support international research collaboration. Launched in the spring of 2024, the GRE Fund is a key initiative in support of Engaging the World: York University’s Internationalization and Global Engagement Strategy, which prioritizes deepening […]
By Emina Gamulin Symposium on Shell’s legacy in Niger Delta and what comes next brings diverse group of scholars and activists to York University’s Keele Campus April 9, 2025, TORONTO – With the Shell company having finalized the sale of assets in Nigeria’s Niger Delta, questions remain for those who fought against decades of human rights and […]
Five upper-year York University nursing students will travel to Kumasi, Ghana in March for a three-week clinical placement – a unique opportunity to broaden their understanding and experience in global health. The undergraduate students will take part in clinical outreach and community health programs focusing on chronic diseases and maternal health at Mansa Memorial Hospital, […]
Maya and Nayha Gill are budding teachers and are already planning how they will shape their future classrooms. The identical twins may be a few years away from leading a classroom, but on a recent trip to Las Nubes, York University’s EcoCampus in Costa Rica that stresses care of the environment and sustainability, they began to imagine future […]
When Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang was sworn in as Ghana’s first female vice-president on Jan. 7, it marked the latest barrier shattered by the York University alumna. Her inauguration is another milestone in her journey from distinguished academic to national leader. Long before entering the political arena, she achieved historic firsts as the first female vice-chancellor of a […]
By Gloria Suhasini With public and private partnerships in both countries, Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship at the Schulich School of Business runs Together Mission, making startup dreams come true for several students and recent grads since 2021 York University’s Schulich School of Business successfully concluded the fifth edition of its Together Mission, recently. More […]