July 27, 2021
York University alumna Melissa Humana-Paredes and former York University student-athlete Brandie Wilkerson were profiled in the National Post July 23. Read full story. Vacuuming DNA from air can reveal which animals are present in an area York University Professor Elizabeth Clare was quoted in New Scientist July 23. Read full story. Know your Olympians: Haseeb, […]
July 25, 2021
Competing are Jason Ho-Shue (Badminton), Katie Vincent (Canoe-Kayak), Brandie Wilkerson and Melissa Humana-Paredes (Beach Volleyball), Shady El Nahas (Judo), Brittany Crew (Shot Put), Pierce Lepage (Decathlon), Bismark Boateng and Khamica Bingham (Track & Field), Arthur Szwarc (Indoor Volleyball) and Syed Muhammad Haseeb Tariq (Swimming). Alumna Andrea Prieur, a certified athletic therapist, will be part of the Health Services team.
July 25, 2021
Saghar Bagheri, a master’s student, received the prestigious recognition for her work as lead author on the paper “Learning Sparse Graph Laplacian with K Eigenvector Prior Via Iterative GLASSO and Projection.” The paper’s findings have the potential to elevate the modelling of data received from wireless sensors placed in remote areas, such as dense forests, to anticipate fires.
July 21, 2021
The York University Alumni Board has recognized Meena Shanmuganathan, Anjelica Ramsewack, Moboluwajidide Joseph and Ishi Madan with 2021 Alumni Awards and Scholarships for their academic excellence and student leadership.
July 18, 2021
Marina Freire-Gormaly, assistant professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Lassonde School of Engineering, co-led for a volunteer project at the Mbarara University of Science and Technology in Uganda.
July 14, 2021
For the July 21 edition of Scholars’ Hub @ Home, Associate Professor Hernan Humana in York’s School of Kinesiology and Health Science will host a discussion titled “To protest or not: Dilemma for Olympic athletes.”
July 14, 2021
A museum in the northern Philippines has received a treasure trove of local artifacts, all thanks to a connection made between School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design Associate Professor Patrick Alcedo and the granddaughter of a man who taught English in the northern Philippines in the late 1800s.
July 12, 2021
In the role of associate vice-president Indigenous initiatives, Professor Susan Dion will draw on her expertise, experience and energy to drive the further implementation of the University’s Indigenous Framework, support the implementation of the “Decolonization of Research Administration Report” recommendations, and several other Indigenous Initiatives across York’s campuses.
July 11, 2021
The Schulich School of Business was ranked 17th in the world and No. 1 in Canada in the annual global MBA survey conducted by CNN Expansion.
July 11, 2021
Marcello Musto, professor of sociology and political theory at York University, is a global expert on Karl Marx. A prolific author, Musto has delivered seven books in three years, each focusing on a different aspect of Marx’s philosophy, writing and life’s work.
