July 7, 2021
Fourteen researchers will join the York Research Chairs program, York University’s internal counterpart to the national Canada Research Chairs program, which recognizes outstanding researchers. Four of these appointments are renewals.
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June 27, 2021
IP Osgoode at Osgoode Hall Law School is hosting “Bracing for Impact Webinar Series: AI’s Dirty Footprint,” a timely webinar focused on the environmental implications of artificial intelligence (AI) developments in recent years. The webinar takes places Monday, June 28 at 12 p.m. (noon) via Microsoft Teams.
June 20, 2021
Launched in 2017 by the UNESCO Chair in Reorienting Education towards Sustainability at York University, the #IndigenousESD Network is the first global research network dedicated to enhancing education for Indigenous youth within the framework of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
June 16, 2021
A new study co-authored by Charles H. Cho, professor of accounting and the Erivan K. Haub Chair in Business and Sustainability at the Schulich School of Business, has found that businesses located in cities with severe air pollution are more likely to cook the books.
June 13, 2021
York University has been awarded more than $3.2 million for two projects to prepare students for careers in industries that require inter-disciplinary training and are central to Canada’s economic future: space robotics for exploration and applied biotechnology for environmental sustainability.
June 9, 2021
Charles Hopkins, York’s UNESCO Chair, will be a featured presenter in the Times Higher Education University Impact Forum on Monday, June 14. Hopkins is the only Canadian presenter in an event that features an international cohort of universities.
June 9, 2021
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada funds an initiative at the Lassonde School of Engineering that will enable collaborations with teachers in underserved communities.
June 2, 2021
Senior administrators, faculty and students are being encouraged to share their pride in York University through the 2022 Maclean’s national university survey. Results will be published in the annual university rankings report.
June 1, 2021
Join York University’s Las Nubes Project on June 10 at 6 p.m. to celebrate the launch of the Grounded Project, a new pan-University and international research collaboration, with the virtual film premiere of “More than Migrants.”
May 19, 2021
A virtual workshop hosted by the City Institute at York University will feature a panel of scholars who will share their experience and expertise in conceptualizing and producing scholarly collections in urban studies, both in book and journal formats. The event takes place May 27.
