December 15, 2020
York University is awarding three scholarships, valued at $10,000 each, in honour of the students lost in the tragic plane crash of Ukrainian International Airlines Flight 752 that occurred near Tehran, Iran on Jan. 8, 2020.
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December 13, 2020
Research Impact Canada, a group co-founded by York University in 2006, co-hosted the Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum, from Nov. 24 to 26, in partnership with the Ottawa-based Institute for Knowledge Mobilization. The event was held online this year due to COVID-19.
December 13, 2020
York University’s School of Continuing Studies will launch Canada’s first university-level certificate in DevOps in May 2021 to help fill the labour shortage in this rapidly growing technical field.
December 13, 2020
Twenty-seven female scholars have contributed to a special double issue of York University’s “Journal of the Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement” exploring the theme of Academic Motherhood and COVID-19.
December 13, 2020
Aleksander (Alex) Czekanski, associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Lassonde School of Engineering and the founding director of York University’s Centre for Automotive Research, has been selected as the executive vice-president and upcoming president of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering.
December 9, 2020
Twelve York University alumnae have been recognized as female leaders in Canada who work to build positive change and empower others. The women are recipients of the WXN Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Awards for 2020.
December 8, 2020
York University Professor Pat Armstrong was quoted in Global News Dec. 5. Read full story. Undocumented people in Waterloo Region falling through the cracks York University was mentioned in the Waterloo Region Record Dec. 4. Read full story. Covid rules ‘misunderstood, toothless, or insufficient’: Experts claim most countries violated international law during pandemic York University […]
December 6, 2020
The Art Gallery of York University (AGYU) is hosting two upcoming virtual conversations as part of a four-session online series exploring thought-provoking topics in born-digital art.
December 6, 2020
York University Professor Jane Heffernan was mentioned in the Globe and Mail Dec. 2. Read full story. How a fantasy video game aims to help youth in Nunavut with their mental health York University was mentioned in CBC News Dec. 2. Read full story. Ontario’s lockdowns are effective in curbing COVID-19 transmission, study finds Jianhong […]
December 2, 2020
York University researchers conducted a model-based analysis that found Ontario government measures had a substantial and positive effect on mitigating virus transmission. They found that timely and stringent non-pharmacological interventions are effective in curbing the spread of the outbreak if they are enforced until the transmission has been significantly reduced.
