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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 […]

York University graduate student receives Trudeau Doctoral Scholarship

Cristina Wood, a PhD candidate in York University's Department of History, has been awarded the prestigious Trudeau Doctoral Scholarship, presented by the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, which recognizes top doctoral students in Canada and abroad in the fields of humanities and social sciences. This is the first time since 2016 that a York student has been […]

A statement from President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda L. Lenton and Vice-President Equity, People & Culture Sheila Cote-Meek on Pride Month

June is Pride Month, an opportunity to celebrate and recognize the contributions of 2SLGBTQIA communities and to reflect on the ways we can continue to support equal rights for all and to challenge homophobia, biphobia and transphobia. York University is dedicated to fostering the values ​​of equity, diversity and inclusion. Our University Academic Plan 2020–2025: Building a […]

Lassonde computer science PhD grad awarded the John Barron Doctoral Dissertation Award

Amir Rasouli, a recent PhD graduate from Professor John K. Tsotsos’s research group at the Lassonde School of Engineering at York University, was awarded the 2020 Canadian Image Processing and Pattern Recognition Society (CIPPRS) John Barron Doctoral Dissertation Award. His winning thesis, titled “The Role of Context in Understanding and Predicting Pedestrian Behavior in Urban Traffic […]

Schulich launches George Weston Ltd Centre for Sustainable Supply Chains and announces its research Chair

York University's Schulich School of Business has officially launched the George Weston Ltd Centre for Sustainable Supply Chains and announced the research Chair during the Centre’s inaugural research forum called “Supply Chain Problems: Practical Insights from Emerging Research.” The forum brought management researchers and industry together to find practical solutions and explore new opportunities. Building […]

First Canadian UN leadership training centre opening at York

As a leader in the effort to build a more socially, economically and environmentally sustainable world, York University and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) are proud to announce the establishment of Canada’s first Centre International de Formation des Acteurs Locaux (CIFAL). CIFAL centres provide innovative training throughout the world and serve as hubs for the […]

A statement on National Indigenous Month and the discovery at the Kamloops Indian Residential School

The following is a statement that was issued on Monday, May 31 from President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda L. Lenton, Vice-President Equity, People and Culture Sheila Cote-Meek, and the Indigenous Council at York University on National Indigenous History Month and the discovery last week of the mass grave of 215 Indigenous children at the Kamloops Indian […]

York PhD's research opens important conversations about men's sexuality after spinal cord injury

Many health care providers lack confidence in their skill and ability to discuss sexuality and intimacy concerns with men who have experienced a spinal cord injury. This is one of the key findings of a comprehensive study of sexuality in men with spinal cord injury undertaken by newly minted York PhD Jacqueline Kathnelson. Working under the […]

York University Archivist Katrina Cohen-Palacios awarded the 2021 AAO Emerging Leader Award

Archivist Katrina Cohen-Palacios of the Clara Thomas Archives & Special Collections at York University has been awarded the 2021 Emerging Leader Award by the Archives Association of Ontario (AAO). The award was presented to Cohen-Palacios at the AAO’s annual general meeting, which took place virtually on May 14. Cohen-Palacios joined York University’s Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collection in 2017 […]

Lassonde and Schulich students pitch their BEST business ideas in course

In early April, nine groups of students from the Lassonde School of Engineering and the Schulich School of Business at York University pitched their business ideas as part of the Bergeron Entrepreneurs in Science & Technology (BEST) Certificate’s Entrepreneurship and Technology Ventures course (ENTR 4500). Each group presented their original ideas to a panel of […]

How immune are you after one or two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine?

What level of immunity against COVID-19 do you have after being vaccinated or contracting the virus? York University Professor Jane Heffernan is receiving a $200,000, one-year grant from the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) to understand the rate of immunity in both of these scenarios.  The project is part of the NRC’s Pandemic Response Challenge program, designed to bring the best […]

York Professor Emeritus Jaime Llambias-Wolff earns recognition for new book

A book co-authored by York University Professor Emeritus Jaime Llambías-Wolff was recognized with a Talent Award by publisher Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial during the third edition of the Caligrama Awards. Llambías-Wolff teaches in the Division of Social Science in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies. The book, titled ¡SABÍA QUE NO SABÍA! and written in Spanish, […]

Call for proposals: Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning

Jessica Vorstermans, an assistant professor in the Critical Disability Studies program in York University's School of Health Policy & Management, is co-editing an upcoming special section of the Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning (MJCSL) with Katie MacDonald, an assistant professor at Athabasca University. The special section is titled "Inequitable Ruptures, Rupturing Inequity: Theorizing the impacts of […]

Lassonde grad student using AI to predict flooding in major urban centres

Usman Khan, assistant professor in Civil Engineering, and Everett Snieder, a PhD candidate in Khan's lab, are working on machine learning techniques to predict when floods may occur, one of the best methods to mitigate flood-related damage and costs. Snieder was the project leader on a study published in 2019 that developed models using artificial neural […]

Schulich MBA welcomes diversity, equity and inclusion fellowship recipients

York University's Schulich School of Business has announced two new fellowship opportunities: Access to Success and Reaching Out MBA. The Access to Success Organization is a not-for-profit that supports the development of future leaders with disabilities. This merit-based fellowship celebrates outstanding students who have demonstrated excellence in academic, professional or extracurricular areas. “We are thrilled to welcome the Schulich School […]

Canada's response to youth homelessness during pandemic is focus of Making the Shift webinar

Making the Shift (MtS), a youth homelessness social innovation lab co-led by the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness at York University, will present the fourth webinar of the “In Conversation With...” series on May 28 from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Titled "Child Welfare and Youth Homelessness Prevention in Canada," the webinar will examine pandemic responses to homelessness across […]

Focused, hybrid-method survey gives clearer insight into Black experience in Canada

Most Black Canadians regularly experience racism, whether it is in criminal justice, education, employment, health care, or in the recently added COVID-19 pandemic scenario, a York University-led ongoing survey reveals. “This experience is not new, but because Black Canadians are typically classified under the larger visible minority group, their unique challenges have always been undermined,” […]

LA&PS launches new student Digital Composition Prize alongside popular Writing Prize

A new prize announced by York University's Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) will recognize undergraduate students for their digital creations through the new LA&PS Digital Composition Prize. Course directors in LA&PS may nominate an assignment (one per course) by a first- to fourth-year LA&PS student in the appropriate category. Categories are organized by first […]

'Knowledge Now' brings graduate research to life during pandemic

In any other year, the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) would have celebrated the breadth of research by graduate students with a large reception on campus. However, these are not normal times and the pandemic required FGS to be more creative in promoting graduate research. The result: "Knowledge Now: Graduate Research at York." “We wanted […]

Glendon offers Research Apprenticeship Program for students

At York University's Glendon Campus, students have the opportunity for mentorship and community through small class sizes and a community-oriented campus.  The Research Apprentice Program offers students an unparalleled opportunity to receive mentorship from a faculty member, develop skills in conducting research and explore their interests. Participants in first or second year can expect to […]