January 13, 2023
York University is internationally recognized for its contributions to addressing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) through teaching, research, stewardship, and partnerships. York’s annual SDG report is a snapshot of some of the work the University is doing in collaboration with Canadian and international partners to advance the Global Goals.
January 8, 2023
University Professor Dawn Bazely in the Faculty of Science joins the ranks of illustrious Canadians like Nobel Laureate John Charles Polanyi and astronaut Chris Hadfield as the recipient of the 2022 Sandford Fleming Medal for excellence in science communication from the Royal Canadian Institute for Science (RCIScience).
January 6, 2023
Canada’s population growing faster than it has in decades, Statscan saysYvonne Su, an assistant professor in the Department of Equity Studies at York University, was quoted in The Globe and Mail Dec. 21, 2022. Newcomer YouTubers help immigrants get settled in Canada with advice and candid takesValerie Preston, a professor of urban social geography at […]
December 16, 2022
This simple gesture can yield tremendous results, given that staff and faculty operate more than 8,000 computers, and together the Keele and Glendon campuses have more than 140,000 internal lights.
December 14, 2022
A series of one-hour workshops at York University will launch in the new year and share ways in which educators can infuse the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SGDs) into teaching and learning.
December 14, 2022
York Provostial Fellow Burkard Eberlein invited students in his Corporate Social Responsibility in a Global Context course to participate in a case competition to advance climate action at the University.
December 13, 2022
York President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda Lenton offers a holiday message to students, faculty and staff.
December 9, 2022
When plants are healthy, they emit red light that is nearly impossible to see with the naked eye, but with a new instrument developed at York University, it’s now possible to measure that light whether in a lab or out in the field.
November 30, 2022
Social media was key to convoy protest, expert tells Emergencies Act inquiryJonathon Penney, a professor of law at Osgoode Hall Law School at York University, was quoted in The Globe and Mail Nov. 29. Real estate investors push for improved ESG measures in commercial propertyAvis Devine, an associate professor of real estate, finance and sustainability […]
November 29, 2022
How the Canada Border Services Agency tolerates and even encourages refugee mistreatmentKathryn Tomko Dennler, a research associate in immigration at York University, was quoted in Yahoo! News Canada Nov. 27. Women in Mining Spotlight: Jennifer ProsperoJennifer Prospero, the senior director of sustainability at Eldorado Gold and guest lecturer at York University, was featured in MINING.com […]
