This summer marks the 30th anniversary of the International Political Economy and Ecology Summer School at York University, which will feature a dynamic panel of artists and scholars exploring social, political, historical and cultural topics. This year’s guest professor is Robin Davis Gibran Kelley, a Distinguished Professor of History and the Gary B. Nash Endowed Chair in U.S. History at UCLA.
On March 25, York University hosted a virtual celebration in honour of the 2021 graduates of the Internationally Educated Professionals Bridging Program. The program is designed to help new immigrants transition with confidence into a job in their professional field in Canada.
Celebrated annually on May 12, International Nurses Day recognizes the work of nurses across the globe and the role they play in fulfilling health care needs. Three faculty members retiring from the School of Nursing, all pioneers in their respective fields, offer their insights on the future of healthcare.
Lawyers, law graduates and legal employers from around the world will have an opportunity to connect and celebrate internationally trained talent in Canada during Osgoode’s Internationally Trained Lawyers Day event.
Osgoode Hall Law School had a fantastic showing at the International Academy of Dispute Resolution (IADR) International Law School Mediation Tournament the week of April 4. The competition had 40 teams from all over the world participating, with Osgoode being the only Canadian school.
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to present many unknowns this year with respect to travel. With the emergency of variants of concern and the varying pace of global vaccination, at this time the University is recommending that all non-essential outbound travel should be limited or delayed where possible.
On April 12, McLaughlin College is hosting a lecture that will explore current refugee protection challenges and the impact of COVID-19 on displaced persons presented by Carole Simone Dahan, a UN expert on international refugee law and York University alumna.
The international ALPHA (Antihydrogen Laser Physics Apparatus) collaboration at CERN, which includes York University Professor Scott Menary, has accomplished the world’s first laser-based manipulation of antimatter.
Students from the Program of Italian Studies at York University’s Department of Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics participated in an international experiential learning project organized to mark the 700th anniversary of Dante Alighieri’s death.
New York University (NYU) Professor Philip Alston to speak on the role of Human Rights Watch in responding to the rise of neoliberal economic policies and the global inequality these produce. Alston will give the annual ‘Or ‘Emet Lecture at Osgoode Hall Law School on Friday, March 26.