TORONTO, May 14, 2013 – York University approved a comprehensive mental health strategy that will focus on fostering student academic success and a better workplace to create a mentally healthy campus. York seeks to move from  the more traditional response … More »

TORONTO, May 13, 2013 – On Thursday, May 16, The Hon. Vivienne Poy will launch her latest book, Passage to Promise Land: Voices of Chinese Immigrant Women to Canada, at York University as part of this year’s Asian Heritage Month … More »

TORONTO, May 10, 2013 – Acclaimed author Joy Kogawa will be the featured speaker at this year’s Asian Heritage Month Lecture and Education Roundtable on Monday, May 13 at York University. Kogawa, a Canadian poet and novelist of Japanese descent, … More »

TORONTO, May 10 2013 – What do children and youth need to know, do, and value in order to ensure they are responsible, active, and contributing citizens? And how can formal education be reoriented to meet these goals? These questions and … More »

TORONTO, May 9, 2013 – York University President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri today announced a $5 million donation from Ignat Kaneff, Chairman and CEO of the Kaneff Group of Companies, in support of the university’s Lassonde School of Engineering. Including … More »

TORONTO, May 9, 2013 – York University, one of the top 10 universities in Canada in terms of research impact, launched a five-year strategic research plan that describes the research strengths of York University across six intersecting themes – Advancing … More »

TORONTO, May 8, 2013 − Internationally recognized environmental artist Peter von Tiesenhausen is the 2013 Louis Odette Sculptor-in-Residence in the Faculty of Fine Arts at York University. He will give a public talk about his work as part of his … More »