TORONTO, ON – Wednesday, September 10, 2014 –A new global survey by eFinancialCareers.com has ranked the MBA program at York University’s Schulich School of Business among the top 30 in the world for landing a career in investment banking. In the ranking of the world’s best business schools for “breaking into investment banking”, Schulich placed […]
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York University Professor Priscila Uppal named Fellow to Royal Society of Canada
Toronto, Sept. 9, 2014 − Dubbed “Canada’s coolest poet”, York University English Professor Priscila Uppal has received one of the country’s highest forms of recognition – election as a Fellow to the Royal Society of Canada (RSC). Uppal has accomplished a great deal in her 39 years. She has published 10 collections of poetry, two […]
Two York University students awarded Schulich Leader Scholarships
TORONTO, Sept. 8, 2014 - York University first-year students Betty Seifu and Sherry Bo-Yee Wong have been awarded prestigious Schulich Leader Scholarships, for their academic excellence, leadership in school and community life, and entrepreneurial talent. The scholarship program, created by Canadian business leader and philanthropist Seymour Schulich three years ago, encourages high school graduates to […]
New website addresses Ontario law students’ mental health needs
TORONTO, September 8, 2014 – Ontario’s 4,100 law students have an important new resource for student wellness and mental health funded by the Ontario Government and developed by York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School in collaboration with the province’s six other law schools. JustBalance (www.justbalance.ca) is an engaging new website that provides support for Ontario […]
How much gravity is enough? York U-led research studies how astronauts determine ‘up’ in space
TORONTO, September 3, 2014 – Keeping upright in a low-gravity environment is not easy, and NASA documents abound with examples of astronauts falling on the lunar surface. Now, a new study by an international team of researchers led by York University professors Laurence Harris and Michael Jenkin, published today in PLOS ONE, suggests that the […]
SSHRC awards more than $2.5 million in funding to York-led research partnerships
TORONTO, Aug 27, 2014 – Carla Lipsig-Mummé, professor of work and labour studies in York’s Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, has received more than $2.5 million over seven years through the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Partnership Grants program. Lipsig-Mummé will lead a project titled “Adapting Canadian Work and Workplaces to Respond to Climate […]
Songbird ‘student pilots’ delay departure and make more frequent stopovers during first migration
TORONTO, Aug 20, 2014 – Juvenile songbirds on spring migration travel from overwintering sites in the tropics to breeding destinations thousands of kilometres away with no prior experience to guide them. Now, a new study out of York University has tracked these “student pilots” on their first long-haul flight and found significant differences between the […]
