The York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR) recently received a $500,000 donation from Canadian philanthropist, author and entrepreneur Vivienne Poy to create an endowment to support student engagement in Hakka research and scholarship. This is the first Hakka Studies initiative outside of Asia.
The York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR) recently received a $500,000 donation from Canadian philanthropist, author and entrepreneur Vivienne Poy to create an endowment to support student engagement in Hakka research and scholarship. This is the first Hakka Studies initiative outside of Asia.
June 2020
The University committed $2 million to the York University Emergency Bursary for students who needed urgent financial aid to cover the unexpected costs due to the pandemic. With support from alumni, faculty, staff, the York University Alumni Board, members of York’s Board of Governors and other donors, more than $120,000 has been raised to provide further funds for students. Two special matching funds from the Pierre Lassonde Family Foundation and the Victor Dahdaleh Foundation totalled $300,000.
June 2020
Celia Popovic, associate professor in the Faculty of Education and the founding director of the University’s Teaching Commons, has been awarded the Distinguished Educational Developer Career Award for 2019 for her leadership role in creating a national framework for the accreditation of educational development programming in Canada.
June 2020
The Rob and Cheryl McEwen Graduate Study & Research Building was selected as one of the nine winning projects of the 13th annual Canadian Green Building Awards, a program of Sustainable Architecture & Building (SAB) Magazine. The award recognizes excellence in the design and execution of Canadian residential and non-residential buildings of all types, and was based on criteria of sustainable design, architectural excellence and technical innovation.
June 2020
A first-of-its kind project in Canada, Nursing Professor Irfan Aslam is overseeing the use of a disinfection robot powered by AI to sanitize a healthcare facility.
June 2020
The Airbus GEDC Diversity Award was awarded to the Cross-Campus Capstone Classroom (C4) Project, an initiative that is led by Professors Danielle Robinson of the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) and Franz Newland of the Lassonde School of Engineering, and brings together students from across the University to work in interdisciplinary teams to address real-life social challenges. Airbus launched the GEDC Diversity Award in 2012 to support increasing diversity among engineering professionals globally.
June 2020
The Lassonde School of Engineering will welcome 57 undergraduate student researchers for the 6th annual Lassonde Undergraduate Research Awards & Undergraduate Student Research Awards programs (LURA and USRA). The goal of the summer research programs is to provide undergraduate students experience in a professional research environment and inspire them to pursue careers in research.
June 2020
Rooted & Rising is a new Faculty of Education certificate program that will teach leadership and communication skills to those interested in championing the response to climate change and environmental issues.
June 2020
Professor Nazilla Khanlou and colleagues received funding through the Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR) Knowledge Synthesis Grant: COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity in Mental Health and Substance Abuse – 2020 to undertake a project to review the literature on mental health supports for racialized women at risk of gender-based violence during the pandemic.
June 2020
Professor Linda Peake, director of the City Institute and a member of the Urban Studies program and the graduate programs in Geography, Gender, Feminist and Women’s Studies and Development Studies, is the 2020 winner of the Canadian Association of Geographers Award (CAG) for Scholarly Distinction.
June 2020
Osgoode Hall Law School’s Environmental Justice and Sustainability Clinic (EJSC) announced a new partnership with leading Indigenous law firm Olthuis, Kleer, Townshend LLP (OKT) for a pilot summer student fellowship. This summer, OKT will be sponsoring one EJSC student to work with both the firm and the clinic on Indigenous environmental justice, natural resource law matters and community-based work of the clinic.
June 2020
Building on Toronto’s foundational investments in Digital Main Street and ShopHERE, an additional 50 students from the Schulich School of Business will be helping local businesses develop and launch online platforms for their products and services to support recovery from the pandemic and success in the new economy. With new support from the governments of Canada and Ontario, York has doubled the number of Schulich students who will be selected for paid summer placements and work-integrated learning opportunities in York Region, Peel Region, Durham Region and Halton Region.
June 2020
Paruksheen Dhunjisha (MBA ’20) and her partner Michael Carrier launched the e-commerce site, GiveAMask.ca. For every purchase, the company donates a mask to someone in need in Ontario.
