York University is playing an important role in the first conference of its kind that is dedicated to better mobilizing and brokering knowledge. The K*2012 conference, which starts today and continues until April 27, provides a forum for an international cohort of delegates to share their ideas and practices in knowledge mobilization. York’s Knowledge Mobilization Unit and […]
Leading guest curators, artists and cultural theorists explore "The Real and the Political" in York University’s fourth annual Joan and Martin Goldfarb Summer Institute in Visual Arts, running April 24 to May 4. Art-making and contemporary art theory at the nexus of culture and politics are the focus of this year’s event, produced by the Graduate […]
Janusz A. Koziński, dean, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Dezsö J. Horváth, dean, Schulich School of Business, and Eileen Mercier cordially invite you to the annual Ernest C. Mercier Lecture in Entrepreneurial Science on Wednesday, May 9, 2012. This event, titled "Me, Myself and My Network: The Importance of Collaboration to Entrepreneurship in […]
York University will be making its sophomore contribution to a worldwide movement of talks and idea-sharing by hosting TEDxYorkU on March 10 at the Glendon campus. TED, which stands for technology, entertainment and design, is a series of not-for-profit conferences that started in 1984 in Silicon Valley as a way for employees of tech companies to share […]
Jeff Preston, co-creator of webcomic Cripz, advocates fighting for disability rights in creative ways and will explain how in a talk Feb. 7 at York. In “Battle Lines Drawn: Resisting Ableism Through Creative Intervention”, Preston will explain how to use cultural warfare – online publishing and publicity stunts such as stairbombing and chair mobbing – […]
Research Month this February will celebrate the achievements and diversity of York University’s research community. Every Wednesday throughout the month, Vari Hall Rotunda will play host to displays and demonstrations featuring the University’s faculty and graduate researchers. Drop by to learn what they are up to. Social Sciences and humanities research will be in the spotlight […]
Research Month this February will celebrate the achievements and diversity of York University’s research community. Every Wednesday throughout the month, Vari Hall Rotunda will play host to displays and demonstrations featuring the University’s faculty and graduate researchers. Drop by to learn what they are up to. "Research Month provides an opportunity for the York community […]
What does equity look like for everyone? The upcoming Inclusion Day: Building Allies for Equity conference, hosted by York University’s Centre for Human Rights (CHR), will tackle the meaning of equity next Wednesday. The conference will take place on Inclusion Day, Jan. 18, from 11:30am to 8pm, at 280N York Lanes, Keele campus. Everyone is […]
York University has ranked first among Canadian universities in a global campus sustainability survey and 14th in the world. This is the second year in a row that York has ranked No. 1 in Canada. The 2011 UI GreenMetric Ranking of World Universities rated participating universities in 42 countries based on criteria such as energy consumption, […]
Members of the York community are invited to drop by the Eleanor Winters Gallery in today through Thursday at 5pm to watch the York Dance Ensemble (YDE) perform during a three-day residency at the gallery. As part of the residency, the YDE will be presenting an original program that includes the premiere of Suddenly Everyone, a site-specific collaboration created and performed […]
Are you interested in learning more about fair trade at York University and the world beyond? This Thursday, from 9:30 to 3:30pm, York University will host its annual Fair Trade Fair in the East Bear pit in Central Square. The fair showcases a diverse range of vendors selling fair and sustainable products, including arts and […]
The Advanced Broadband Enabled Learning (ABEL) program at York University will host its third annual Leadership Summit on Friday, Feb. 10. This year’s theme is “Leadership to Engage Change and Achieve New Learning Cultures”. The summit will bring together education leaders (administrators, superintendents, principals, deans, faculty, teacher-leaders), private and not-for-profit sector leaders for a dialogue and discussion […]
Those who long to escape somewhere warm and tropical during the exam period should head to the Underwater Photographs from the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef exhibit on now at York’s ZigZag Gallery. The exhibit, by master of environmental studies (MES) student Carey Satin (right), is on display today and tomorrow at the ZigZag Gallery on first […]
Former astronaut Dave Williams, president and CEO of Southlake Regional Health Centre, will talk about how his brain handled the weightlessness of outer space at the upcoming joint York Neuroscience - Centre for Vision Research seminar. The talk, “My Brain in Space”, will take place, Tuesday, Dec. 13, at 4pm at 519 York Research Tower , Keele campus. […]
Can you blame the financial crisis on mathematicians? What exactly is a Canadian utopia? Why is walking such a balancing act? And is there something to be learned from Halloween’s contentious history? Four York University professors will address these questions as part of the next York Circle presentation on Saturday, Oct. 29. As with previous York Circle […]
Hugh Raffles is a professor of anthropology at Eugene Lang College at The New School for Social Research in New York City. Raffles will deliver a special guest lecture today titled, "Rocks, Stones & Other Vital Things" as part of the fourth annual lecture hosted by the Department of Anthropology at York University. The lecture, which […]
A growing number of people are experiencing the effects of climate change in their daily lives, but those effects are not distributed equally. A workshop at York on Wednesday will discuss the issue of climate change and who it affects and how, the role of governments and what should be done. The Climate Justice and Politics […]
Haints: American Ghosts, Millennial Passions, and Contemporary Gothic Fictions, a new book by the chair of York’s Department of English, Art Redding, will launch next Wednesday. Published by the University of Alabama Press, Haints (see YFile, Sept. 14) examines the work of contemporary American authors who draw on the gothic tradition in their fiction, not […]
Viva collaboration! After five years of transnational research by educators and artists in Panama, Nicaragua, Mexico, the United States and Canada, the VIVA! Project is launching its new book, iVIVA! Community Arts and Popular Education in the Americas, edited by project lead Deborah Barndt, a professor in the Faculty of Environmental Studies (FES) and coordinator of […]
Slavery survivors, researchers and activists aim to put the issue of modern slavery on the map during tomorrow's conference at York University. The second annual conference, organized by the Alliance Against Modern Slavery (AAMS), seeks to illuminate lesser known forms of contemporary slavery that are thriving at home and abroad. These include domestic slavery, debt bondage, child […]