York University research leaders recognized at annual celebration

York University research leaders were recognized on Feb. 24 for their outstanding achievements during the fourth annual York U Research Leaders celebration. Hosted by York University President and Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri and Vice-President Research and Innovation Robert Haché, and Celia Haig-Brown, associate vice-president research, who officiated as event MC, the University celebrated the outstanding research […]

Two York U professors named recipients of the President's Research Awards

Two York researchers have been named recipients of the 2016 President’s Research Excellence Awards. Distinguished Research Professor Bridget Stutchbury, Faculty of Science, has been selected as the recipient of the President’s Research Excellence Award. Professor Rebecca Pillai Riddell, Faculty of Health, and York Research Chair in Pain and Mental Health, has been named recipient of the […]

York U grad students get additional scholarship funds for foreign research

Six York graduate students have received scholarship supplements to conduct some of their research abroad through the Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements (MSFSS). Doctoral students Lauren Fournier (English), Kyle Gibson (Environmental Studies), Gdalit-Aviella Neuman (Dance Studies), and Laura Pin (Political Science), and Master's students Cara Goldberg (Critical Disability Studies) and Brittany Rosenbloom (Psychology) have all […]

York University's Knowledge Mobilization Unit celebrates 10 years of service

York University’s Knowledge  Mobilization (KMb) Unit, a national leader with an international reputation for connecting research and researchers to maximize the impact of their findings on society, is celebrating 10 years of service. Since it was founded in February 2006, the KMb Unit has created significant impacts by helping to secure more than $42.9 million […]

York U collaborates on study that shows media coverage of epidemics can slow spread of disease

Researchers from York University and Shaanxi Normal University in China say mass media coverage during an epidemic can help slow the spread of the disease. In a study published in the Journal of Theoretical Biology, the researchers found people’s behaviours changed when news of an epidemic was widely published in the media. Researchers looked at […]

Esri Canada names York U to its network of GIS Centres of Excellence

Esri Canada, a provider of geographic information system (GIS) solutions, has named York University to its growing network of GIS Centres of Excellence in Higher Education. The network of centres increases the opportunity for students and faculty to apply GIS software for research and learning, as well as collaborate with researchers from the seven existing […]