A new ebook by York Professor Emerita Evelyn Kallen aims to clear up misconceptions about human rights. “Human Rights for Human Beings: Ethnicity and Human Rights in Canada” provides a basic understanding of human rights for a general audience.
Researchers in York University’s Faculty of Science have been awarded federal government funding to lead national disease modelling efforts that will help us better predict, prevent and respond to emerging infectious disease.
Through storytelling meetings with First Nations people living with HIV/AIDS, a health researcher gains key policy and funding recommendations – nothing short of a call for action that will help to decolonize the HIV cascade of care for Indigenous Peoples.
Three teams from York University’s Schulich School of Business made it to the top 10 in the national finals of the L’Oreal Brandstorm case competition, with one team earning second place.
Four York University Lions student-athletes have been selected as the recipients of the 2021 Lions Legacy Awards. They will be recognized for their achievements at the online varsity banquet on Thursday, April 8.
At the end of a rigorous six-month scholarship application process, York University graduate and future positive changemaker Amanda Sears (BA ’20) learned she was among 20 Canadians chosen as inaugural McCall MacBain Scholars, the country’s first comprehensive leadership-based scholarship that supports master’s and professional studies.
Faculty of Health Assistant Professor Mathieu Poirier views the willingness to try innovative pedagogical approaches as “one of the rare silver linings of the COVID-19 pandemic.” Poirier and his students in the Global Health program worked with York’s Globally Networked Learning team to collaborate with students and professors at universities in Germany and Romania.
Three York University Lions student-athletes have been nominated for York’s Charles Saundercook Memorial Trophy. – also known as the Heart of a Lion award. The winner will be announced at the online varsity banquet on Thursday, April 8.
The Rob and Cheryl McEwen Graduate Study & Research Building, which is part of the University’s Schulich School of Business, received LEED Gold certification – one of the highest standards of sustainability for a building.
The McLaughlin College Lunch Talks series continues in April in a virtual format via Zoom. This month features four events on April 6, 7, 8 and 13, which will discuss a wide range of topics in public policy.