On Friday, April 30 at 12 p.m. ET, join York University President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda L. Lenton, York University Alumni Board Chair Francesca Accinelli (BFA ’92), York alumni and staff for ‘The York U of the Future,’ a special virtual conversation about the opportunities, challenges and priorities for the University in 2021 and beyond.
Read moreResearchers in York University’s Faculty of Science have been awarded federal government funding to lead national disease modelling efforts that will help us better predict, prevent and respond to emerging infectious disease.
Read moreLast week, the Ontario government declared a third Provincial State of Emergency, issuing a stay-at-home order and additional public health restrictions to limit the spread of COVID-19, effective Thursday, April 8 at 12:01 a.m. University community members are reminded to follow the recommendations in the order and adhere to public health guidelines.
Read moreFranz Newland, associate professor teaching and an undergraduate program director in the Department of Earth and Space Science & Engineering at the Lassonde School of Engineering at York University, has received the American Society for Engineering Education St. Lawrence Section Outstanding Teaching Award.
Read moreYork University Lions men’s hockey player Kaleb Dahlgren and women’s track and field athlete Monique Simon-Tucker were named York’s top graduating student-athletes at the 53rd annual Varsity Athletics Banquet on Thursday night.
Read more‘Brainstorm,’ a special edition of YFile that publishes once a month, showcases research and innovation at York University. It offers compelling stories about the world-leading work of York University’s academics and researchers across all disciplines and Faculties. ‘Brainstorm’ encompasses both pure and applied research.
Read moreSociologist Pat Armstrong, an expert on the Canadian healthcare system, has co-authored a ground-breaking report that gives government stakeholders a literal how-to plan on improving long-term residential care. It provides a path forward at a vital point in time.
Read moreCompelling new research determines that females between puberty and menopause are less likely to contract the virus. This suggests that estrogen may help in reducing COVID-19 incidence and in the development of symptoms, especially those related to increased survival.
Read moreAt the end of a rigorous six-month scholarship application process, York University graduate and future positive changemaker Amanda Sears (BA ’20) learned she was among 20 Canadians chosen as inaugural McCall MacBain Scholars, the country’s first comprehensive leadership-based scholarship that supports master’s and professional studies.
Read moreFaculty of Health Assistant Professor Mathieu Poirier views the willingness to try innovative pedagogical approaches as “one of the rare silver linings of the COVID-19 pandemic.” Poirier and his students in the Global Health program worked with York’s Globally Networked Learning team to collaborate with students and professors at universities in Germany and Romania.
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