York University is poised to welcome 11 doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers through the first wave of the federal Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards (CIRTA) initiative, reflecting the University’s strong research excellence and ability to attract top international research talent. In total the CIRTA are worth $1.4 million in funding – $40,000 per year for […]
Originally from the U.S. and having taught sport management and business at universities in the UK, U.S., Netherlands, Singapore and Japan, School of Human Resource Management Associate Professor Sarah Zipp brings a global perspective to this World Cup. "This tournament is a spectacle of both nationalism and global cooperation. All against a backdrop of dramatic geo-political change and intense negotiations over trade, war and immigration,” says Zipp, program coordinator for the Sport Management program at York University’s Markham Campus.
York University jumped 20 spots in the QS World University Rankings by Subject today out of close to 2,000 universities. The University continues its upward trajectory landing six subjects in the top 100 globally this year – the most ever – which shows its growing academic and employer reputation.
Whether it’s through art or food, or something else entirely, immigrant communities have changed the fabric of this country’s culture, becoming part of the story Canadians tell about themselves. But too often the intertwining of these stories goes unnoticed. Take food. It can serve as an unassuming gateway to learning about and understanding different cultures and practices, while becoming a part of people’s lives, their routines and celebrations.
An accomplished Chinese Canadian academic in equity studies Assistant Professor Yvonne Su says embracing diversity must go beyond optics
York University Professor Nick Mulé is leading the first national study addressing poverty in 2SLGBTQ+ communities as director of the 2SLGBTQ+ Poverty in Canada Project.
York alumnae Melissa Humaña-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson compete for gold in Paris today, a first for beach volleyball for Canada, cheered on by Humaña-Paredes' father, three-time Olympic coach and York Professor Hernán Humaña who teaches a course on the history of the Olympics and is available for comment to media. Also this week in Paris, breaking makes its debut at the Games, Olympians get sick with bacterial infection and organizers revise the closing ceremony of the Games this Sunday after a controversial opening. York experts are available to comment on this and more.
York University Professor Nick Mulé is leading the first national study addressing poverty in 2SLGBTQ+ communities as director of the 2SLGBTQ+ Poverty in Canada Project.
In its recent opening weekend, Twisters marked the biggest start ever for a natural disaster movie with US$80.5 million in North American box office revenue. The popularity of the film indicates disaster movies remain an important popular culture
