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York launches new module to advance equity, Indigenous research excellence 

York University continues to lead in decolonization, equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts with the launch of a new module that will help faculty members better understand and evaluate Indigenous research excellence. The Adjudicating Indigenous Research Excellence (AIRE) module is the newest addition to the POLARIS (Place of Online Learning for the Adjudication of Researchers Inclusively and Supportively) e-training collection, […]

Human Resource Management student, Narmada Murugarajan, has her work featured in City of Brampton art exhibition

Narmada Murugarajan, a third-year Human Resource Management student with a minor in the arts, was one of 50 artists selected for inclusion in the City of Brampton’s exhibition entitled PIXEL: Chapter 50 Digital Art Exhibition. In celebration of the city’s 50th birthday, local artists were invited to submit their work capturing the essence of the past, […]

Arthur Haberman, a professor emeritus in York University’s departments of history and humanities, passed away on Nov. 2 at age 85

Haberman joined the University in 1967 and, although he retired in 2004, he continued to teach part-time until 2021. During his time at York, Haberman contributed across the University in numerous ways and held several titles, including master (now called head) of Founders College, where he welcomed many new faculty members to York with warmth, […]

LA&PS York Massey Fellows

The LA&PS Research Office is pleased to announce that two LA&PS Faculty have been selected as York Massey Fellows. We congratulate Professor Emilia Nielsen and Professor Zulfikar Hirji on this opportunity and look forward to seeing what they accomplish!   Professor Nielsen’s program of scholarly research and creative activity engages interdisciplinary, arts-based, and research-creation interventions […]

The GLRC enters a Third Charter Period (2024-2029)

The Global Labour Research Centre, LA&PS-based Organized Research Unit, is entering its third charter period under the direction of Prof. Adrian Smith (currently on sabbatical) and Prof. Carlo Fanelli (Interim Director). The GLRC was launched in 2013 following two decades of research activities pursued through the Centre for Research on Work and Society. In its new […]

LA&PS Postdoctoral Fellow: Juan Carlos Mezo-González

 The LA&PS Research Office is pleased to introduce one of the LA&PS Postdoctoral Fellows, Juan Carlos Mezo-González. Dr. Juan Carlos Mezo-González is a historian of sexuality and visual culture in the Americas who holds a PhD in History from the University of Toronto. As a recipient of the LA&PS Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (2024-2025), he is currently working […]

LA&PS Postdoctoral Fellow: Mai Ibrahim

  The LA&PS Research Office is pleased to introduce one of the LA&PS Postdoctoral Fellows, Mai Ibrahim. Mai Ibrahim holds a PhD in Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media from North Carolina State University and is a recipient of the LA&PS Postdoctoral Fellowship (2024-2025). She will be working with Professor Kelly Bergstrom, an Assistant Professor in […]

LA&PS Prof Advocates for Indigenous Rights and Climate Justice in Bonn

Dr. Angele Alook, an Assistant Professor from the School of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies, embarks on a research journey to Bonn, Germany, championing the rights of Indigenous Peoples and advocating for ethical engagement with knowledge systems amidst the challenges of climate change. Alook and her team recently participated in the 11th meeting of the […]

LA&PS Postdoctoral Fellow: Kennedy Opande

  The LA&PS Research Office is pleased to introduce one of the LA&PS Postdoctoral Fellows, Kennedy Opande. Opande completed his PhD at the Institute of Anthropology, Gender and African Studies, University of Nairobi in Anthropology. Opande will work with supervisor Denielle Elliott, a Professor in the Departments of Anthropology and Social Science. Professor Elliott holds a York Research […]

Professor Idil Boran awarded $3.1M in international research project tackling climate change

Professor Idil Boran is the Principal Investigator (PI) of one of the three large-scale team grants awarded to York University in the New Frontiers Research Fund International - 2023 International Joint Initiative for Research in Climate Adaptation and Mitigation competition. The grant — valued at $3.1M — has been awarded to Professor Boran with co-PI […]