York University has gained six new Canada Research Chairs and two renewed Canada Research Chairs. The announcement of the Canada Research Chair (CRC) appointments was made by the Minister of Science Kristy Duncan on Feb. 9. Tier 1 CRCs will receive $1.4 million over seven years and Tier 2 CRCs will receive $500,000 over five […]
York University is taking part in Research Matters, a campaign hosted by the Council of Ontario Universities a collaboration among Ontario’s 21 universities, which finds new ways to tell stories about how research is changing lives. As part of the initiative, Professor Michael Jenkin in the Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science in the […]
A systems approach is needed to respond to youth homelessness in York Region and Canada. This was the message at yesterday’s research forum: Re-Imagining Our Response to Youth Homelessness: A Canadian and Global Perspective, organized by United Way York Region (UWYR) and York University at the Markham Convergence Centre. “A multi-sectoral approach is necessary. Non-profit […]
Vice-President Research & Innovation Robert Haché has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between York University and Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) to provide a framework for research collaborations between the two organizations. The MOU puts York researchers in a stronger position to be at the forefront of research in areas of global importance including nanotechnology, […]
Alex Latta, associate Fellow of the Centre for Research on Latin America & the Caribbean (CERLAC), will talk about the emerging central themes in the recently released collection, Environment and Citizenship in Latin America: Natures, Subjects and Struggles. The event will take place Wednesday, Nov. 7 from 1:30 to 3pm, at 280A York Lanes, Keele […]
In recent years, research has increasingly experienced pressure to justify itself, a phenomenon that is especially true for “fundamental” or “basic” research. The important role of basic research for society and how it is funded are at the heart of a special lecture titled, "Funding Basic Research, Promoting Excellence, and Building Trust", which will be delivered […]
Immigrants with precarious legal status, such as temporary foreign workers, often end up in precarious work situations that undermine their economic prospects. Moreover, according to a new study by researchers from York University and the University of Toronto, these effects are long lasting even for those who subsequently become permanent residents. The Impact of Precarious […]
The federal government announced Wednesday at York that it would contribute up to $15.5 million dollars through its Technology Development Program to the Connected Health and Wellness Project, of which York University is a major partner. The Connected Health and Wellness Project is a collaborative project led by a partnership of York University, NexJ Systems […]
The achievements of two York University professors have been recognized by the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), which has inducted them as Fellows. Carl E. James, professor, in the Faculty of Education and Director, York Centre for Education & Community, and Norman Yan, professor in the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and a core […]
Washington State University (WSU) Professor Noël Sturgeon will be the next dean of the Faculty of Environmental Studies (FES) at York University. Sturgeon will take up a five-year term as dean, starting August 1. The announcement was made yesterday by York President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri. The appointment of Sturgeon was made after extensive consultation […]