Welcome to YFile’s 2024 New Faces feature issue
In this special issue, YFile introduces new full-time, permanent faculty members joining the York University community.
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New Faculty of Health professors will bring diverse perspectives on well-being to students
The Faculty’s three new appointments offer research and teaching experience that promises to have a global impact on well-being.
Three York U faculty elected to Royal Society of Canada
The York University faculty have become part of an exclusive group who can count themselves as members of the Royal Society of Canada, one of the country’s highest honours.
Nineteen exceptional scholars awarded Dahdaleh Global Health Graduate Scholarships
The Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research has announced its 2024-25 graduate scholarship recipients.
York U professors receive support to advance DEDI
Eight professors across York University’s campuses and Faculties have received support from the University that enables them to spend more time building a more inclusive community.
The 2020-21 Cognitive Science Speaker Series will focus on culture and cognition
The first talk takes place on Sept. 30 from 12:30 to 2:30 and features Dr. Thibaud Gruber, who is senior researcher at the Neuroscience of Emotions and Affective Dynamics lab at the Swiss Institute for Affective Sciences, University of Geneva. Gruber, who has spent many years studying chimpanzees in Uganda and human children in Switzerland, will be speaking on “A Cognitive Approach to Wild Cultures.”
York Circle @ Home Lecture Series begins with panel on education during the pandemic
The York Circle @ Home virtual lecture series will showcase leading faculty members, from policy makers to molecular scientists, to engage in lively panel discussions and Q-and-A sessions on key themes related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The series will be held over four sessions throughout the year via Zoom.
Mindfulness meditation course designed to help cope with pandemic stress
A new course in mindfulness with specific focus on the pandemic will be offered by the York University Psychology Clinic beginning Sept. 29.
Faculty of Health welcomes seven new faculty members
Seven new faculty members join the Faculty of Health at York University this fall, with appointments in Kinesiology & Health Science, Psychology, Nursing and the School of Health Policy & Management. Joining the York University community are: Agnes Berthelot-Raffard, Catriona Buick, Amanda De Lisio, Nadia Prendergast, Heather Prime, Chip Rowan and Jeffrey Wardell.
York professor explores the connections between poverty and health in Canada
Often overlooked by politicians, the media and members of the public, poverty is a profoundly important health issue. In the third edition of “Poverty in Canada: Implications for Health and Quality of Life,” York Professor Dennis Raphael relates poverty to its health effects on individuals, communities and society as a whole.