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Urban Studies professors recognized with book prize from International Planning History Society (IPHS)

Urban Studies professors recognized with book prize from International Planning History Society (IPHS)

The book titled, Socialist and Post-Socialist Urbanisms: Critical Reflections from a Global Perspective (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2020), was awarded the Third Book Prize, which is given to the best anthology or edited work in planning history written in English and published in 2020 or 2021. The achievement took Young somewhat by surprise. “To think that the […]

URST prof Jeffrey Squire received LA&PS Black Scholars Research Fund (BSRF) grant

URST prof Jeffrey Squire received LA&PS Black Scholars Research Fund (BSRF) grant

This year's Black History Month Celebration at York coincided with the announcement of the LA&PS Black Scholars Research Fund (BSRF) grant. "The Black Scholars Research Fund was launched in 2020 as part of our collective response to the deep inequities faced by Black scholars and was aimed particularly at more junior colleagues," emphasized Ravi de Costa, LA&PS Associate Dean, […]

URST prof Teresa Abbruzzese featured in YFile – “York’s undergraduate research journal embraces an experiential approach”

URST prof Teresa Abbruzzese featured in YFile – “York’s undergraduate research journal embraces an experiential approach”

Abbruzzese laughs when thinking about her own revisits of previous writing. When advising Nagi, she notes, “It’s tough to look back at your own work, right? You have to come back to this essay, but without losing yourself in the process. This is a commendable piece of work, and we just need to bring it […]

The Racialized Students in Healthcare Virtual Lecture Series

The Racialized Students in Healthcare Virtual Lecture Series

The Racialized Students in Healthcare virtual lecture series is sponsored by the OHTN and provides workshop series on Indigenous Education, HIV Clinical Care, HIV research facilitated by HALCO and HIV Pharmacy Care. Our facilitators include: MaryAnn from the Native Women Resources Centre, Dr. Gordon from Unity Health, Stevia Arthur from BlackCAP, Alex Vincent from Cabbagetown Community Health Centre and […]

URST Prof. Douglas Young talks with yFile about the future of post-pandemic cities

URST Prof. Douglas Young talks with yFile about the future of post-pandemic cities

The future of cities in the wake of the pandemic: What will change? What should change? In late spring 2020, the premier of Ontario, alongside the mayor of Toronto, lifted the first COVID-19 lockdown in this city. Stores re-opened, restaurants re-gained some business via patio dining. The warm weather spurred Torontonians, tired of being cooped […]

You're Invited: 4th Annual Book Celebration

You're Invited: 4th Annual Book Celebration

A virtual event will be held to celebrate recent publications by Annie Bunting, Lisa Drummond, Carlo Fanelli, Les Jacobs, Jaime Llambías-Wolff, Vanisha Sukdeo, and Douglas C. Young. This event will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 9, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Zoom. Each of the books is available for purchase at the hyperlinks provided with […]

In Memoriam: Remembering Professor Lisa Drummond

In Memoriam: Remembering Professor Lisa Drummond

The Urban Studies Program and the Department of Social Science has suffered a great loss with the passing of Professor Lisa Drummond on January 19, 2021. After living and working in Hanoi, Vietnam in the early 1990s, Lisa completed a degree in human geography at the Australia National University and held a postdoctoral fellowship at […]