Two extraordinary professors recognized with title of University Professor

Two professors from the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) have been honoured with the title University Professor. This year’s recipients are professors Carl S. Ehrlich and Carolyn Podruchny. A University Professor is a member of faculty recognized for extraordinary contributions to scholarship and teaching and participation in university life. The award is conferred upon long-serving […]

Three undergraduate changemakers receive Governor General's silver medals

Three undergraduate students at York University have been awarded the Governor General’s Silver Medal. The medal recognizes the outstanding scholastic achievements of undergraduate students in Canada. Receiving the medals are changemakers Alina Kuimova, Amirarsalan Rahimian and Katelyn Conferido. Alina Kuimova is graduating with a Specialized Bilingual B.A. (Hons.) in linguistics and language studies, which she completed in three languages: English, […]

Electrical engineering student Olga Klushina named 2021 Bergeron Medal recipient

Each year, a top graduating student from the Lassonde School of Engineering at York University is awarded the Bergeron Medal by the Bergeron Entrepreneurs in Science and Technology (BEST) program. The award goes to a student who demonstrated outstanding entrepreneurial achievement. The 2021 recipient of the Bergeron Medal is electrical engineering graduating student Olga Klushina, who […]

International honour for York Professor Emeritus Juan Pascual-Leone

Professor Emeritus and Senior Scholar Juan Pascual-Leone of York’s Psychology Department, Faculty of Health, has been elected an honorary member of the Academy of Psychology of Spain (Academia de Psicología de España).\ Pascual-Leone was one of three initial distinguished international psychologists elected to the academy. The Spanish government created the academy in 2015 with a mission to attain, promote […]

York alumna wins prestigious Griffin Poetry Prize

Canadian poet and York University alumna Canisia Lubrin has won the 2021 Griffin Poetry Prize for her book The Dyzgraphxst (Penguin/Random House, 2020), a long poem that examines the idea of selfhood while exploring issues of race, oppression and colonialism. Widely considered the most prestigious poetry award in Canada, the Griffin family gives out two $65,000 prizes annually: one […]

York’s University's virtual assistant, SAVY, wins prestigious innovation award

York University’s virtual assistant, SAVY, has won the 2020 Canadian University Council of Chief Information Officers (CUCCIO) Innovation Award. The award recognizes innovative information technology (IT) projects or initiatives that have significantly advanced teaching, learning, research, or administration within an institution or in the community. It assesses the innovativeness of the technology and the impact in […]

Federal government appoints two new Canada Research Chairs at York University

With support from the Government of Canada, two new Canada Research Chairs (CRCs) have been appointed at York University and two existing have been renewed this year. The new CRCs will undertake new research into "re-righting" and "re-writing" the Indigenous history of North America and investigating Black life in Canada. This year’s awards were announced June […]

York University Canada Research Chairs to study Indigenous history and Black studies

With support from the Government of Canada, two new Canada Research Chairs (CRCs) have been appointed at York University and two existing have been renewed this year. The CRCs will undertake new research into "re-righting" and "re-writing" the Indigenous history of North America and investigating Black life in Canada. This year’s awards were announced today by the […]

BentallGreenOak and Schulich establish $250,000 scholarship program to support Black, Indigenous and female students

York University’s Schulich School of Business and BentallGreenOak (BGO), a global real estate investment management advisor, announced on June 10 the establishment of a new scholarship to enable pathways for Black, Indigenous, and female students to study and pursue a career in the commercial real estate industry. The Gary Whitelaw Strength in Diversity Award commits […]

Four York professors receive awards from Government of Canada's New Frontiers in Research Fund

Four York University researchers have received research awards from the Government of Canada’s New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF)-Exploration stream. Professors Cristina Delgado Vintimilla (Faculty of Education), Sarah Flicker (Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change), Matthew Perras (Lassonde School of Engineering) and Dayna Scott (Osgoode Hall Law School) are the principal investigators on the winning projects, which were announced in late May. “York […]