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.
February 10, 2020
Cindy Blackstock, executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, will share her expertise in child welfare and Indigenous rights during the John W. Holmes Memorial Lecture on March 4 at York University’s Glendon Campus.
February 9, 2020
York University President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda L. Lenton announces the establishment of a new memorial award that will honour those who perished in the crash of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 near Tehran, Iran.
February 6, 2020
Brainstorm‘s guest contributor Paul Fraumeni sits down with five York University researchers to discuss climate change, how it affects human health and what we can do about it. Each academic offers unique insights from science, health and environmental studies.
February 6, 2020
Understanding communication between nerve cells in the brain is one of the primary aims of neuroscience. Cutting-edge research led by a PhD student at York University, and championed by the Canada Research Chair in Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, could one day help us to better understand Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s diseases.
