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Canadian Forum on Civil Justice receives $1 million for study

Posted on 9 September 2011

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) has awarded the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice, which is housed at York University, a $1 million grant for an in-depth study of the effectiveness of the civil justice system, through the Community-University Research Alliances (CURA) 2010 competition. The Canadian Forum on Civil Justice, which is now […]

Yonge Street covers Professor Nancy Nicol's SSHRC-funded global gender identity discrimination project

Posted on 7 April 2011

Toronto helped lead the world in its embrace of diversity when the first same-sex couple to be legally married in North America was wed here in 2003. That local tradition of re-examining legal attitudes to gender issues will carry on as York University Professor Nancy Nicol [Faculty of Fine Arts] has received $1 million in […]

York-led global project to examine criminalization of sexual orientation

Posted on 31 March 2011

Nancy Nicol’s team receives $1 million to study LGBT human rights around the world York University visual arts professor Nancy Nicol will lead a major international project on the impact of criminalizing sexual orientation and gender identity, with $1 million in funding over five years from the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). […]

Work in a Warming World project to host discussion panel on green jobs January 20

Posted on 13 January 2011

‘Green jobs’ have been increasingly touted as the solution to job loss and environmental crisis. Will Canada transition to a cleaner economy that reduces greenhouse gas emissions and employs a new generation of workers? Are green jobs the only link between environmental policy and employment policy? Defining green jobs raises further questions. What is a […]

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

Posted on 29 September 2010

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 […]

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

Posted on 1 September 2010

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 […]

Interdisicplinary symposium focuses on education and climate change

Posted on 15 July 2010

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, […]

York Research Tower: Creating a new model for research collaboration

Posted on 20 May 2010

Researchers, faculty, administrators and staff working in the York Research Tower gathered on May 4 to celebrate the new building’s role in fostering social science and humanities research across York University (all speaker videos are available in the Research Multimedia Centre). Above: The York Research Tower, which opened in September 2009, features some 84,000 square feet […]

Prof receives $1 million from SSHRC for climate change project

Posted on 5 February 2010

Carla Lipsig-Mummé, professor of work and labour studies in York's Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies and research fellow in York’s Institute for Research & Innovation in Sustainability, has received $1 million over six years from the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). Right: Carla Lipsig-Mummé The award will fund an international project to study […]