Professor Patricia Keeney recently gave a reading from her novel “One Man Dancing” at the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center in Connecticut. The Stowe Center is attached to the actual house that Stowe lived in for most of her life. Stowe is the author of the anti-slavery novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.”
Read moreTwo new events have been added to January’s “menu” for the popular McLaughlin College Lunch Talk Series. McLaughlin College invites the York University community to come and listen to interesting speakers as they share their knowledge on a variety of topics, and enjoy a free lunch. The long-running Lunch Talk Series begins its 2020 lineup on Jan. 15.
Read moreA seminar series organized by Faculty of Environmental Studies Professor Sheila Colla will feature 12 events during the winter term, focusing on “Interdisciplinary Conservation Science in Canada.” The first event runs Jan. 13 at 12 p.m.
Read moreArtificial Intelligence meets recreational sport: Pioneering Lassonde researchers are building robots that function underwater and can recognize the same hand gestures that conventional divers use to communicate with each other, while using the dive buddy system for safety.
Read moreProfessor Idil Boran was in Madrid, Spain at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) last month leading York University’s largest observer delegation since 2009. Boran along with other members of the delegation will share their experiences during discussion panels on Jan. 14 at the Keele Campus.
Read moreA two-day event to highlight experiential education at York University will run Jan. 21 and 22, and celebrates the achievements of students and faculty who have participated in experiential education.
Read moreThe Neurological Imaginaries Seminar Series welcomes Dr. Suze Berkhout for its third installment in the series, to discuss her research on how dimensions of self and social identity are shaped within medical and psychiatric practices, and the implications of this for biomedical knowledge. It takes place Jan. 17.
Read moreWhat is data visualization and how did it arise? York University Professor Michael Friendly (Department of Psychology) will discuss this topic on Jan. 14 when he is featured as the next speaker in the Science and Technology Studies Seminar Series.
Read moreA gift of $470,000 to the Faculty of Science will enhance learning and research opportunities for students studying optical physics by creating awards for graduate and undergraduate students and upgrading a hands-on teaching laboratory.
Read moreA consultation workshop on the upcoming internationalization and global engagement strategy has been planned for Jan. 16. It will run from 12 to 2 p.m. and will take place in 242 York Lanes, Keele Campus.
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