Passings: Professor Emerita Palomba Yashinsky
Department of French Studies Professor Emerita Palomba Yashinsky arrived at York University in 1968. Yashinsky, who continued to teach after her retirement, died on Jan. 7 at the age of 89.
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Team Schulich places second in MBA Games
Team Schulich brought a second-place victory home to the Schulich School of Business at York University after the annual MBA Games held in early January.
Read moreRobarts Centre relaunches Odessa Prize for the Study of Canada
The Odessa Prize for the Study of Canada recognizes the best essay written in either English or French in a fourth-year undergraduate course at York University on a topic relevant to the study of Canada. The winner will receive $1,000.
Read moreYork travels to Ryerson in Subway Series matchup on Saturday
The York Lions men’s hockey team will continue the popular Subway Series promotion this weekend when they battle the Ryerson Rams at the Mattamy Athletic Centre on Jan. 19 for a matinee game.
Read moreYork professors address culture and race with Toronto’s Ghanaian community
York University professors Joseph Mensah and Sylvia Bawa, along with PhD candidate Evelyn Kissi, convened a well-attended and participant-driven Community Conversation titled “Black Continental Africans in Canada: Black & Black African Diaspora Relations.”
Read moreCall for participants on Joint Health and Safety Committees
York University is changing its Joint Health and Safety Committees (JHSC). The changes, which will happen in April, will provide opportunities for managers, faculty, employees and students to join the JHSC in their area.
Read moreSchool of Continuing Studies launches new Post-Graduate Certificate in Public Relations
Designed to kick-start the careers of recent degree graduates and international students, this accelerated full-time program is currently accepting applications for September 2019.
Read moreSustainability Seminar Series features Prof. Mark Gordon’s talk on pollution in the oil sands
The third installment of the Sustainability Seminar Series, launched in October 2018 by York University’s President’s Sustainability Council, will explore the topic of atmospheric pollution in the Athabasca oil sands region on Jan. 31.
Read moreWeekend wrap: Lions mount comeback in third period to beat Golden Hawks
The York University Lions women’s hockey team scored three times in the third period to secure a big comeback win by a score of 3-1 against the Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks on Saturday evening at Canlan Ice Sports.
Read moreVision research explored through the arts examined at public talk, masterclass at York U
A public talk and masterclass at York University will examine how vision research can be explored through the arts when disability studies expert Georgina Kleege presents “Blind Self Portraits: Remaking the Image of Blindness.”
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