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Qjiel Zamora Mariano

Global Health student Qjiel Zamora Mariano's work examining how Indigenous knowledge can help address plastic pollution was featured on UNICEF's Children's Environmental Health Collaborative website

York U in the news: Raptors partnership, resistance explained and more

York and the Raptors team up for student engagementVinitha Gengatharan, assistant vice-president of global engagement and partnerships, was quoted in Excalibur Nov. 20. What is resistance? From a second Trump presidency to the carnage in Gaza, it takes various formsAn op-ed by York University PhD candidate Anna Lippman was published in the Conversation Nov. 18. How […]

Sheila Colla

Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change Professor Sheila Colla won this year’s Education Award from Ontario Nature for mentoring hundreds of students, many of whom have gone on to do important conservation work

York University marks 16 Days of Activism with focus on healing and advocacy

Workshops, talks and community events will focus on healing as a form of resistance, inviting the York University community to engage, reflect and stand together against gender-based violence.

York U advances role of universities in tackling climate issues at COP29

A delegation from CIFAL York joined the nearly 200 nations gathered at the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), taking place this month.

AMPD grad student curates exhibition at TIFF Lightbox

Cléo Sallis-Parchet, a PhD student in York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD), has curated a new exhibition showcasing rare archival materials from the groundbreaking 1973 Women & Film International Festival.

York University professor emeritus gets asteroid named after him

An asteroid first discovered more than 20 years ago has been renamed in honour of Professor Emeritus Paul Delaney, a faculty member in the Department of Physics & Astronomy for 35 years.

York U in the news: Canada Post strike, under-ice conditions and more

Small businesses brace for holiday losses with Canada Post strike in Day 3York University Professor Steven Tufts was quoted in CBC News Nov. 17. As ice coverage of lakes decreases, scientists work to understand what happens under water in winterYork University Professor Sapna Sharma was mentioned in Inside Climate News Nov. 3. It really is […]

University Mailing Services notice

Due to the current labour disruption at Canada Post, York University Mailing Services is unable to process letters and parcels through Canada Post at this time. Mailing Services continues to process and provide alternate courier services to the community. To discuss alternatives, please contact mailroom@yorku.ca. For up-to-date information on Canada Post, visit canadapost.ca/negotiation.

University honours Trans Day of Remembrance

Nov. 20, the annual Trans Day of Remembrance, honours the memory of trans and gender-expansive individuals whose lives were lost to hate, fear and ignorance. It is a day to recognize the dignity and fortitude within trans and gender-expansive communities in the face of pervasive harassment, discrimination and violence.