June 28, 2020
Working from their bedrooms or kitchen tables, York students on remote internships are gaining valuable international experience, connecting with colleagues across oceans and continents and making contributions to the health and well-being of other nations.
June 28, 2020
Students, staff and faculty once again had an opportunity to ask York University’s senior leadership team questions about how plans for a gradual, phased return to campus will impact their academic, research and professional work during the third all-community Virtual Town Hall on June 24.
June 28, 2020
Three projects led by York University researchers have received almost $1 million in funding from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research to do rapid research over the next year related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
June 28, 2020
David Phipps, assistant vice-president, Research Strategy & Impact, Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation at York University and director of Research Impact Canada (RIC), was awarded two major honours this spring for his exceptional work and leadership.
June 25, 2020
A new book exploring the complexities of decolonization and Indigenization of education will be launched Thursday, June 25 at 11 a.m. with a free webinar. The book, “Decolonizing and Indigenizing Education in Canada” is co-edited by York University Vice-President of Equity, People and Culture Sheila Cote-Meek, and Laurentian University Professor Taima Moeke-Pickering.
June 24, 2020
York President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda L. Lenton has written a tribute letter to Schulich School of Business Dean Dezsö J. Horváth on the eve of his retirement from the University following more than three decades of inspirational leadership.
June 24, 2020
York engineering Professors Yong Lian and Zheng Hong (George) Zhu have been inducted as Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE). They are among the CAE’s 52 new fellows.
June 24, 2020
York University President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda Lenton is pleased to acknowledge the recipients and nominees of the 2019 President’s Staff Recognition Awards.
June 24, 2020
York University Postdoctoral Fellow Salman Hussain (Anthropology) has been named as one of this year’s recipients of the prestigious Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship. The Banting is valued at $70,000 per year for two years and supports postdoctoral researchers who will positively contribute to the country’s economic, social and research-based growth.
June 21, 2020
When the novel coronavirus was declared a global pandemic, the York International team worked closely with program leaders and faculty members from across the University to make sure York students were able to return home safely. With the students spread out across 31 countries, the endeavour was a challenging one, but the York community rose to meet that challenge.
