Researchers creating international global rights-monitoring network for persons with disabilities

Disability Rights Promotion International provides innovative response to UN’s Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities If you pass a law to prevent discrimination against persons with disabilities, how do you know whether it’s being enforced, let alone making a difference? Marcia Rioux (right), director of the York Institute for Health Research (YIHR) and […]

PhD student Jason Gibbs documents 19 new bee species; one discovered during morning commute to York

A York University doctoral student, who discovered a new species of bee on his way to the lab one morning, has completed a study that examines 84 species of sweat bees in Canada. Nineteen of these species – including the one Jason Gibbs found in downtown Toronto − are new to science because they have […]

York researchers receive $10 million in funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

Researchers, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows at York University have been awarded over $10 million from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). The grants, part of $190.5 million in funding and awards invested across the country, will support over 220 innovative York research projects to improve Canadians’ quality of life while […]

History Professor Marcel Martel: RCMP had files on Canadians for or against bilingualism during 1960s and 1970s

What few people realize when looking at French and English language rights issues across the country is that the RCMP were instructed to open files on individuals and organizations both for and against bilingualism in the 1960s and 1970s, says York history Professor Marcel Martel, co-author of a new book. “It raises some serious questions,” […]

Geography graduate student Elizabeth Miller wins northern research award

"It’s expensive doing research up there" in the High Arctic, says Elizabeth Miller. Flying all your equipment and four months’ worth of food and supplies costs thousands of dollars when you have to transfer three times en route from Toronto – via Ottawa, Iqaluit and Resolute – to get to Polar Bear Pass on Bathurst Island. Research […]

Dance Professor Danielle Robinson researches the samba de roda's cultural significance in Brazil

Salvador da Bahia, the second most popular tourist destination in Brazil, is a lively, tropical city on the northeast coast with a population of over two million. Musical rhythms from many different cultures can be heard in its bustling marketplaces, amidst the old Portuguese architecture and on its sandy beaches. In Salvador da Bahia it […]

Interdisicplinary symposium focuses on education and climate change

Today, the shared experiences of those working in education and climate change is the central theme of a one-day symposium taking place at York University. Organized by the Faculty of Education, the Institute for Research & Innovation in Sustainability (IRIS) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Chair for Reorienting Teacher Education Towards Sustainability, […]

Education professors' community learning project nets two awards

Professors' SSHRC-funded project involves research collaboration with the Toronto District School Board A project led by York Faculty of Education Professors Heather Lotherington and Jennifer Jenson at Joyce Public School in North York, and funded by the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), has received two awards. The York University-Joyce Public School Multiliteracies […]

Graduate students mobilize research to benefit communities through United Way of York Region

When you’re a charitable organization in York Region seeking a research partner to inform your strategic directions and priorities, whom do you turn to? If you’re United Way of York Region (UWYR), you collaborate with York University’s Knowledge Mobilization Unit. This summer, three York University students will gain valuable experience through internships with UWYR’s Community […]

Professor Dorota Crawford's research shows misoprostol prevents cell communication

Drug has been linked to neurodevelopmental defects associated with autism A York University study has shown for the first time how the drug misoprostol, which has been linked to neurodevelopmental defects associated with autism, interferes with neuronal cell function. It is an important finding because misoprostol is similar in structure to naturally occurring prostaglandins, which […]