Former Blue Jays president and champion of Japanese culture in Canada to receive honorary degrees at York University fall convocation

TORONTO, October 18, 2016 – York University will confer honorary degrees at this fall’s convocation ceremonies to two exceptional Canadians: a sports visionary and philanthropic superstar as well as a financial leader, Paul Beeston and an education and health services advocate and champion of Japanese-Canadian culture, Janice Fukakusa. “Paul Beeston and Janice Fukakusa have been […]

Rt. Hon. Adrienne Clarkson to open symposium on international refugees

The Rt. Hon. Adrienne Clarkson will deliver the keynote address during a symposium at York University on Monday, October 17, focused on creative responses to the large-scale, forced displacement of people in many parts of the world. The Re-imagining Refuge event is part of a Universities Canada speaker’s series called Mindshare: Inspired thinking for real […]

Role of art in civic engagement and urban renewal focus of Media Architecture summit

International artists and designers, architects, scholars, and representatives from the cultural sector and industry will meet in advance of Nuit Blanche this week to discuss how public art and creative use of digital media can re-animate urban space. Media Architecture Summit 2016, organized by Sensorium: Centre for Digital Arts & Technologies in York University’s School […]

York U celebrates launch of OSIRIS-REx mission

TORONTO, Sept. 6 – York University, the lead university for Canada’s instrument contribution to NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, will celebrate the mission’s launch to the asteroid Bennu on Thursday, Sept. 8. Along with first-year York U space science and engineering students, undergraduate and graduate students involved in space research at the Lassonde School of Engineering will […]

York U to unveil Inuit sculpture to celebrate National Aboriginal Day

TORONTO, June 20, 2016 — Nearly a year after commissioning the carving of a 26-tonne granite boulder into an Inuit soccer player, York University is unveiling the sculpture at 1pm on June 21, marking National Aboriginal Day. The monumental sculpture, Ahqahizu, was created by Inuit carvers Ruben Komangapik and Koomuatuk (Kuzy) Curley with a team […]

York U to recognize 13 outstanding individuals with honorary degrees at spring convocation

TORONTO, June 13, 2016 – Thirteen outstanding individuals will be recognized with honorary degrees at York University’s spring convocation for their significant contributions to society and in their respective fields. The recipients include a native rights activist, food advocate, theatre director, technology innovator and community leader. “This year’s honorary degree recipients have made a remarkable impact […]

York U prof’s documentary shows the impact of and resistance to Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act

May 26, 2016 − The North American premiere of the documentary And Still We Rise,by York University professor and filmmaker Nancy Nicol, will take place on June 5, 2016, as a part of the Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival. The film follows Nicol’s co-director Richard Lusimbo, (Research Director, Sexual Minorities Uganda) who was outed by Ugandan […]

TODAY: Banksy–collaborator Maskull Lasserre works on large scale wood carving at York U

ORONTO, May 12, 2016 – Inventive Canadian sculptor Maskull Lasserre will be working on a large scale wood carving at York University, today, May 12, 2pm to 3:30pm. The currently untitled project, one of two he's working on at York U, incorporates his trademark material sensibility, humor, tension and sense of the macabre. While a […]

York University invites community to watch Mercury in transit May 9

TORONTO, May 5, 2016 – Watch Mercury transit across the Sun’s disk at York University on May 9. The last time Mercury made the move was in 2006. Observatory telescopes and a live feed will be in place at York Lions Stadium, from 9am to 2pm, with solar glasses available for everyone attending. The free […]

York University brings Science Rendezvous to Markham on May 7

TORONTO, April 28, 2016 — York University has joined forces with Markham Village BIA to bring Science Rendezvous, Canada’s largest celebration of science, to the Markham Farmers' Market on Saturday, May 7. Science Rendezvous is an all-day festival that takes science out of the lab and onto the streets. Thirty cities across Canada, including various […]