Three York University graduates –Jennifer Porat, Carly Goodman and Alison Humphrey – received this year’s Governor General's Gold Medals, which recognize the outstanding scholastic achievements of graduate students in Canada.
York University will honour three esteemed faculty members during its 2024 Spring Convocation, with one University Professorship and two Distinguished Research Professorships.
The researcher and social scientist shared her journey from a family farm in northern Ontario to becoming an expert in working conditions in the Maritimes, while encouraging graduands to embrace leaving their comfort zone.
Graduating student Reza Mirhadi received the award in recognition of his outstanding entrepreneurial achievement during his time at York University's Lassonde School of Engineering.
The Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) has awarded three professors with funding to advance their work researching gender justice, war, and Indigenous and Afro-descendant peoples.
York University students Grace Bischof, Roberta da Silva Medina, Joshua Lamers and Romeo Joe Quintero have earned prestigious scholarships in support of their innovative research projects.
Poonam Puri from Osgoode Hall Law School has been inducted as a fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors in recognition of her impactful career in corporate law and governance.
York U alumni walked away with around two dozen awards across a diverse range of categories, including Best Motion Picture and Best Drama Series.
Professor Laleh Seyyed-Kalantari's work addressing fairness in artificial intelligence (AI) models used in medical practice will be generously funded by Google’s Research Scholar Program.
The Government of Canada has increased the monetary value that master's and doctoral students, as well as postdoctoral fellows, will receive from federal scholarships and fellowships.