York University Scholars Secure $1.7M for Social Science, Humanities Research  

By Ashley Goodfellow Craig | July 16, 2025 York University researchers will explore new questions, methods and ideas in the social sciences and humanities with more than $1.7 million in federal funding to support early-stage projects over the next two years.   Emerging and established scholars at York University will lead 34 projects awarded Insight Development Grants

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Passings: Sheila R. Colla

By Alex Huls | July 11, 2025 Sheila R. Colla, professor in the Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change and York Research Chair in Interdisciplinary Conservation Science, died July 6 at the age of 43. A pioneering force in conservation science, Colla was known for her work on pollinator health, urban ecosystems and environmental justice. Her research

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‘Walk forward with purpose,’ Chief Kelly LaRocca tells grads

By Ashley Goodfellow Craig | June 13, 2025 Graduands and guests of York University’s second Spring Convocation ceremony for Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change (EUC) and the Faculty of Science were among those to hear from Kelly LaRocca, chief of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation, on the life-changing power of education.  Introduced by EUC Dean Alice Hovorka,

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York U celebrates Trio of Trailblazers with Governor General Gold Medals

By Alex Huls | June 6, 2025 Three York University graduands will receive this year’s Governor General’s Gold Medals, which recognize the outstanding scholastic achievements of graduate students in Canada. The 2025 recipients are Bianca Bondi, Laurence Butet-Roch and Vladimir Kanic. The Governor General’s Academic Medals are considered the highest honour earned by exemplary Canadian scholars throughout every level

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Community Transformation at heart of York U Connection Grants projects 

By Ashley Goodfellow Craig | May 16, 2025 Researchers at York University have earned funding to lead diverse knowledge mobilization initiatives that aim to bring people together and drive social change.  Five York-led projects, funded with a Connection Grant from the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), will collectively explore community transformation through diverse frameworks

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Keeping it in the family: York mother-daughter duo co-edit book on feral femininity

By Alex Huls | May 9, 2025 Academic publishing isn’t usually a family affair, but a York University professor and her alumna daughter have proven to be an exception with a book that explores women who exist outside rigid patriarchal norms. When Casey O’Reilly-Conlin earned her master’s degree from York University’s Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change in 2019,

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York U’s School of Continuing Studies launches four future-focused programs 

Edited by Ashley Goodfellow Craig | May 2, 2025 York University’s School of Continuing Studies (SCS) is addressing critical workforce needs with the launch of four programs designed to equip learners with skills for an evolving job market.  Developed in collaboration with leading industry experts, these new programs target skills gaps in digital construction management, cyber security

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York University to train next generation of climate ambassadors

Edited by Ashley Goodfellow Craig | May 16, 2025 York University will offer funding from the highly competitive Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships (QES) program to students and researchers from York, as well as partner universities in Costa Rica, Ghana and the Philippines to tackle issues at the intersection of climate change and

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Passings: Gerald Carrothers

Author by Alex Huls | Originally posted on YFile. Gerald Carrothers, a visionary academic and founding dean of what is now the Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change, passed away on April 20, just short of his 100th birthday. An architect by training, Carrothers held a PhD in economics and regional planning from the Massachusetts

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Canada’s federal election doesn’t seem like it’s about climate change, but it actually is

Author: Mark Winfield, Professor, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change April 15, 2025 A defining feature of the ongoing federal election campaign has been the apparent marginalization of the environment and climate change as top-of-mind issues due to threats by the United States against Canadian sovereignty, security and trade. But how Canada responds to U.S. President Donald

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