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Eight LA&PS Alumni on York's 2025 Top 30 Alumni Under 30

York University has announced its Top 30 Alumni Under 30 for 2025, and this year eight alumni come from the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies. This outstanding group of alumni under the age of 30 were selected based on their work creating real-world impact and positive change. They continue to use their skills […]

Law & Society professor co-writes article on gender-based violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in The Conversation

Annie Bunting, professor of Law & Society in the Department of Social Science, has co-written an article with Heather Tasker, Professor of Political Science at Dalhousie University, discussing how fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has increased sexual and gender-based violence against both civilians and humanitarian workers in the area. The […]

Assistant Professor Natasha Henry-Dixon is awarded the King Charles II Medal

On Thursday, April 10, the Ontario Heritage Trust celebrated five outstanding people with King Charles III Coronation Medals. The Coronation Medal was created by King Charles III on the advice of the Canadian Government to mark the significant and historical occasion of His Majesty’s Coronation as King of Canada and to recognize Canadians who have […]

Curating the Curriculum: Intersections Between Arts Integration and Historical Thinking

  This past February, York University’s History Department and the Archives of Ontario hosted a Professional Development Day (PD Day) for high school history teachers titled, “Curating the Curriculum: Intersections Between Arts Integration and Historical Thinking.” Led by Alessia Spagnuolo as part of her Major Research Project (MRP), this event brought together twenty-eight teachers from […]

School of Information Technology professor leads global hub for cybersecurity center at York

Arash Habibi Lashkari, associate professor in the School of Information Technology, is the director and founder of the Behaviour-Centric Cybersecurity Center (BCCC). Lashkari’s research within the center has been multifaceted, developing technology to detect and protect against cyber threats. The BCCC also provides accessible datasets and open-source tools that can be used by researchers, educators […]

Department of Economics professors use Re-Cup initiative to study behavioural economics

Neil Buckley, Berta Esteve-Volart and Tsvetanka Karagyozova from the Department of Economics, are using a new environmental initiative as the basis for their research in behavioural economics by looking at how student engagement can drive more effective recycling habits.  The Re-Cup initiative ran for two weeks in November 2024, with disposable cup-sorting stations in locations across York’s Keele Campus. […]

Department of Sociology professor discusses importance of having senior care on election agenda in article for The Conversation

Pat Armstrong, Distinguished Research Professor of Sociology, has written an article for The Conversation discussing her views on the Canadian election. She says that the recent election has not focused on senior care, and that it is an important issue since proper investment in healthcare circulates within the economy providing good living and working conditions for […]

Department of Politics professor quoted in New York Times article about Toronto’s voter influence on the Canadian election

Department of Politics professor Dennis Pilon has contributed his expertise to a recent New York Times article that looks at the influence voters in Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) will have on the results of the Canadian election, including factors that could influence these voters’ decisions. Professor Pilon holds a PhD in Political […]

Professor David A.B. Murray publishes anthology on development of queer anthropology

Department of Anthropology Professor David A.B. Murray has published an anthology on the history of queer anthropology, a subfield of sociocultural anthropology with both activist and academic origins. Queer Anthropology offers a short introduction to an evolving subfield of sociocultural anthropology, exploring its historical development, critiques over the past two decades and responses to emerging challenges. […]