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Adrian Shubert receives 2009 Excellence Award from the Canadian Bureau of International Education

Department of History congratulates Adrian Shubert for the marvellous news that he will receive a 2009 Excellence Award from the Canadian Bureau of International Education (CBIE) for his leadership in internationalizing education during his seven-year term as Associate Vice-President International at York. Adrian is one of three winners this year. He will be presented with the award during the CBIE’s […]

Paul Lovejoy wins one of the two inaugural President’s Research Merit Awards

Department of History congratulates Paul Lovejoy for winning one of the two inaugural President’s Research Merit Awards, as announced yesterday and reported in today’s Y-File (http://www.yorku.ca/yfile/archive/index.asp?Article=13595). Paul’s work as Director of the Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on the Global Migrations of African Peoples has, in the words of the former Dean of Arts who […]

U50: Recipient of President’s Research Excellence Award named

John Tsotsos, Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Faculty of Science & Engineering, has been named the winner of the York University President’s Research Excellence Award. The award, introduced during York’s 50th year, recognizes outstanding research achievement and significant contributions to advance the University’s international reputation for research excellence. Distinguished […]

Paul Lovejoy publishes two books

Department of History congratulates Paul Lovejoy for the appearance of his two most recent books. 1) Slavery, Islam and Diaspora. Co-edited with Behnaz A. Mirzai and Ismael Musah Montana. Trenton, N.J.: Africa World Press, 2009, 318 pp. (This volume forms part of the Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on the Global Migrations of African Peoples Series.) Here’s a brief description: […]

Prof’s talk looks at historical significance of Dead Sea scrolls at ROM

York history Professor Steve Mason will discuss the historical understanding of the Essenes in light of the discovery of the Dead Sea scrolls in 1947 as part of the Anne Tanenbaum Lecture Series at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) on Wednesday. Mason, Canada Research Chair in Greco-Roman Cultural Interaction at York, will present “The Historical Problem […]

Jonathan Edmondson publishes a new book – Augustus

Department of History congratulates Jonathan Edmondson on the publication of his new book Jonathan Edmondson (ed.), Augustus (Series: Edinburgh Readings on the Ancient World). Edinburgh University Press, 2009, xxvii + 543 pp. There are more details about the work at: http://www.eupjournals.com/book/9780748615940  

José Curto receives honourable mention for the Joel Gregory prize offered by the Canadian Association of African Studies

José Curto received an honourable mention for the Joel Gregory prize offered by the Canadian Association of African Studies (for the best book on African studies written by a Canadian or African who has studied in Canada).The book is Enslaving Spirits: The Portuguese-Brazilian Alcohol Trade at Luanda and its Hinterland, c. 1550-1830 published by Brill. The Committee praised José Curto’s monograph as “a […]

Gabriel Hauser to recieve 2009 Governor-General’s Silver Medal

Gabriel Hauser has been selected as one of three recipients of the 2009 Governor-General’s Silver Medal. The Silver Medal is awarded to students who have demonstrated the highest distinction in scholarship during their undergraduate studies.

Tarah Brookfield receives Governor-General’s Gold Medal

2009 Convocation Awards – Governor-General’s Gold Medals The Committee is pleased to announce that Ms Tarah Brookfield, Graduate Program in History, and Mr. Cory Valente, Graduate Program in Chemistry, have been selected as the 2009 recipients of the Governor-General’s Gold Medals. The Gold Medal is awarded to two students who have demonstrated the highest distinction in scholarship in […]

Faculty of Arts Fellowship lectures highlight current research

Three professors in the Faculty of Arts at York University, each a recipient of the Faculty of Arts Fellowship for the 2007-2008 academic year, delivered brief lectures describing their research in the Senate Chamber on May 6. The speakers were: Professor Stephen Brooke, Department of History; Professor Carlota McAllister, Department of Anthropology; and Professor Robin […]