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York leads all Canadian universities in SSHRC’s largest awards

Posted on 23 March 2010

York leads all Canadian universities in SSHRC’s largest awards

Posted on 23 March 2010

York researchers awarded two of SSHRC’s largest grants to study long-term residential healthcare and global suburbanism Two teams led by York University researchers have received $5 million in research funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). Their multinational research teams, involving multiple universities and community partners in a large-scale collaboration, […]

Roger Keil, director of the CITY Institute, weighs in on the transformation of suburbs

Posted on 22 February 2010

Roger Keil, director of the CITY Institute, weighs in on the transformation of suburbs

Posted on 22 February 2010

The Globe & Mail ran an urban renewal feature today on the transformation of Surrey, viewed in the past as Vancouver's ‘ugly sister', into Canada's fastest-growing suburb. Part of its success, Lisa Rochon writes, is Surrey's emphasis on innovative design. Rochon's article quotes Roger Keil, professor in the Faculty of Environmental Studies, director of the […]