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Disaster and Emergency Management professor leads new hub supporting climate change solutions through AI

CIFAL York is part of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) global network and provides innovative approaches to tackling climate challenges, offering training in emergency management and education programs to prepare communities for climate-related disasters. Ari Asgary, CIFAL’s director and a professor of disaster and emergency management in the Faculty of Liberal […]

LA&PS professors lead research on how epidemics affect Black communities

Following the Covid-19 pandemic, York University launched a new research cluster titled Overcoming Epidemics in Transnational Black Communities – Response, Recovery and Resilience. The cluster is made up of Black scholars from five York faculties who have been working to understand how structural inequalities influence the way that Black communities experience, respond to and recover […]

Human resource management professor discusses how to respond to crying in the workplace in Human Resources Director

A recent study showed that 39% of US employees have cried at work at least once, and other studies have shown that burnout and work-related stress is increasing in the workplace. Parbudyal Singh, professor in the School of Human Resource Management, says that while crying at work is uncommon, organizations should not ignore it, since […]

Human resources professor discusses whether employers should subsidize employees’ fuel costs

Rising gas prices in Canada have become a stressor for many employees, especially following the widespread return-to-office mandates. In a recent Canadian HR Reporter article, Parbudyal Singh, a professor in the School of Human Resource Management, discusses whether employers should consider ways of assisting commuting employees – such as gas stipends – and whether such […]

Women’s studies professor examines Bill 21’s impact on Muslim women working in Quebec

In 2019, Quebec introduced Bill 21, a secularism law that prohibits public-sector employees from wearing religious symbols or attire at work. The provincial government is now hoping to expand the legislation to include more rules and workplaces.  Nadia Hasan, a professor in the School of Gender, Sexuality & Women’s Studies, says that Muslim women are […]

Equity studies professor teaches how queer activism has shaped history

A recent article in York University Magazine looks at the important work of Tom Hooper (Department of Equity Studies), an academic and educator specializing in queer history and equity studies. Hooper’s scholarship focuses on the history of queer activism and how it has shaped contemporary queer rights. He aims to empower students by sharing the […]

Philip Walsh writes new book about the sociology of knowledge

Philip Walsh, an associate professor in the Department of Sociology, has written a new book titled The Reality of Knowledge (Routledge, 2026). The book proposes new approaches to the sociology of knowledge and the theories that influence the field by looking at the history of the discipline its key themes and social meaning. Furthermore, it […]

LA&PS projects receive research infrastructure funding

The Ontario Research Fund has awarded $1,614,137 to York University to support the development of its research infrastructure. The funding will support 14 projects across multiple faculties and disciplines, strengthening York’s capacity for innovative research. The Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) is among the recipients, with two projects selected for funding. LA&PS […]

Law & Society student gains broader perspective through co‑op experiences

Fatimah Mufti, a student in the Law & Society program, was featured in a recent YFile article about how students can gain inspiration through novel co-op experiences. Despite Mufti’s strong interest in pursuing a career in law, she chose co-op placements outside the legal field to broaden her perspective and challenge herself professionally. Mufti completed […]

Global project taps York prof to study how silence, noise shape communication