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Camilla Gibb offers insights from "The Beauty of Humanity Movement"

Camilla Gibb offers insights from "The Beauty of Humanity Movement"

Late last semester, York's Canadian Writers in Person course and lecture series presented author Camilla Gibb reading from her latest book The Beauty of Humanity Movement (Doubleday, 2010). Special correspondent Chris Cornish (BA Hons. '04, MA '09) sent the following report to YFile.  The history of Vietnam lies in this bowl, for it is in Hanoi, the […]

Professor Rishma Dunlop and recent York grad are finalists for CBC Literary Awards

Professor Rishma Dunlop and recent York grad are finalists for CBC Literary Awards

The long list of finalists for the 2010 CBC Literary Awards has been announced, and York English and education Professor Rishma Dunlop and alumna Kilby Smith-McGregor (BA Hons. ’09) are among them. Dunlop’s Home, Roses, Hauntings and Smith-McGregor’s The Infinity Pool are both vying for top spot in the non-fiction category, along with 24 other […]

NSERC awards over $1 million to York-led research partnerships

NSERC awards over $1 million to York-led research partnerships

Funding supports projects in 3D film and personalized cancer diagnosis over three years Two York-led industry-academic partnerships have received a total of $1,237,136 through the Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada's (NSERC) Strategic Projects Grants program. Sergey Krylov, professor in the Faculty of Science & Engineering and Canada Research Chair in Bioanalytical Chemistry, has received […]

Professor Ellen Bialystok accepts $100,000 Killam Prize

Professor Ellen Bialystok accepts $100,000 Killam Prize

York Professor Ellen Bialystok accepted the $100,000 Killam Prize for outstanding career achievement at a formal ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa December 14, 2010. Bialystok, a Distinguished Research Professor in York’s Department of Psychology in the Faculty of Health, is known internationally for her research on language, bilingualism and cognitive development. The award was […]

Professor Ellen Bialystok to receive Killam Prize in Ottawa December 14

Professor Ellen Bialystok to receive Killam Prize in Ottawa December 14

York University Professor Ellen Bialystok, who was awarded the prestigious Killam Prize for outstanding career achievement last April, will receive her award from His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, at a ceremony in Ottawa on December 14. Bialystok, a Distinguished Research Professor in York’s Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health, […]

Audio: York developmental psychology professor speaks to Metro Morning about winning the Killam Prize

Audio: York developmental psychology professor speaks to Metro Morning about winning the Killam Prize

York University Professor Ellen Bialystok spoke to CBC's "Metro Morning" April 14 about winning the prestigious Killam Prize for outstanding career achievement. The award provides five winners with $100,000 to support their research. Bialystok, a Distinguished Research Professor in York’s Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health, is known internationally for her research on language, bilingualism […]