York Professors Natasha Myers and Thilo Womelsdorf have been awarded $100,000 each in funding under the Ontario government’s Early Researcher Awards program. Ontario’s Ministry of Economic Development & Innovation announced the awards Monday. York University’s research investment of $50,000 will match the funds for the award. The Early Researcher Awards program helps promising, recently appointed […]
Six graduate students from York’s Department of History are currently conducting archival research at the Sierra Leone Public Archives in Sierra Leone to help preserve endangered documents and repatriate historical material to the country. Augustin D'Almeida Master’s degree candidates Myles Ali, Chantelle Flowers and Shoshawnah Ross Lautenschlager, along with PhD candidates Katrina Keefer, Jeffrey Gunn […]
Eight members of the York University community are among the early recipients of a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in honour of their achievements and significant contributions to Canada. The medals are in celebration of the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne as queen of Canada and some 60,000 Canadians […]
Consultations with the York community about the role of a new teaching and learning support centre have yielded rich results. In September 2011, the dynamic process to revision the University’s existing Centre for the Support of Teaching (CST) was launched by Sue Vail, York’s associate vice-president teaching & learning. Sue Vail “This initiative represents the […]
York President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri will visit Brazil from April 25 to May 2 as part of a delegation to promote Canada-Brazil partnerships in research, innovation and higher education. The mission, led by the Governor General of Canada David Johnston, is the largest of its kind in Canadian history, with more than two dozen Canadian university […]
Cardiovascular rehabilitation programs following heart attacks or surgeries should be considered an essential health service in every country, says York University Professor Sherry Grace, who is leading an international initiative to promote the low-cost, lifesaving programs. Sherry Grace Grace returned yesterday from the World Congress of Cardiology, held in Dubai, where she presented an International Charter […]
International experts, scientists and innovators in the field of health informatics and eHealth will meet at York University this week to discuss how the latest technologies, processes and guidelines can enable more efficient and effective health-care delivery. Speakers will address how diagnostic imaging and medical pathology results can be brought together to the point of […]
From the Milky Way to antihydrogen atoms and managing superbugs in hospitals, scientists at this year’s upcoming Royal Canadian Institute (RCI) for the Advancement of Science gala will answer some tough questions for their dinner. The gala dinner will take place Thursday, April 26, from 6 to 9:30pm, at the MaRS Discovery District, 101 College […]
York University is playing an important role in the first conference of its kind that is dedicated to better mobilizing and brokering knowledge. The K*2012 conference, which starts today and continues until April 27, provides a forum for an international cohort of delegates to share their ideas and practices in knowledge mobilization. York’s Knowledge Mobilization Unit and […]
York University has joined the Consortia Advancing Standards in Research Administration Information (CASRAI), a not-for-profit standards development organization specializing in standardizing research data. “York University is pleased to partner with CASRAI and support its initiatives to streamline the research administration process,” said Robert Haché, York’s vice-president research & innovation. “The continued development of these standards […]
Robert Haché, vice-president research & innovation, has issued this commentary providing more details on the impact of the 2012 federal budget on research funding agencies and what it means for the York research community: Vice-presidents of research from across Canada converged in Ottawa on April 13 to meet with the presidents of the Social Sciences & Humanities […]
Leading guest curators, artists and cultural theorists explore "The Real and the Political" in York University’s fourth annual Joan and Martin Goldfarb Summer Institute in Visual Arts, running April 24 to May 4. Art-making and contemporary art theory at the nexus of culture and politics are the focus of this year’s event, produced by the Graduate […]
Janusz A. Koziński, dean, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Dezsö J. Horváth, dean, Schulich School of Business, and Eileen Mercier cordially invite you to the annual Ernest C. Mercier Lecture in Entrepreneurial Science on Wednesday, May 9, 2012. This event, titled "Me, Myself and My Network: The Importance of Collaboration to Entrepreneurship in […]
Robert Haché, vice-president research & innovation, has issued this commentary on the federal budget to the York community. The recent federal budget reinforced the importance the government is placing on putting its fiscal house in order with some programs receiving cuts in excess of 10 per cent. Within that overall context of restraint is a welcome affirmation of […]
When students first arrive at York University's Career Centre they are sometimes confused about where to start with their career planning and job searches. They know they want fulfilling careers after graduation, but they aren’t always sure about the steps they need to get there. They have plenty of questions about where they should start and how to plan […]
The establishment of a community-based renewable power industry in Ontario was one of the hot topics at the final 2011-2012 Sustainable Energy Initiative (SEI) seminar at the Osgoode Professional Development Centre in Toronto. Anton Tabuns (MES/JD '11), now an articling student at Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers, discussed his major research paper on community-based renewable […]
The Faculty of Fine Arts has acquired two more works by recent graduates of the MFA Program in Visual Arts for its Samuel Sarick Purchase Award Collection of contemporary Canadian art. Jaime Angelopoulos’ large-format drawing, Thief, and Julieta Maria’s four-minute digital video, Soil, are now part of this outstanding collection of works created by then-emerging artists, reflecting the […]
Over the coming weeks, YFile will feature short profiles of the winners of the 2011 President’s Staff Recognition Awards. This year’s recipient of the 2011 President's Voice of York Award is Lauren Hall, coordinator of the Transition Year Program. As a proud alumna of York, Lauren Hall has been coordinating York University's Transition Year Program since May […]
Hatsumi: One Grandmother's Journey through the Japanese Canadian Internment premiered at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre on Sunday, April 1. It was part of a larger conference hosted by the centre to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Japanese Canadian Internment. The film by Osgoode grad Chris Hope (JD ’04) offers a moving account of Japanese […]
The many facets of community engagement will be examined using the law as a lens during a panel presentation at the Osgoode Research Celebration Wednesday, April 4. Robert Haché, vice-president research & innovation, and Lorne Sossin, dean of Osgoode Hall Law School, are co-hosting the event, which takes place from 12 to 2pm in Room […]