It's not all in your head. There really is a connection between your emotional state and your skin, says psychologist Linda Papadopoulos [BA Hons. ’93], reported the Ottawa Citizen Sept. 10. The Canadian-born-and-raised Papadopoulos has called Britain home for the past 14 years. She is known there as both a leading academic and as "Dr. […]
The achievements of four York University professors have been recognized by the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), which has inducted them as Fellows. Professor Pat Armstrong, a distinguished research professor of sociology in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS); Professor Isabella Bakker in the Department of Political Science in LA&PS; Professor Rishma […]
A new report co-authored by a York University researcher says the federal and provincial governments are not doing a good job helping the unemployed find work, despite spending billions of dollars each year on employment training and programs. The report says Canada’s system isn’t optimized to assist the unemployed – and underemployed – in finding meaningful work […]
The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) has awarded the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice, which is housed at York University, a $1 million grant for an in-depth study of the effectiveness of the civil justice system, through the Community-University Research Alliances (CURA) 2010 competition. The Canadian Forum on Civil Justice, which is now […]
Professor Emerita Barbara Godard, the Avie Bennett Historica Chair in Canadian Literature at the time of her death just over a year ago, was one of Canada’s pre-eminent literary scholars who taught in the departments of English, French, social & political thought and women’s studies, and whose influence was felt far and wide. In commemoration of […]
The Centre for Research on Latin America & the Caribbean (CERLAC) at York University launched a research partnership this summer that uses the arts to explore violence among youth in Canada and Jamaica. The project, Youth and Community Development in Canada and Jamaica: A Transnational Approach to Youth Violence, popularly known as “Project Groundings”, opened […]
York thespians will showcase their work on stage and behind the scenes in some of Toronto’s hottest productions this season. Watch for two this weekend. Phillip Silver is set, costume and lighting designer for Soulpepper Theatre’s production of The Price by Arthur Miller, currently in previews and opening tomorrow. Allyson McMackon (BA '92) has assembled […]
About 150 educators from across Canada converged on York recently to learn new technology tools and best practices to enhance their teaching. They were attending the 10th annual ABEL (Advanced Broadband Enabled Learning) Summer Institute Aug. 22 to 24. The theme this year was Connected Community Learning: The Next Decade. For two-and-a-half days, they heard speakers […]
The hockey enforcer gives his team a sense of security in the heat of battle – a debt that people should think more about repaying in civilian life. Certainly, the deaths this past summer of three National Hockey League players who excelled in that taxing job, the latest, Wade Belak, taking his own life on […]
What do urban planners do when cities are shrinking, not growing? This is hard to imagine in a city like Toronto, where real estate is at a premium and construction cranes are a constant feature of the skyline. However, many German cities have been steadily shrinking in population size over the last three decades, resulting […]
Creative partners William Mackwood and Gwen Dobie are collaborating on a new project called Bugzzz, a post-apocalyptic, post-mammalian tale told by the surviving insects in a mix of drama, dance and opera. The York fine arts professors co-founded Out of The Box Productions to present drama, dance and opera in novel, multidisciplinary projects performed in one-of-a-kind […]
Canada is in mourning for political icon and two-time York grad Jack Layton, who died early yesterday morning only three-and-a-half months after leading the federal New Democratic Party into official opposition. Layton (MA '72, PhD '83) was 61. It is a sad day, said two of his York professors, political scientists Jim Laxer and Daniel Drache. Neither were surprised […]
The important history, heritage and sites of memory of people of African descent in Canada are at the heart of a summer institute taking place Aug. 21 to 27 at York University. Convened by the Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on the Global Migrations of African Peoples at York University, the theme of the institute is “Slavery, Memory, Citizenship”. It marks the […]
Four years ago, anti-poverty advocate Dennis Raphael published Poverty and Policy in Canada: Implications for Health and Quality of Life. Jack Layton, leader of Canada’s New Democrats, wrote the foreword. This spring, Raphael released a second updated and expanded edition featuring the latest figures on poverty, and a new, hefty chapter critiquing all federal and provincial anti-poverty programs. And […]
Faculty of Fine Arts Professor Norma Sue Fisher-Stitt has been named Dance Historian of the Month for August 2011 by Dance Collection Danse (DCD), Canada's national dance archives. This monthly series features interviews with Canada's notable dance historians, with the goal of illuminating aspects of the person, their craft and the field, and to provide […]
A new book edited by a York University professor examines the factors that may help predict pro-sport prowess. The book, Talent Identification and Development in Sport, (Routledge, 2011) offers an overview of current scientific research along with practical information for parents and coaches looking to spot talent and nurture it. “We’re hoping this book helps […]
A study at York University has some refreshing news: Being fat can actually be good for you. Published in the August issue of the journal Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism, the study finds that obese people who are otherwise healthy, live just as long as their slim counterparts and are less likely to die of cardiovascular […]
Research methodologies in maternal and child health will be the focus of a one-day institute at York on Sept. 23. Organized by Nazilla Khanlou, Echo's Chair in Women's Mental Health Research, in partnership with the Faculty of Health, the first Lillian Wright Maternal-Child Institute offers a chance for students, faculty and community members to share […]
A summer institute organized by the Faculty of Education in collaboration with the Faculty of Environmental Studies (FES) will bring together teachers, educators, community members and local artists to explore new ways of teaching and learning with a specific focus on the inter-relationships of art, environmental knowing and social justice. Organized by the York Centre […]
Chemistry Professor Derek Wilson has been awarded $100,000 in funding under the Ontario government’s Early Researcher Awards program. York West MPP Mario Sergio made the announcement Tuesday. York University’s research investment of $50,000 will match the funds for the award. The Early Researcher Awards program helps promising, recently appointed Ontario researchers build research teams of […]