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2023 York University Research Awards Celebration

York’s community of changemakers recognized for prestigious accomplishments in research, art and scholarship The York University Research Awards Celebration recognizes the outstanding achievements of York's esteemed faculty members - from all faculties and schools - and in areas including artificial intelligence, Black scholarship, documentary filmmaking, and neuroscience, among others. Researchers were recognized for their wide-ranging […]

Robbins-Ollivier Award for Excellence in Equity

Funding Amount $150,000 for one year ($100K from the award with $50K match from VPRI and VPEPC) Nomination Due Date September 1, 2023 Apply Contact Abby Vogus, SIRI Specialist, Office of Research Services, avogus@yorku.ca.  Background The offices of the Vice-President of Research & Innovation (VPRI) and the Vice-President Equity, People and Culture (VPEPC) invite nominations […]

2022 York University Research Awards Celebration

York’s community of changemakers recognized for prestigious research and impact The York University Research Awards Celebration recognizes the contributions of researchers from all faculties and schools, and in areas including Indigenous knowledge, Black scholarship, global health, vision science, and space exploration, among others. Researchers were recognized for their prominent role in better understanding the impacts […]

York University celebrates its 2013-2014 research leaders

York University will celebrate its faculty, students and post-doctoral fellows who have earned honours and achievements for research and creative excellence at its annual York U Research Leaders event on Tuesday, Feb. 25. “This is our second annual event recognizing York’s Research Leaders and we plan to continue carrying forward this tradition,” said Robert Haché, […]

Learn how to succeed in nominating faculty for prestigious awards

Learn how to make your nomination package sparkle! On Monday, June 11, from 2 to 3pm, York Vice-President Academic Patrick Monahan and Lisa Philipps, associate vice-president research, are hosting an informative workshop that will cover how to prepare an effective nomination package. The session will take place in 626 York Research Tower. Topics that will […]

Grad student researchers get awards at Rutgers Institute of Jazz Studies

Two PhD candidates in York’s Graduate Program in Music are among the half-dozen international scholars awarded study grants this year by the Morroe Berger – Benny Carter Jazz Research Fund. The awards enabled Bonnie Brett and Ryan Bruce to advance their doctoral research with a visit to the prestigious Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers […]

HSBC Bank Canada donates $1 million to York University

Environmental scholarship in Canada got a big boost yesterday with the announcement of a $1-million donation from HSBC Bank Canada to York University to support undergraduate students in the Faculty of Environmental Studies.  The gift is the single largest corporate endowment supporting Environmental Studies Awards in Canada. More than 15 bachelor of environmental studies students will receive […]

Professor Peter Victor wins Molson Prize

York environmental studies Professor Peter Victor has been named the recipient of this year’s prestigious Canada Council Molson Prize in the social sciences for outstanding lifetime achievement. Victor, a renowned research professor in York University’s Faculty of Environmental Studies, is being recognized for his trailblazing research which has led to the emergence of a new discipline […]

York University and United Way of York Region examine link between living conditions and health

If where you’re born, live and work − and the health-care system you access − determines a lot about how healthy you’ll be, what can local governments and community agencies do to improve your well-being? The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has awarded York University and the United Way of York Region $93,000 to […]