Lisa Cole

Lisa Cole, who helped launch and lead the Lassonde School of Engineering's equity-focused STEM program k2i academy, has been named the new vice president, education of TVO

York U in the news: WestJet strike, popcorn buckets and more

Is your windshield cleaner after road trips? It's a bad sign for bugsHadil Elsayed, a York University PhD student, was featured in CBC Aug. 1. A SpaceX rocket will crash into the moon overnight. York U astronomers will be watchingElaina Hyde, director of the Allan I. Carswell Observatory at York, was quoted in CTV News […]

Retirees help strengthen York community through YURA

At York University, retirement is less a departure from campus life than the beginning of a new way of engaging with it – and with fellow retirees. Learn more about the 40-year legacy of the York University Retirees’ Association (YURA).

How AI-powered social robots could help older adults live more independently

York University researcher James Elder is developing AI-powered robotic vision technology to help social robots better support older adults and their caregivers.

Beyond the numbers: How gender assumptions shape financial advice

As more people rely on financial advisers for major life decisions, research co-authored by Associate Professor Daniel Richards reveals how gender assumptions shape financial advice and why greater awareness could foster more inclusive services.

York researcher advances more equitable water science across the world

Assistant Professor Adeyemi Olusola contributed to an international study exploring the colonial legacies embedded in hydrology and how the field can become more equitable, inclusive and locally relevant.

Syrus Marcus Ware 

York alumn Syrus Marcus Ware has co-edited a new book, Free To Be More: Creative Activism in the Era of Black Lives Matter, which explores how a wave of Black artists are using their work to address anti-Black racism

York U in the news: York's School of Medicine, Big Tech and more

Ontario announces funding for new medical school to train family doctorsYork University's School of Medicine was mentioned in CBC News, Global News, Toronto Life, and CP24 July 30. Canada can’t regulate Big Tech by trusting Big TechNatasha Tusikov, an associate professor at York University, contributed to Policy Options July 30. IN CONTEXT: 'The forgotten level' […]

SSHRC awards advance York-led community-engaged research

York researchers have received upwards of $3.5 million from federal programs that support early-stage research and new partnerships with community, government, industry and academic collaborators.

York University recognizes Emancipation Day

Reflect on the histories, experiences and contributions of Black communities and learn how York initiatives support equity, inclusion and cultural preservation.