Two York University community members—Professor Satinder Kaur Brar and PhD candidate Anna Pearson—have been recognized with a 2024 Minister’s Award of Excellence from Ontario’s Ministry of Colleges and Universities. The annual awards celebrate the work of faculty and staff at publicly assisted colleges and universities who are making a difference in students’ lives, in their […]
Three York University scholars—Jonathan David, Philip Henderson and Karolina Krzyś—are among this year’s recipients of the prestigious Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship for work investigating video game addiction, dysfunctional eye contact and labour studies focused on decolonization and Indigenous land defence. The Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships program, awarded by the Government of Canada, provides funding to innovative postdoctoral […]
York University Professor David Koffman knows the power of a good conversation. As a historian and executive producer of the new podcast Tête-à-tête: Conversations in Canadian Jewish Studies, he’s betting that the best way to bring fresh scholarship to a wider audience isn’t another journal article – it’s a smart, human exchange you can listen […]
Carmela Murdocca has been named the 2024–25 recipient of the Faculty of Graduate Studies’ (FGS) Teaching Award, recognizing her outstanding commitment to graduate education and mentorship at York University. A professor in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies and a York Research Chair in Reparative and Racial Justice, Murdocca teaches in several graduate […]
This time around, we’re profiling not one of our graduates, but one of our instructors. Anchi Lue has made a solid contribution to the MCI since the very beginning. She was one of the colleagues who worked with us to develop our Mandarin-stream curriculum back in 2011, and she has taught for us ever since. […]
Each year, York University’s Faculty of Graduate Studies honours the exceptional research achievements of its graduate students through the Thesis & Dissertation Prizes. The 2024 prize winners are six early-career scholars whose work advances knowledge in their fields and tackles urgent global problems, proposes creative solutions and imagines a better, more sustainable world. From developing […]
In the heart of Ontario’s vibrant academic landscape, two York University alumni have etched their names into the archives of research excellence, earning the prestigious John Charles Polanyi Prizes for 2024. Dr. Nikolai M. Cook and Dr. Hossein Davarinejad, both trailblazers in their respective fields, have been recognized for their groundbreaking contributions to physiology/medicine and […]
The Centre for Feminist Research (CFR) at York University hosted a powerful and thought-provoking book launch for Memorializing Violence: Transnational Feminist Reflections, a collection of feminist and queer reflections on the transnational lives of memorialization practices. Edited by Alison Crosby, Associate Professor in the School of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies, and Heather Evans, doctoral […]
Alumni from York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD), Osgoode Hall Law School, Schulich School of Business, the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Graduate Studies have made a significant mark on the Canadian entertainment industry this year, taking home top honours at the Canadian Screen Awards. From reality television […]
Phd scholar Elif Birbiri has been named the Society for the Anthropology of Food and Nutrition’s (SAFN) “Future of Food Athropology Fellow” for 2025–2026. Included with the prize is a one-year membership in the American Anthropology Association (AAA) and Society for the Anthropology of Food and Nutrition, along with a $500 award. Birbiri has been […]