Robert Haché, York’s vice-president research & innovation (VPRI), has announced the members of the Strategic Research Plan (SRP) Advisory Committee. The committee, chaired by Haché, is comprised of individuals from the University and community who will advise the VPRI throughout the strategic research plan consultation process in the development of a new Strategic Research Plan […]
Priscila Uppal landed in London earlier this week armed with pen and notepad, laptop and backpack ready to commit the Summer Olympic Games to verse. Once again, the York English professor is bridging the arts-sports divide as poet-in-residence. Sponsored by Canada Athletes Now (CAN) and other benefactors, she will make poetry of the games and the Olympians […]
York contract faculty members and alumni Laurel Paetz (MFA Theatre’07) and L.J. Nelles (BA Music ’84, MFA Theatre ’07) are teaming up to make a documentary about theatre Professor Emeritus David Smukler, a master teacher of voice and speech. Titled Breath is Alive, the film’s intent is to capture the essence of Smukler’s work by […]
Former York University men’s basketball player Paul Jones was hired by CTV Sports to help cover the basketball portion of the upcoming Olympic Summer Games in London, England. Paul Jones Jones, who played for York from 1977 to 1981 and is now well known as the voice of the National Basketball Association's Toronto Raptors on FAN […]
York graduate students Pierre-Yann Dubé Dolbec, Douglas Hunter and Juha Mikkonen are the 2012 recipients of Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships, Canada’s most prestigious awards for doctoral research. Each will receive $50,000 per year for three years. Vanier scholars are selected for their exceptional leadership skills and for realizing the highest standards of scholarly achievement in graduate […]
The spring/summer 2012 issue of the Journal of the Motherhood Initiative (JMI) – Mothers and the Economy: The Economics of Mothering – looks at everything from the discursive foundations of family allowance and universal child care to the value of human milk exchange. JMI is a peer-reviewed, Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada-funded […]
Sociology Professor Luin Goldring has been appointed as York's director for CERIS – The Ontario Metropolis Centre, effective July 2012. Goldring is well known in the CERIS community as an active domain leader, longtime affiliate and immigration scholar. She moves into the position that was previously held by York geography Professor Valerie Preston. Luin Goldring CERIS […]
Five researchers from York University have been awarded $499,152 from the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) to support social research and knowledge mobilization initiatives. The Public Outreach Grants support existing and ongoing projects that mobilize research results to a range of audiences beyond academia. The grants, part of $6.3 million in […]
Nursing Professor Mina Singh has been named the 2012 Pat Griffin Nursing Education Research Scholar by the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN). The honour comes with a $10,000 grant to help Singh, of York’s School of Nursing in the Faculty of Health, promote her nursing education research through inquiry, mentorship and dissemination. The […]
Las Nubes: Conservation in the Cloud Forests of Costa Rica, a new book by two York graduate students, tells the story of the Las Nubes Biological Reserve through stunning photos and accompanying text, from its York beginnings until today. “Las Nubes is Spanish for ‘the clouds’, and Las Nubes Biological Reserve is a place where […]
A youth symposium on girls’ leadership will be hosted at York University this weekend, marking the end of a successful first year of the Engaging Girls, Changing Communities (EGCC) initiative. The symposium will take place Saturday, July 14, from 9am to 4pm, at 519 York Research Tower, Keele campus. EGCC brings together girls and young […]
The Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation will be offering a workshop series on administrative support for large-scale research funding applications. This session is designed for research support staff across the university who work with faculty members to prepare large-scale applications for external funding. Others are welcome to attend. Session 1 – Getting Started […]
York PhD Candidate in English Samantha Bernstein (BA ’06, MA ’09), daughter of Canadian poet Irving Layton, explores the complex world of families, life, love, politics and trying to live ethically in a corporatizing world in her epistolary memoir, Here We Are Among the Living: A Memoir in Emails. The launch of Here We Are […]
Boozhoo, sekon, tansi, greetings. The Centre for Aboriginal Student Services (CASS) will be in Vari Hall Monday with a table providing samples of three sisters soup and bannock bread, as a way to promote awareness of Indigenous peoples and of the upcoming National Aboriginal Day – June 21. CASS will hand out samples in Vari […]
Award-winning author and scholar James Laxer will discuss his latest book, Tecumseh and Brock: The War of 1812, Sunday as part of Luminato at the Library. Laxer, who teaches in York’s Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, will talk about the effect of the War of 1812 on the Native struggle for nationhood, as […]
Bullying is bad for the brain. It has the potential to change and damage the brain, causing lifelong consequences. Professor Jean Clinton of McMaster University will discuss how toxic stress, such as that caused by bullying, can have long-lasting effects for children, at PREVNet’s sixth annual bullying prevention conference next week. Debra Pepler Creating Healthy […]
Indian playwright, director and filmmaker Mahesh Dattani will give an afternoon reading of two plays along with a discussion about the representation of gender hierarchies and sexualities in his work. Dattani will read from his plays Seven Steps Around The Fire and Dance Like A Man An Friday, June 15, from 1 to 3pm, at […]
A joint diplomatic commitment to social innovation between Canada and the United Kingdom that was formalized May 9 has a connection to work underway at York University in the area of knowledge mobilization. The Joint Innovation statement signed by David Fast, Canada’s minister of international trade and minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, and Stephen Green, […]
Learn how to make your nomination package sparkle! On Monday, June 11, from 2 to 3pm, York Vice-President Academic Patrick Monahan and Lisa Philipps, associate vice-president research, are hosting an informative workshop that will cover how to prepare an effective nomination package. The session will take place in 626 York Research Tower. Topics that will […]
Seven York-led research partnerships have received a total of $3,647,551 through the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada's Partnership Grants program and Partnership Development Grants program. York psychology Professor Debra Pepler, together with Shelley Cardinal of the Canadian Red Cross, has received over $2.4 million in funding over five years from SSHRC to lead a major […]