FGS teaching award recipients reflect on changes in graduate education
FGS 2020 Faculty Teaching Awards recipients Michael Zryd and Michaela Hynie reflect on how the nature of their work has evolved throughout their careers.
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Don't know what day it is anymore? York U memory expert explains that 'Groundhog Day' feeling
As days of social isolation from our family, friends and work colleagues drag on, so does our sense of time. But, there’s a reason our brains are processing these COVID-19 days the way they are, says Shayna Rosenbaum in York University’s Cognitive Neuroscience Lab.
Read moreYork research explores refugee participation in Kenyan camps
York University doctoral student Mohamed Duale documents the dilemmas faced by refugees in extended exile in his recent report for the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN), a team of researchers and practitioners committed to promoting protection and solutions with and for refugees.
Read moreYork launches virtual assistant to five more Faculties
On May 19, the student virtual assistant was made available to five Faculties: Science, Health, Environmental Studies, Liberal Arts & Professional Studies and Education. It will be made available to Schulich School of Business and Osgoode Hall Law School students in fall 2020.
Read moreAssistant Professor Rachel Silver awarded Gail P. Kelly Award for Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation
Rachel Silver, an assistant professor in the Faculty of Education, has won the 2019-20 Gail P. Kelly Award for Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation from the Comparative & International Education Society for her paper “Sex, Schooling, and Moral Triage in Malawi.”
Read morePassings: Dorin Uritescu
Glendon College’s Department of French Studies and Programme in Linguistics and Language Studies are mourning the passing of Professor Dorin Uritescu, who died on April 15.
Read moreMaster of Marketing students named new editors for 'Future of Marketing' magazine
Business Master of Marketing candidates from Schulich School of Business have been named the Summer 2020 managing editors of the “Future of Marketing” magazine. The students – Akriti Parida, Sasan Navidi, Lindsay Tohana, Jamie Young and Laila Youssef – become managing editors alongside Schulich Professor and MMKG Director David Rice.
Read moreLassonde professor ranks in top two per cent of 'IEEE Transactions on Communications' reviewers
Hina Tabassum, assistant professor from the Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science in the Lassonde School of Engineering, is receiving a certificate of appreciation for her outstanding service as a reviewer of the top-tier journal “IEEE Transactions on Communications.”
Read moreUpdate: All major computer systems have been restored
All of the University’s major computer systems have been restored. In addition, UIT is confident that York’s computer systems are now as stable, safe and secure as possible and that the York community – students, faculty and staff – can feel confident about logging onto the network to access various services.
Read moreThe synopsis of the 464th meeting of the Board of Governors is now available
The synopsis of the 464th meeting of the Board of Governors, which took place on May 5, is now available.
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