York University will recognize the tremendous contributions of a dozen community and business leaders including Canada’s Governor General, a judge, journalists and scholars at this year’s spring convocation ceremonies. An inspiring Canadian athlete will also be recognized with an honorary degree. “This year’s honorary degree recipients truly are a remarkable group of Canadians, who embody […]
A $2-million gift from BMO Financial Group to York University will be used to create academic leadership opportunities at the The Glendon School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA), the first bilingual graduate school of its kind in Canada. “We are very grateful to BMO Financial Group for this generous gift, which will help us […]
It was a day to celebrate York University’s promising future. On Friday, June 9, York President and Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri joined representatives from the Government of Ontario, the Regional Municipality of York, the City of Markham and Seneca College for the official announcement of a $127 million commitment by the Ontario government that will enable […]
Several graduates from York University's athletic therapy program spent the last two weeks representing their country with various teams at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. See below to read about their experiences at one of the world's largest sporting events! JEAN-SEBASTIEN (SEB) HARTELL – MEN'S VOLLEYBALL Seb Hartell completed his athletic […]
Former and current York University athletes are competing for Team Canada during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Brittany Crew Daniel Nestor Named to Team Canada are Lions thrower Brittany Crew, Lions boxer Arthur Biyarslanov, former Lions sprinter Khamica Bingham, former Lions taekwondo competitor Melissa Pagnotta and honorary degree recipient and tennis player Daniel Nestor. The athletes were among the […]
After her first year, Vidushi Jain was uncertain, struggling to balance studies with a part-time job while adapting to a university atmosphere. During spring convocation at York University, Jain received her engineering diploma and the Ontario Professional Engineers Foundation for Education gold medal for the highest score by a graduating student in engineering. At York […]
A York University researcher has published a study in the Journal of Applied Physiology that identifies possible reasons why obese breast cancer patients have a poorer response to therapy and higher risk of death than their lean counterparts. Michael Connor Michael Connor, associate professor of kinesiology and health science in the Faculty of Health, said […]
From a wildly funny fairy tale to a searing battle for justice and revenge, York University theatre students, faculty and alumni are contributing their talents to Canadian Stage’s 34th annual Shakespeare in High Park (SiHP). Since 2012, Canadian Stage has teamed up with the Department of Theatre in York’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & […]
Last month, the Office of Alumni Engagement threw a party in celebration of the accomplishments of York grads, top athletes, scholars and leading contributors to both student and campus life. At GRADitude 2016, current alumni helped to usher in a new group of alumni-to-be into the vibrant alumni community with food, drink and dancing at […]
The Krembil Foundation has awarded a $330,000 grant to Derek Wilson, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry and director of the Centre for Research in Mass Spectrometry (CRMS), for his research project “Understanding the Molecular Origins of Neurodegenerative Disease”. Wilson's lab specializes in developing novel mass-spectrometry methods to investigate biomedical problems at a molecular […]