December 4, 2019
A bright light in Canadian cinema and screenwriting has gone out with the death of York University film production, screenwriting and cinema studies Professor Amnon Buchbinder. The prolific filmmaker and professor died on Nov. 30 at the age of 61.
December 2, 2019
The AGYU took home seven awards out of the 25 awards presented, including a special accolade for Interim Director/Curator of the AGYU, Emelie Chhangur, who received the OAAG’s inaugural Changemaker Award.
November 29, 2019
Professors Steven Alsop and Dawn Bazely made the long trip to Churchill, Man. in late October to engage the community in an open-access archive of Churchill-based research that is housed at YorkSpace, York University’s institutional repository.
November 27, 2019
In the seventh installment of the Science & Technology Studies Seminar Series at York, University of Waterloo Professor John McLevey will present “Democracies in Crisis? Online Deception, Disinformation, and Political Polarization in Comparative Perspective.” The event runs Dec. 3.
November 26, 2019
From the LGBTQ experience in South Asia to epileptic zebrafish, a range of cutting-edge research was on display at the 2019 Graduate Studies Scholars Reception. The event was held on Nov. 20 and was an informal opportunity to celebrate the more than 200 current graduate students who have received federal, provincial, and other major external awards.
November 26, 2019
The Executive Committee of the Board of Governors has accepted the recommendation of the search committee that Professor Amir Asif be appointed for a five-year term beginning on May 1, 2020. He is well known to members of the York community, having served as the founding Chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from 2006 to 2014.
November 25, 2019
Professor Emeritus Randy Scott has died. Prof. Scott was a long-serving faculty member in the Department of Languages, Literatures & Linguistics in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies. An accomplished academic, Prof. Scott was also a friend and mentor to students and faculty. He served York University for 45 years.
November 22, 2019
A symposium at York University will explore how contemporary practices of governmentality shape Islamophobia by bringing together international and Canadian scholars, activists and emerging scholars on Dec. 5.
November 21, 2019
Each month, Innovatus, a special issue of YFile, explores how York University community members are expanding experiential learning, enhancing the student experience, inspiring innovation in technology-enhanced learning and embracing educational development. This month, the spotlight shines on the Glendon Campus.
November 21, 2019
At Glendon, innovation, open pedagogy and entrepreneurship are at the forefront of its vision to prepare students to acquire competencies for the future of work, to contribute to knowledge creation, and to have an impact on the York University community and the wider world. Three examples of how this vision is transferred into action are profiled.
