SSHRC funding supports three York-led projects on motherhood research

Three separate grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) have been awarded to York University Professor Andrea O’Reilly and will support her research projects in the field of motherhood. O’Reilly is an expert in motherhood research, founder and editor-in-chief of the Journal of the Motherhood Initiative, publisher of Demeter Press, author of 20-plus […]

LA&PS researchers receive more than $2.3M in SSHRC funding

Researchers in York University’s Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) have received more than $2.3 million in funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). A total of 20 projects led by LA&PS faculty were announced as recipients of the 2020 Insight Grants (19 awards valued at a combined $2,145,491) and […]

York launches new Catalyzing Interdisciplinary Research Clusters initiative

The Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation (VPRI) is launching a call for a new research initiative. The Catalyzing Interdisciplinary Research Clusters initiative was created to strengthen interdisciplinary research in areas of strategic importance to the University. The program will provide funding to selected research clusters to support globally leading research excellence that will offer world-class […]

Study finds female style influencers over age 50 engage in 'styleactivism' to address ageism, sexism

Gender discrimination continues to be an issue in today’s work and marketplace, but female style influencers over the age of 50 are changing the landscape of the fashion and beauty industries. A study recently published in the Journal for the Association of Consumer Research finds that advanced (aged 50-plus) female style influencers use the social media platform […]

York researchers receive $1.1 million in COVID-19 research funding

Three York University researchers will receive more than $1.1 million in COVID-19 rapid research funding over two years to explore issues of trust, stigmatization and social perceptions of risk, from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). The results from these Faculty of Liberal Arts & […]

Osgoode professor finds refugee determinations in Canada woefully subjective

New research shows that decisions around Federal Court applications for judicial review of refugee determinations depend on which judge decides the case. Much needs to be done, and one York U professor has offered up a compelling list of recommendations for enhancing fairness in the process. Access to justice is the cornerstone of the Canadian […]

Urbanization article sums up existing thought, poses vital questions

The Director of the City Institute unpacks some critical debates in urbanization in a timely new article. This will be of interest to many in disciplines ranging from sociology to economics, geography to environmental studies; urban planners; and government stakeholders at all three levels. Urban studies is not what it used to be. Today, it […]

York U Professor Leah Vosko recognized with prestigious Impact Award (Insight Category)

York University Professor Leah F. Vosko, of the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, is being recognized for excellence in research by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). She is the recipient of the SSHRC’s prestigious Impact Award (Insight Category). The award was announced on Sept. 4. Leah F. Vosko […]

Researchers win $1.89M grant to search for AI solution to infant pain assessment

On April 2, a team of York University researchers led by psychology Professor Rebecca Pillai Riddell, associate vice-president research and the director of the Opportunities to Understand Childhood Hurt (O.U.C.H.) Lab, was awarded a $1.5-million grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council, and the Natural Sciences & […]

Focus groups on Black youth experience expose failures of multicultural policy

Professor Andrea Davis undertook groundbreaking new research on Black male youths in Toronto. In the resulting paper, she seamlessly unpacks a complex history, provides a solid critique of multiculturalism and offers a glimpse into some of the real-life experiences of these young people in our city.