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2024 York University Research Awards Celebration

Each year, the York University Research Award Celebration celebrates York’s scholars across all faculties and schools for their remarkable achievements. The President and Vice-President Research and Innovation take the opportunity to recognize their efforts and contributions to the world as drivers of positive change. This year LA&PS researchers in diverse areas are praised for their mobilization efforts to create change in ...

2024 York University Research Awards Celebration

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Stained glass window in little-known Ottawa church is a masterpiece hidden in plain sight
March 21, 2025

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An astonishing stained glass window in an Ottawa church “is significant in the world of stained glass for two reasons: as the work of the ...


Assistant Professor from Department of Human Rights & Equity Studies discusses the evolution of Pride Toronto on CBC’s Here and Now
March 18, 2025

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Dr. Tom Hooper, assistant professor in the Department of Human Rights & Equity Studies, was recently interviewed on CBC Radio’s Here and Now after three ...


Equity Studies assistant professor discusses the tokenization of women of colour in academia in article published in Nature Human Behaviour
March 18, 2025

Assistant Professor Yvonne Su, from the Department of Equity Studies, has published work featured in the journal Nature Human Behaviour. The article entitled, Becoming the ...

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Professor of Disaster & Emergency Management discusses how Trump’s Gaza proposal is not likely to work
March 3, 2025

Professor Ali Asgary, who teaches Disaster & Emergency Management at York University, has written an article for The Conversation where he evaluates U.S. President Donald ...

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