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The York University Brief Newsletter

The York University Brief is the Office of the President’s monthly newsletter. It provides us with the opportunity to share stories about some of York’s best and brightest with our valued partners, so that you are able to celebrate our successes with us. If you don’t already receive The York University Brief, you can sign up for it here.

At York, we are curious and progressive by nature. These qualities fuel knowledge and discovery within our community and enable success and groundbreaking research in a wide range of subject areas.

We take pride in our innovative community, and look forward to sharing more about it with you.

Sincerely,
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Ijade Maxwell Rodrigues
Chief of Government and Community Relations & Protocol

Current Issue: January 2025

Top Stories

York Welcomes the Viceroy

On January 22nd, Her Honour Edith Dumont, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario joined us on the Keele Campus. Having Her Honour on campus was a fantastic opportunity to showcase York’s contributions to the arts, engineering, and health.

At the Joan and Martin Goldfarb Gallery, Her Honour viewed samples from our broad artistic collection, including silkscreen prints produced by Andy Warhol. At the Faculty of Engineering in the Bergeron Building, Her Honour got to see how York is contributing to STEM education at all levels through our Kindergarten 2 Industry (K2i) initiative to help ensure no talent is left behind. At the Sherman Health Sciences Research Centre, Her Honour received an overview of Connected Minds, a groundbreaking York-led research initiative focused on understanding the interplay of humans and intelligent technologies, predicting technological disruptions, and using those predictions to drive new research and technology development. Her Honour received a demonstration of one of our Connected Minds research projects at our state of the art MRI facility.

Campus Highlights with Nolan Quinn

In January, York University welcomed The Honourable Nolan Quinn, Minister of Colleges and Universities for a tour of the Keele Campus. It was great to be able to showcase the ways in which York supports local entrepreneurs, like Kiwi Charge, demonstrate Ontario Research Funds at work through Dr. Derek Wilson’s TEnDev initiative to accelerate drug and vaccine development, and to show off the largest telescope on a university campus in Canada at our Allan I. Carswell Observatory.

York's TD Community Engagement Centre connects Jane Finch community

In the heart of Toronto’s Jane and Finch neighbourhood, often misunderstood and overshadowed by negative stereotypes, York University’s TD Community Engagement Centre (CEC) is empowering students and fostering meaningful connections. Earlier this fall, the CEC, in partnership with the Jane/Finch Centre, hosted its fifth annual training session for students preparing for placements within this community. Learn more here.

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