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2017 Archive

CITY Seminar Series 2017/18 Fridays 12:30-2pm

626 Kaneff Tower Please join us for the CITY Seminar Series for 2017/18! Friday September 29, 2017 – Dr. Simon Bekker –  Capital Cities in Africa: Power and Powerlessness. (2012) Simon Bekker & Göran Therborn (eds.) –  The production and chief themes of this publication and the main challenges it raises October 2017 – Dr. Kevin […]

CITY Seminar – From Sanctuary to Solidarity: Migrant Justice in an Age of Trump and Trudeau

The City Seminar An interdisciplinary series of presentations and discussions on urban landscapes, past and present. Karl Gardner PhD Candidate, York University From Sanctuary to Solidarity: Migrant Justice in an Age of Trump and Trudeau Karl Gardner is an organizer, educator, and student based in Toronto. He is a member of No On Is Illegal-Toronto […]

Dr. Kevin Ward at York University

Dr. Kevin Ward will be a visiting professor at York University over the next three years.  He will make his first visit to York University in October 2017.  Please check back for events with Dr. Ward. [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Headline_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Dr. Kevin Ward Kevin Ward is a Professor of Human Geography and Director of the […]

The City Seminar: Friday, September 29

  Dr. Simon Bekker Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Stellenbosch University in South Africa Capital Cities in Africa: Power and Powerlessness. (2012) Simon Bekker & Göran Therborn (eds.) –  The production and chief themes of this publication and the main challenges it raises. With an Introduction by Dr. Abidin Kusno, Director, York Centre for Asian […]

Café Scientifique – Healthy Cities: Wednesday, September 20

  The Institute of Population and Public Health (IPPH), along with the City Institute (CITY), invite you to join us for a discussion (and refreshments) on Healthy Cities, with: Panelists: Dr. David Buckeridge, Associate Professor, McGill University Dr. Buckeridge is an Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at McGill University in Montreal. He is also […]

Four Universities – Affordable Housing StudentDwellTO Project

In 2015-2016, the presidents of the four Toronto universities funded and collaborated on the project StudentMoveTO in order to develop the first-ever comprehensive survey of university student travel behavior, trends and needs across seven campuses in the GTA. The four presidents’ second collaborative initiative is now underway and addresses questions around housing affordability and access […]