July 7, 2021
Fourteen researchers will join the York Research Chairs program, York University’s internal counterpart to the national Canada Research Chairs program, which recognizes outstanding researchers. Four of these appointments are renewals.
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July 4, 2021
Receiving the 2021 President’s University-Wide Teaching Awards are Hossam Ali-Hassan, Gordana Colby, Sofia Noori and Michael Kenny. They were chosen from numerous nominations received by the Senate Committee on Awards.
July 4, 2021
As many York University graduates geared up for the final hurrah of their academic careers this month, Nicole Alexander breathed a sigh of relief after defending her four-years-in-the-making master’s thesis. She followed rather untraditionally in the footsteps of her eldest son, Morgan Fics, making them the first mother and son in York history to both graduate with their MFA in screenwriting.
June 29, 2021
Media and business executive Lisa de Wilde has been appointed Bell Media Professor in Media Management in the Arts, Media and Entertainment Management program at the Schulich School of Business, effective July 1.
June 29, 2021
The Virtual Journal Club developed by Karen Bernhaldt-Walther, assistant professor of economics, is an example of globally networked learning: an approach to teaching and learning that enables students and faculty based in different locations worldwide to collaborate. Learn more about this exciting learning opportunity during a free webinar, July 7.
June 28, 2021
Three York University graduates are the recipients of this year’s Governor General’s Gold Medals, which recognize the outstanding scholastic achievements of graduate students in Canada. This year’s recipients are Gehrig Carlse, Junjie Kang and Jordana Waxman.
June 28, 2021
Hanaa Ameer has accomplished a lot during her academic career at York University. The first in her family to graduate from university, Ameer has earned a bachelor of health studies, graduating summa cum laude, and is the recipient of the Murray G. Ross Award.
June 28, 2021
Each year, a top graduating student from the Lassonde School of Engineering at York University is awarded the Bergeron Medal. The 2021 recipient of the Bergeron Medal is electrical engineering graduating student Olga Klushina, who has been involved in entrepreneurial activities throughout her time at Lassonde.
June 28, 2021
Final-year Schulich School of Business students Sarah Moradi and Tanya Martynishyna were profiled in the Richmond Hill Liberal June 27. Read full story. The new geopolitics of international higher education An op-ed co-written by York University research associate Emma Sabzalieva was published in University World News June 26. Read full story. An exploration of ‘I’: […]
June 27, 2021
IP Osgoode at Osgoode Hall Law School is hosting “Bracing for Impact Webinar Series: AI’s Dirty Footprint,” a timely webinar focused on the environmental implications of artificial intelligence (AI) developments in recent years. The webinar takes places Monday, June 28 at 12 p.m. (noon) via Microsoft Teams.
