Students

Costa Rica provides canvas for Eco-Arts Residency

York University’s Las Nubes Campus in Costa Rica is welcoming its first-ever Eco-Arts Residency, where students will immerse themselves in the local community and culture.

AMPD design students learn to overcome fear of coding, algorithm biases

Professor Gabi Schaffzin is on a mission to ensure design students not only learn basic computer coding but consider biases baked into code and design.

Professional opportunity engages AMPD students

A group of researchers hired design students taught by Professor Angela Norwood to create data visualization for an important project: Congress 2023.

Professor creates performances that reclaim women’s history

Professor Erika Batdorf looks to create experiences where students can bring stories of contemporary women to ancient sites across the globe.

York community at Keele and Glendon create greener campuses

Community members converged across campuses in April to plant fruit trees and shrubs to celebrate Earth Month and expand the University’s green spaces. 

Call for stories about graduating students

Students who have overcome significant obstacles, have unique reasons for pursuing studies at York or who have found a new calling while completing their education are invited to share their stories ahead of Spring Convocation.

York students publish research on workplace gender discrimination

A research paper written by a group of York University undergraduate students, examining the pervasive issue of discrimination against women in the workplace, was recently published in the esteemed International Journal of Employment Studies.

Grad student research recognized with thesis, dissertation prizes

York University’s Faculty of Graduate Studies has awarded six graduands with 2024 Thesis and Dissertation Prizes for their outstanding contributions to the local and global community.

Lassonde student turns space aspirations into a career reality

Rehan Rashid, an undergraduate student at the Lassonde School of Engineering, is making his childhood dreams of working at NASA a reality by pursuing several academic internships.

Students present sustainable solutions, enhance career-readiness at Spring Capstone Day

Five awards were given to teams of students for their presentations at the 2024 Spring Capstone Day, a public event hosted by the York Capstone Network and the Lassonde School of Engineering.