The Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation hosted a York Leadership Roundtable on May 8. The event brought together knowledge experts in business, industry, government and academia to discuss eHealth and connected solutions for health care delivery. The roundtable provided a forum for participants to discuss technological advancements, research partnerships and community collaborations for the benefit of [...]

York University unveiled a permanent display of award winners’ names Monday in Vari Hall Rotunda as a way of recognizing some of the achievements of faculty, staff, students and alumni. Comprised of glass panes in 10 tall panels at the north end of the rotunda, all the names of those who have received University-wide awards [...]

The thought of having to give up your house and a good job in order to protect your safety and that of your family is a gut wrenching situation for anyone to contemplate and yet that has been the experience of Iranian women forced to flee what had been a good life in Iran in [...]

The ways in which undergraduate students learn – and want to learn – are changing, according to speakers at an upcoming event celebrating academic innovation at York University. On May 9, you are invited to join a celebration of innovation in teaching and learning at York University. You will hear colleagues discussing how a number [...]

Faculty of Health, Calumet and Stong College recognized the leadership contributions of students at the first annual Student Leadership Award Ceremony. The recipients of the student leadership award exemplify the commitment of the Faculty of Health, Calumet and Stong College to develop new student leaders who demonstrate excellence in so many endeavours. Congratulations to all [...]

A political economic perspective on multicultural health is key to understanding why health inequalities exist among multicultural populations, argued Dr. Kwame McKenzie at the Ontario Multicultural Health Applied Research Network’s (OMHARN) first multicultural health conference in March. Right: Dr. Kwame McKenzie McKenzie, of the Centre for Addiction & Mental Health, delivered the keynote address, “What [...]

Nafeesa Fatima and Paula Pop, fourth year nursing students who are about to graduate from the York-Seneca-Georgian Collaborative BScN program, were awarded the York International Award for Outstanding Contribution to Internationalization in the Student Category at York International’s Year End Cultural Gala on Friday March 23rd. The students were recognized for their work organizing the [...]

The unseasonably warm weather last week gave way to frosty temperatures yesterday, but no one would have guessed as students, faculty and staff donned their York gear and gathered in the Student Centre to celebrate the University’s 53rd birthday. Rhonda Lenton, vice provost academic, and Steve Dranitsaris, senior executive officer in the Office of Vice-President, Finance & Administration, dressed [...]

York’s Faculty of Health and the Career Centre at York hosted an information session on March 20th with  Altitude Healthcare Mentoring on how to apply to professional schools in health care. To view the slide presentation click here. For more information, contact Altitude Healthcare Mentoring at  info@altitudementoring.ca

Dr. Mary Ferguson-Paré, CM, RN (Ret.), PhD, CHE, OC, spoke to a class of nursing students in the Faculty of Health at York’s Keele campus on Thursday, March 15th. A recent Order of Canada recipient for her contributions to the nursing profession and to improved quality of care for patients over a 43 year career, [...]