It is no secret that York University is rapidly building momentum on the world stage and the latest rankings, released today by Maclean’s, show the University’s reputation continues to shine here in Canada with an impressive fourth place ranking – up one spot over last year. Guided by a University Academic Plan that strives to both inspire […]
Whether you call it soccer, football, le football, fútbol, futebol, fudbal, fußball, toba, nogomet or something else, it is the most global of sports, with FIFA having more member associations than the United Nations has member states. The largest and least affordable World Cup to date, FIFA World Cup 2026 is marred with its fair share of controversies. Still, for billions of people across the globe, it is the beautiful game and the world will be watching.
On Friday June 12, as York University students don caps and gowns to attend their graduation ceremonies at the university’s Keele Campus, former York Lions Men’s Soccer midfielder Niko Sigur will be going through a different rite-of-passage, putting on cleats and the #23 jersey as he prepares for his FIFA World Cup debut for Team Canada.
A team led by York University researchers has discovered the fastest wind near a supermassive black hole ever found at ultraviolet wavelengths, driven by the disc of matter, or quasar, surrounding the black hole. “This quasar has a black hole of 1.7 billion times the mass of the Sun. That’s typical. What’s not typical is that it has gas moving towards us at 30 per cent of the speed of light,” says York Professor Patrick Hall of the Faculty of Science.
TORONTO, June 2, 2026 – York University and King Township signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) designed to further enhance their collaboration, including economic growth initiatives and community engagement. The MOU builds on the strength of the existing partnership between the Township and York by expanding and advancing shared initiatives and projects, research and innovation […]
Birthed from a 1969 uprising as a response to police violence at a New York City dive bar called the Stonewall Inn, Pride has grown into a global movement, with Toronto-area celebrations among the largest in the world. Drawing on years of community-engaged research and large-scale data sets, York University researchers are available to talk to media about historical struggles and current issues facing those in 2SLGBTQIA+ communities today.
A new study published today reports that chemicals released from vehicle tires can transform in the atmosphere into complex mixtures that may pose previously unrecognized risks to human respiratory health.
Lassonde Professor Sunil Bisnath was recently appointed to a Council of Canadian Academies' expert panel to examine opportunities for renewed domestic investment in geodetic infrastructure Most people take their place in the world for granted. Standing in a grocery story isle deciding which cereal to buy or driving to work, the Earth feels static even […]
