Research Month celebrates the achievements and diversity of York University’s research community.
Throughout November, the Vari Hall Rotunda will play host to displays and demonstrations featuring our faculty and graduate researchers. Drop by between 10 am and 2 pm each Wednesday to learn what York's researchers are doing.
The Research Month index on York's Research website contains complete information about the researchers, research centres and research support groups participating in the event.
Social sciences and humanities research – Nov. 3
Confirmed participants include:
- Institute for Research on Innovation & Sustainability
- Institute for Science & Technology Studies
- Knowledge Mobilization Unit at York University
- Law Commission of Ontario
- York Centre for Education & Community
- W3 Project: Work in a Warming World
Science and engineering research – Nov. 10
Confirmed participants include:
- Centre for Atmospheric Chemistry
- Institute for Research on Innovation & Sustainability
- Knowledge Mobilization Unit at York University
- YORKbiotech
Health research – Nov.17
Confirmed participants include:
- Professor Joseph DeSouza, Faculty of Health, Department of Psychology
- Professor Christine Jonas-Simpson, Faculty of Health, School of Nursing
- Professor Jennifer Kuk, Faculty of Health, School of Kinesiology & Health Science
- Professor Gail Mitchell, Faculty of Health, School of Nursing
- Professor Jennine Rawana, Faculty of Health, Department of Psychology
- Professor Rose Steele, Faculty of Health, School of Nursing
- Knowledge Mobilization Unit at York University
- Law Commission of Ontario
- LaMarsh Centre for Research on Violence & Conflict Resolution
- York Institute for Health Research
- YORKbiotech
Fine and performing arts research — Nov. 24
Confirmed participants include:
Want to participate?
Do you have completed works, prototypes, technology, or works in progress that you could demonstrate? Do you have graduate/undergraduate students working with you who could assist and help talk about the work? If you have other ideas, we would love to hear about them.
Interested faculty members or research centres should contact Elizabeth Monier-Williams in the Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation at ext. 21069 or eamw@yorku.ca. Please note that space is limited and allocated on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Other research-related events
These research-related events will also be running in November:
- Nov. 6 – TedxYorku, featuring Professor Poonam Puri from Osgoode Hall Law School and Professor Steven Gaetz from the Faculty of Education among other speakers.
- Nov. 10 – Toward a Behavioral Neuroscience of Parenting, sponsored by the Department of Psychology in the Faculty of Health.
- Nov. 24 & 25 – 10th anniversary of the Canada Research Chairs Program at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (by invitation only).
- Nov. 26 – Campus visit from Suzanne Fortier, president of the Natural Sciences & Engineering Council of Canada.
- Nov. 30 – Campus visit from David Malone, president of International Development Research Centre.