Assistance for students who overcome barriers

Assistance for students who overcome barriers

York University introduced a prestigious new award for the 2022-2023 academic year, the Tentanda Via Award, reflecting the University’s motto, Tentanda Via: The Way Must Be Tried. The award is the culmination of work done by staff and administrators in 2021 to determine the criteria, plans for a rollout and promotion within the community.   Just […]

Continuing studies bursary

Refugees front and centre

UNEC for Europe establishes Toronto centre of excellence on youth homelessness prevention

Pictured here: Stephen Gaetz A community driven by positive change leads with actions that match its passion. At York University, we believe that applying purposeful research to the world’s biggest challenges will help make necessary change that improves lives – here in Canada and around the world.   Ending poverty and homelessness is one of the greatest and […]

SDG 1: No Poverty

Pictured here: Four York University students Summer solutions to socio-economic challenges Imagine having just six weeks to create a workable solution that smart cities could use to better address SDG1 and the needs of residents from lower income households. That’s exactly the challenge accepted by students taking part in the York Cross-Campus Capstone Classroom (C4) […]