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"Brown Bag" Information Sessions Hosted by Office of Research Ethics

The Office of Research Ethics will hold a series of "Brown Bag" information sessions in 2017. Presentation will provide an overview of the changes to the Research Ethics Protocol and will have a Q and A about any questions researchers may have. Schedule: Jan 18th, 2017, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm, Kaneff Tower 626 Feb […]

Application deadline for Undergraduate Research Fair is Jan. 21

The application deadline for participation in York University's 2016 Undergraduate Research Fair is closing in, and work must be submitted for consideration by Jan. 21. Faculty are asked to watch for particularly strong research and creative art projects, and to encourage the students responsible to apply to the fourth annual Undergraduate Research Fair, being held Wednesday, […]

Call for applications for the 2016 Undergraduate Research Fair

Applications for participation in the 2016 Undergraduate Research Fair are now open. Faculty who are currently grading final assignments are asked to watch for particularly strong research or creative art projects and to encourage the students responsible to apply to York University’s fourth annual Undergraduate Research Fair, being held on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016, from 11am […]

Vice-President Research & Innovation to host PIER open forum Dec.9

York’s Vice-President Research & Innovation Robert Haché will host an open forum discussion about the Plan for the Intensification and Enhancement of Research (PIER) on Dec. 9, from 10am to 12pm, in the Senate Chamber, N940 Ross Building. The purpose of the Open Forum is to provide feedback to the York community regarding the community […]

York Task Force on Sustainability Research to host open forums

Jennifer Foster, chair of the York Task Force on Sustainability Research, will be leading open forum discussions to launch the consultation process on the draft report of the task force. The draft report of the Task Force on Sustainability Research highlights the suggestions and recommendations for the continued development of structures to support, integrate, cultivate […]

Oct. 1 event celebrates research at Osgoode

Osgoode Hall Law School’s impressive record of scholarship will be showcased at the 2014 Osgoode Research Celebration on Wednesday, Oct. 1. Lunch will be provided. RSVP by noon on Tuesday, Sept. 30, at bit.ly/osresearch. Use the event code: CELEBRATION. The event, which is part of the Osgoode@125 celebrations marking the 125th anniversary this year of the law […]

York U's Glendon campus serves as host for the Canada Prizes Award Ceremony May 7

Two books authored by individuals with connections to York University are among a group of scholarly works by Canadian academics that are in the running for a prestigious Canada Prize. The winners of the annual awards will be announced prior to the Canada Prizes ceremony on May 7, from 4:30 to 5:30pm, at the Centre […]

Lillian Wright Maternal-Child Institute explores research from lab to community

From the lab to community-based research is the theme of the second Lillian Wright Maternal-Child Institute at York University. The one-day institute, organized by Echo’s Chair in Women’s Mental Health Research in partnership with the Faculty of Health, will take place Friday, Sept. 27, from 9am to 4pm, at 280N York Lanes, Keele campus. Lunch […]

InVISIBILITY: Indigenous in the City -- a celebration of urban Aboriginal art, voices, stories

Members of the urban Aboriginal community, including students, parents and teachers from the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) will gather at Macdonald block Thursday, June 27 to invite politicians, administrators, policymakers and the public to see, listen and participate in conversations with the Aboriginal community. It is part of inVISIBILITY: Indigenous in the City, a […]

Gala will celebrate York University researchers

The groundbreaking research, thought leadership and scholarship of York University researchers will be celebrated Wednesday, Feb. 27 during a gala event. Hosted by York University’s President and Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri and Vice-President Research & Innovation Robert Haché, the gala pays tribute to the University’s 2012-2013 research leaders. The recipient of the President’s Research Excellence Award […]

Osgoode and Lassonde celebrate research

In celebration of the many areas of common ground between law and engineering, Osgoode Hall Law School, the Lassonde School of Engineering and the Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation have joined together to host a Research Celebration to discuss the intersection of law and engineering research. Osgoode and Lassonde will celebrate the research […]

Korea Speaker Series promotes discussion of emerging research

There’s far more to Korea than kimch’i, Gangnam style, or the Kim family cult, says York history Professor Janice Kim, organizer of the 2012-2013 YCAR Korea Speaker Series. The series is designed to introduce students and faculty to recently published and emerging research on North and South Korea and their relations with their Northeast Asian […]

Talk looks at filling in puzzle of social justice framework for health

York nursing Professor Sannie Tang will talk about a social justice framework for critical health research at the next Women’s Mental Health and Well-Being Speakers Series. The talk, “Filling in the Puzzle of a Social Justice Framework for Critical Health Research: Lessons Learned from Iris Young and Paulo Freire,” will take place Tuesday, Nov. 20, […]

Vice-President of Research & Innovation to report on Strategic Research Plan consultations

Interested in learning more about the feedback from the York community with respect to the new Strategic Research Plan?  Want to learn more about the draft themes describing the scope of research at York? Join Vice-President Research & Innovation Robert Haché for an open forum to learn more about the development of the University’s Strategic Research […]

Renowned vision researcher to deliver the next Ian P. Howard Lecture

The use of technology to simplify the early stages of visual processing is at the heart of intriguing lecture presented by University of California, San Diego Professor Terry Sejnowski at the Ian P. Howard Lecture in Vision Science Friday. The lecture will take place Nov. 9 at 2pm in the Robert McEwen Auditorium, W141 Seymour Schulich Building, […]

Glendon College celebrates research in public affairs and languages

On Thursday, Nov. 8, Glendon College in conjunction with the Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation, will host a festival of research highlighting Glendon’s strengths in public affairs and languages. The Principal’s Awards for Excellence in Teaching and Research will also be presented at the event. “Glendon College is renowned for offering a bilingual education across a […]