TORONTO, May 23, 2012 – The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) announced Wednesday that 60 researchers at York University were awarded more than $7 million in NSERC grants while eight graduate students have received a total of $318,500 in funding for scholarships and fellowships. The funding was awarded following national, […]
Seven distinguished Osgoode Hall Law School alumni receive awards
TORONTO, May 22, 2012 – Osgoode Hall Law School of York University honoured seven distinguished Osgoode alumni with awards for their exceptional contributions to the legal profession and service to the community at the Dean’s Annual Alumni Reception on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at Osgoode Hall in downtown Toronto. Dianne Martin Medal for Social Justice […]
Feminist scholar to lead York University’s Faculty of Environmental Studies
TORONTO, May 15, 2012 – York University’s Faculty of Environmental Studies will welcome a new dean on August 1, as Noël Sturgeon, a scholar of feminism and environmental justice, begins a five-year term leading the Faculty. The announcement was made yesterday by York President and Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri. The appointment of Sturgeon was made after […]
Glendon College Centre of Excellence expands options for French-language education
Will meet southern Ontario’s growing demand for postsecondary offerings in French TORONTO, May 15, 2012 – York University’s Glendon College today officially opened the Centre of Excellence for French-language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education. “I am proud that we are able to provide opportunities for the growing Francophone population right here at York’s Glendon Campus,” said […]
$2 million gift creates Bergeron Entrepreneurs in Science and Technology (BEST) Program at York University
TORONTO, May 11, 2012 – York University President and Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri and Janusz Kozinski, Dean, Faculty of Science & Engineering, are extremely pleased to announce that Douglas Bergeron and his wife Sandra Bergeron are generously donating $2 million to create The BEST (Bergeron Entrepreneurs in Science & Technology) program at York. The funds will […]
York U professor appointed president of Royal Canadian Institute
TORONTO, May 9, 2012 – University Professor Emeritus Ronald Pearlman of York’s Faculty of Science & Engineering has been named president of the prestigious Royal Canadian Institute (RCI) for the Advancement of Science. Pearlman, currently first-vice-president of the RCI, is the director of York’s Core Molecular Biology/DNA Sequencing Facility and former dean and associate dean […]
Bees’ sex drive preserves diversity: York U study
Findings show declining bee populations not caused by loss of genetic diversity TORONTO, May 8, 2012 – A new study by York University researchers debunks the myth that domestication has reduced genetic diversity in commercial honey bees and led to a decline in their numbers. Previous studies of commercial honey bees have suggested that, as […]
