February 20, 2020
Members of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, including faculty and students, are on a mission to teach young students the real-world applications of math, with the hope that they can boost interest in math and entice students in high school to pursue math studies in university. And for some students, it has been life changing.
February 19, 2020
McLaughlin College invites the York University community to come and listen to interesting speakers as they share their knowledge on a variety of topics, and enjoy a free lunch during the popular Lunch Talks Series. The long-running series adds two more events for February.
February 19, 2020
Rene Meshake and Kim Anderson will perform music and share art as part of their presentation for the Health and Society program’s second annual lecture. The free event will take place at 1 p.m. on March 4 in room 519 Kaneff Building at the Keele Campus.
February 19, 2020
York University Professor Dennis Raphael’s 2014 paper “Beyond policy analysis: the raw politics behind opposition to health public policy” was chosen as one of the eleven most influential or impactful papers published in the journal “Health Promotion International” in reference to public policy for health promotion.
February 18, 2020
Andrea O’Reilly, a professor in the School of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies at York University and founder of Demeter Press and the Journal of the Motherhood Initiative, has received a 2019 Status of Women and Equity Award of Distinction from the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations. The award recognizes faculty whose work has improved the lives and working conditions of academics who belong to historically marginalized groups.
February 18, 2020
York University Assistant Professor Sheila Colla was featured in a Toronto Star story on Feb. 16. Read full story. Coronavirus travel bans violate international law and put the world at risk, says Canadian researcher Steven Hoffman, a professor at York University, was quoted in a Vancouver Sun story on Feb. 16. Read full story. ‘Going after Canada […]
February 17, 2020
York University is creating the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change to respond to the urgent global need for sustainable and just solutions to critical challenges posed by environmental change and urbanization.
February 17, 2020
The five-day Planetary Health Film Lab course featuring six emerging young filmmakers from around the world will conclude with a free public screening of three-minute documentaries about the impacts of climate change. The event will take place at 5 p.m. on Feb. 21 at the Global Strategy Lab at the Keele Campus.
February 12, 2020
Nearly 20 years ago, a satellite mission called GRACE was launched to monitor mass transfers occurring above or below the Earth’s surface. The gravity field maps derived from GRACE measurements were obscured by very disturbing thick lines sweeping from south to north. Now researchers from the Lassonde School of Engineering have solved the mystery that has been puzzling geoscientists for years.
February 10, 2020
Founders College and the School of Social Work at York University hosted a Volunteer & Community Engagement Fair on Feb. 5 featuring more than 20 organizations looking to meet and recruit students for various volunteer positions.
