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York-University affiliated athletes impress at Paris Olympics

Among the 10 York University-affiliated athletes who competed at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games this summer, several won gold and silver medals for Team Canada. 

York U community members among Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards winners

Three York University alumni and one former faculty member are among this year’s list of the top 25 immigrants or refugees who have made a major impact on Canadian society.

Continuing Studies Building recognized for innovative design

Architect Magazine has selected York U’s School of Continuing Studies Building as a winner of its Architecture & Interiors Award of Merit, recognizing the project’s innovative, boundary-pushing design.

Prof’s book examining Montreal feminist movement earns acclaim

Glendon College Professor Amanda Ricci has received multiple recognitions for her 2023 book Countercurrents, which presents a new history of women’s activism in Montreal.

Damilola Adebayo

Professor Damilola Adebayo’s journal article, “Electricity, Agency and Class in Lagos Colony, C.1860S-1914,” received two best paper prizes at the Society for the History of Technology conference in Chile

York U in the news: Jackie Shane documentary, facial recognition app and more

‘Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story’ follows trailblazing soul singer who gave up career to live her truthYork University Professor Rob Bowman was quoted in the Globe and Mail Aug. 15. CBSA to use facial recognition app for people facing deportation: documentsPetra Molnar, associate director of York University’s Refugee Law Lab, was quoted in CityNews […]

York professor hosts recipient of prestigious Marie-Curie Postdoctoral Global Fellowship

Faculty of Science Professor Kohitij Kar will welcome award-winning researcher Matteo Dunnhofer to develop artificial intelligence systems that mimic the primate brain in hopes of developing more effective treatment strategies for neurological disorders.

LA&PS Bridging Program empowers international professionals

York University’s Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) is helping newcomers to Canada navigate the complexities of the job market with the Bridging Program for Internationally Educated Professionals.

Fall REDDI sessions highlight accessibility, accommodations

York University’s Centre for Human Rights, Equity & Inclusion is kick-starting the Fall 2024 term by offering staff, faculty and students a four-workshop series that teaches participants how to be more mindful of and challenge forms of ableism.

York U nursing students, grads teach the next generation

Local elementary and high-school students received hands-on health-care experience this summer through York University’s Nursing Simulation Centre.