A hands‑on course in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies's writing department is preparing students for the publishing industry by putting learners in front of Canada's largest publisher.
Professor of disaster and emergency management Ali Asgary, from the School of Administrative Studies, has shared his recent work from the Advanced Disaster, Emergency and Rapid Response Simulation Lab (ADERSIM), where he serves as executive director. The lab uses technologies such as agent-based modelling, virtual reality, AI, drones and web-mapping to simulate aviation scenarios. These […]
As cities around the world grapple with mounting waste crises, researchers at the York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR) are exploring a critical but often overlooked question: who does the work of managing waste and under what conditions?
Edgar File, an ordained United Church minister and professor emeritus who taught social science at York University for 30 years, has died at the age of 94.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
