A new book edited by Professor Hassan Qudrat-Ullah provides research results and shares experiences in the area of supply chain management in a post-pandemic world. Qudrat-Ullah, who teaches in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies’ School of Administrative Studies, researches dynamic decision making, system dynamics modelling, computer-simulated interactive learning environments, and energy planning models. The […]
Four graduate students at York University’s Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research will showcase their work on Dec. 14 at the Keele Campus. The students – Eric Asempah, Hillary Birch, Yuliya Chorna and Nilanjana Ganguli – will present their global health research, share more about their research journeys and discuss their progress during the third annual Global Health Graduate Scholars Symposium. The […]
Students reflect on the meaning and depth of their experiences studying and working abroad during an in-person Global Learning Fair. The application deadline for the next cycle of international opportunities for students is Jan. 23, 2023. “‘Explore, Engage and Experience’ is the message our Global Learning Fairs aim to convey to students,” said Ashley Laracy, associate […]
A new book that explores how machine learning can be applied to decision-making in practical settings is co-authored by three York faculty members along with a colleague from Ontario Health. The textbook titled Machine Learning for Practical Decision Making: A Multidisciplinary Perspective with Applications from Healthcare, Engineering & Business Analytics offers real-life examples for novice readers with no […]
If you are a regular online shopper, you probably scoured Cyber Monday deals with eagle eyes. But did you also carefully go through the privacy policies you were consenting to before clicking “I Agree” on those business-to-consumer websites and apps? People tend to ignore the fine print in online Terms of Service (ToS) contracts, according […]
In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, workplaces in Canada and around the world closed facilities in response to emergency government requirements, and workers who could perform their duties from home, began to work remotely. As conditions evolved, workers experienced many transitions in policies and work practices. COVID-19 Impacts on Faculty and Staff: Changing the […]
Professor Sheila Embleton in the Department of Languages, Literatures & Linguistics of the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies was acknowledged for her work and contributions by two important organizations – on the same day. Awarded the Bernice Schrank Award from the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) on Nov. 26, Embleton was recognized […]
“What is refuge? How do we understand refuge and create it for ourselves and communities?” These were the questions posed to award-winning writers Billy-Ray Belcourt and David Chariandy at the second annual Smyth Dialogues. The event, which took place Nov. 1, was hosted by the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) and moderated by […]
Pik-Shuen Fung, author of Ghost Forest, delivered a reading and a talk during the Canadian Writers in Person Series gathering on Nov. 22. The recipient of the 2022 Amazon First Novel Award, and of the 2022 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for Literary Fiction, Pik-Shuen Fung visited York University for Canadian Writers in Person on Nov. 22 […]
Distinguished research professor of sociology, Professor Emerita Pat Armstrong, has received the Research Canada Leadership in Advocacy Award for her outstanding commitment to patient advocacy and the advancement of health care research. “This year’s awardee has gone above and beyond what is expected of health research advocates,” said Deborah Gordon-El-Bihbety, president and CEO of Research […]