June 2020
Two initiatives created by York’s Communications & Public Affairs division have been recognized in the CASE 2020 Circle of Excellence Awards, the international awards program that honours outstanding work by institutions whose talented staff members advance their institutions through innovative, inspiring, and creative ideas:
- a video created for Mother’s Day 2019 won silver in the video category; and
- a photo of wildlife crisis management research professor Eric Kennedy used on the cover of The York University Magazine won bronze in photography.
June 2020
Three Schulich masters students have landed Vector Scholarships in Artificial Intelligence (VSAI), valued at $17,500. The Vector Institute supports Ontario’s growing AI community through a combination of activities, such as talent placement through internships, networking and AI community-building, and applied AI education. This year’s recipients of the VSAI are:
- Amar Hassani (MMAI ’21);
- Ricardo Luhm (MMAI ’21); and
- Brigid Sterling (MMAI ’21).
June 2020
JD/MBA candidate John Wu is the co-founder of Codify Legal Publishing, a company that has developed a program to help policy experts, legal professionals and other interested stakeholders keep up with legislative changes related to COVID-19. Codify Legal Publishing sends a free weekly update covering bills and regulations from every province and territory in Canada to anyone who signs up for its publication.
June 2020
Faculty of Health Professor Sean Hillier has been appointed co-chair of the Indigenous Council at York.
June 2020
Professor Sharon Murphy has been appointed interim dean of the Faculty of Education, effective July 1.
June 2020
In this year’s Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings, York University placed 33rd out of 767 universities from around the world, and achieved a top 100 spot in 15 of the 17 United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, a substantial gain over last year’s rankings.
May 2020
Alumna Lilly Singh’s NBC late-night talk show, “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” has been renewed for a second season.
May 2020
The 2020 York University Research Leaders were announced. The recognized researchers have demonstrated a deep commitment to the University’s mission and vision through their visionary research, leadership and mentorship. This year’s President’s Research Award winners are:
- Professor Christopher Perry, School of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, Faculty of Health – President’s Emerging Research Leadership (PERLA) Award 2020;
- Theodore Noseworthy, Schulich School of Business – President’s Emerging Research Leadership (PERLA) Award 2020;
- Debra Pepler, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health – President’s Research Impact (PRIA) Award 2020; and
- Eric Hessels, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Science – President’s Research Excellence (PREA) Award 2020.
May 2020
After launching a Continuing Studies Emergency Benefit to support those who have lost their jobs or are facing financial difficulty due to the pandemic, the School of Continuing Studies received a $10,000 donation from Gautham Kolluri, founder and director of CIP Study Abroad, to help an additional seven individuals access continuing studies.
May 2020
Jessica Gahtan (BBA ’16) is part of a team that is using 3D printers to produce face shields and masks to distribute to clinics and hospitals in need of supplies. The model is so successful that it has already been replicated by groups across Canada.
May 2020
Hina Tabassum, Assistant Professor from the Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, is receiving a certificate of appreciation for her outstanding service as a reviewer of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ communications journal, IEEE Transactions on Communications.
May 2020
Osgoode Hall Law School Professor Roxanne Mykitiuk and Faculty of Health Professor Iris Epstein have been awarded the York Academic Innovation Fund (AIF) grant for their project, “A multidisciplinary experiential-education resource to support the communication needs of students with disabilities and instructors in placement.”
May 2020
Innovation York and the National Research Council of Canada’s Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) are offering a fifth round of the Artificial Intelligence Industry Partnership Fund program to support artificial intelligence (AI) collaborative research projects for York researchers and industry partners.
May 2020
The Faculty of Science has launched the $50,000 York Science Summer Student Success Fund to provide up to 1,000 students with a $50 discount when purchasing required or recommended textbooks.
May 2020
Dean of Libraries Joy Kirchner spearheaded the production of a COVID-19 research guide that offers a number of recommendations on main sources to consider when conducting research on COVID-19. The guide will be accessible to researchers inside and outside of the University, including collaborators and partners across the globe.
May 2020
Fifty Schulich students will help local businesses develop and launch online platforms for their products and services as part of the City of Toronto’s Digital Main Street (DMS) ShopHERE program, an initiative that is supporting businesses recover from the pandemic and thrive in a new economy.
May 2020
Faculty of Environmental Studies Assistant Professor Lisa Myers won the Toronto Friends of the Visual Arts (TFVA) 2020 Artist Prize Finalist Award, and alumna and renowned artist Anique Jordan took top honors as the recipient of the 2020 TFVA Artist Prize.
May 2020