The graduating class of entrepreneurs at the LaunchYU Graduation and Launch Day on Sept. 27 The graduating entrepreneurs didn’t disappoint the crowd at the LaunchYU Graduation and Launch Day held on Sept. 27 at the offices of Aird & Berlis LLP in Toronto. Hosted by Innovation York’s entrepreneurship unit, LaunchYU, the event showcased presentations from the top […]
Five outstanding individuals who have devoted their lives and careers to the service of community, education, public service and business received honorary degrees from York University during the Fall 2018 Convocation ceremonies. “Each of these individuals has proven themselves a remarkable leader, not only because of the ingenuity they have demonstrated in their chosen professional […]
Patients diagnosed with p53-mutation cancers, such as soft-tissue sarcomas or cancers of the colon, lung, breast, liver, brain and hemopoietic tissues, may be able to improve muscle cellular health through exercise training, a study from York University finds. Researchers in York University’s Muscle Health Research Centre investigated the role of the protein p53 in regulating mitochondria both […]
I remember my first day at York University like it was yesterday. I was scared; not because I was starting university, but because – as an international student – I needed to create a home away from home. Spending four years away from the comfort and security of everything and everyone I’d ever known meant […]
Now in its 18th year, the Bryden Alumni Awards celebrate outstanding York University alumni who have achieved the extraordinary and made remarkable contributions in their fields, communities and to the University. The leaders who will be honoured Nov. 20 at a celebration at Arcadian Court: • Paul Sanberg (BSc ’76, Science) Senior Vice President for Research, Innovation […]
The following message to the University community is from York President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda L. Lenton and Provost and Vice-President Academic Lisa Philipps: We are delighted to announce that the search for the deputy provost to lead our Markham Centre Campus planning and implementation has reached a successful conclusion. Last fall, a search committee was […]
SSHRC-funded project documents conjugal slavery in conflict regions of Africa. With high-profile partners, this pioneering research team is now sharing its work with a global audience thanks to the guidance of York’s Knowledge Mobilization Unit. For seven years, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies Professor Annie Bunting has been working on a ground-breaking project, […]
Longtime York University faculty member and esteemed poet, novelist and essayist Hedi Bouraoui has been recognized as a Member of the Order of Canada. Bouraoui is among the 105 new appointments to the Order of Canada announced on June 28 by Governor General of Canada Julie Payette. The new member list includes three Companions (C.C.), 20 Officers […]
Some may be surprised to hear that York University spans beyond the borders of Keele Campus, to Glendon in North York and soon to the upcoming Markham Centre. What may come as a bigger surprise is that York resides beyond Canada—all the way to Costa Rica at York’s Lillian Meighen Wright Centre EcoCampus. In 1998, […]
York Athletics & Recreation is devastated by the news that men's hockey alumnus Mark Cross was one of the casualties in the fatal bus crash on Friday evening involving the Humboldt Broncos of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL). Like all members of the hockey community, the York Lions are extremely saddened by the news of the […]