Four York University undergraduate students were chosen among 17 people across Canada to participate in a summer research program at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital to advance work in pediatric disability and developmental differences.
Chantel Thompson, a student success and academic advisor at York University’s Lassonde School of Engineering, is this year’s recipient of the prestigious Lynda Tam Guiding Light & Legacy Award.
York University Professor Patrick Alcedo’s Summer 2024 course, Philippine Folk Dance and Culture, gave students the opportunity to travel to the Southeast Asian nation for three weeks – to learn new dances in their original settings.
Zoe M. Savitsky, a doctoral candidate at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School, has been selected as a Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholar to pursue work in corporate accountability.
Two groups of first-year York University students travelled to Cuba this spring as part of a new Faculty of Health course exploring human rights, Cuban culture and the country’s health-care system.
Through the Advancing YU program, Black and/or women undergraduate students have the opportunity to be paired with alumni mentors to explore their personal and professional potential.
Fifteen students travelled to South Korea for a course that provided the undergraduates with the experiential opportunity to immerse themselves in the country’s history and culture.
The Model European Union (EU), a simulation of the work done by the European governing body, brought 55 students from across the country to York University’s Keele Campus this spring to experience politics and diplomacy in action.
York University’s faculty-led study abroad opportunities are gaining popularity, and mature students are eager to participate by registering for courses that take them around the world.
York U students have a chance to collaborate with students from Japan’s Mukogawa Women’s University thanks to a globally networked learning award granted to Professor Lisa Sandlos.