September 27, 2020
The Scholars’ Hub @ Home speaker series features discussions on a broad range of topics, with engaging lectures from some of York’s best minds. Join Professor Mark Winfield on Sept. 29 for a discussion on COVID-19 and the environment, and Professor Bonita Lawrence on Sept. 30 for a presentation on the novel “N’In D’la Owey Innklan: Mi’kmaq Sojourns in England.”
September 24, 2020
The Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies welcomes 35 new faculty members this fall, with a wide range of teaching and research interests.
September 24, 2020
Nine faculty members join the Faculty of Science this fall: Kyle Belozerov, Christine Le, Kevin McGregor, Pavlos Motakis, Jesse Rogerson, Carly Rozins, Pam Sargent, Ryan Schott and Mark Vicari.
September 24, 2020
The Lassonde School of Engineering welcomes five new faculty members this fall: Marzieh Ahmadzadeh, Amir Chinaei, Stephanie Gora, Kamelia (Camellia) Atefi Monfared and Maleknaz Nayebi.
September 23, 2020
Construction on York University’s Markham Centre Campus got off to a stellar start with a Sept. 22 groundbreaking event that took place at the site for the $275.5-million project, which will feature a 10-storey, 400,000 square foot campus building.
September 23, 2020
Rhonda L. Lenton, president and vice-chancellor of York University, was included in a York Region News story on Sept. 22. Read full story. New publicly available water quality database contains information on 12,000 global lakes York University Associate Professor Sapna Sharma and Postdoctoral Fellow Alessandro Filazzola were featured in an Oceanographic Magazine story on Sept. 22. […]
September 17, 2020
Welcome to the September 2020 edition of ‘Innovatus,’ a special issue of YFile devoted to teaching and learning innovation at York University. It offers compelling and accessible feature-length stories about York University’s commitment to excellence in teaching, learning, internationalization and the student experience.
September 17, 2020
Two first-year students who are oceans apart speak about their experience with orientation and remote learning. Adrianna Bonavota and Mishal Vellani would prefer to be sitting in classrooms on the Keele Campus this month, but they accept that online classes are the way of the world today.
September 17, 2020
Recognizing that the transition from high school to university isn’t always an easy one for students, York University’s Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies hopes to smooth the way with an introductory course called University 101. The first-year course aims to help students develop five key aspects of student success.
September 16, 2020
The long-running McLaughlin College Lunch Talks Series continues this year in a virtual format via Zoom. The first event in this year’s series, taking place on Sept. 21 at 12:30 p.m., recognizes the United Nations International Day of Peace with ceremonies and a special panel.
