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York-led research projects and graduate students awarded more than $19.5 million from SSHRC and partners

Five York-led research partnerships have received $14.3 million through the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Partnership Grants program, Partnership Development Grants program and partnership contributions from external research partners participating in the projects. In addition, more than $5.2 million was awarded to 145 York master’s and doctoral students to support scholarships and fellowships from […]

Interactive computer assessments may help foster health equity

Through the use of interactive, computer-assisted health-assessments, Professor Farah Ahmad hopes to foster equity in health care, especially at the intersections of gender, ethnicity and migration. Ahmad will present her research and discuss how embracing eHealth innovations can boost community empowerment as part of the York eHealth Alliance Lecture Series. The lecture, “eHealth Innovations to […]

Four York professors elected to the Royal Society of Canada

The achievements of four York University professors have been recognized by the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), which has inducted them as Fellows.  Professor Pat Armstrong, a distinguished research professor of sociology in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS); Professor Isabella Bakker in the Department of Political Science in LA&PS; Professor Rishma […]

Professor Sheila Cavanagh writes Queer Bathroom Monologues featured at Toronto Fringe Festival

Ever wonder what happens in bathrooms when you’re not looking? York sexuality studies Professor Sheila Cavanagh, author of the book Queering Bathrooms: Gender, Sexuality, and the Hygienic Imagination, wrote a play about the secret sex life of bathrooms. Queer Bathroom Monologues promises you will never look at the toilet in the same way after witnessing […]