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Author: Alex Huls March 12, 2025   This March, York University is recognizing and participating in SDG Month Canada, a national initiative to advance collaboration, awareness and engagement around the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).   Throughout the month, YFile will present a series of articles that highlight contributions from York University

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Author: Ashley Goodfellow Craig March 12, 2025 Opportunities to use media and arts as a catalyst for change in York University’s Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change (EUC) will be significantly enhanced through the newly renovated Wild Garden Media Centre. Professor Lisa Myers with EUC staff member Syyed Hosein in the newly

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Author: Chau Nguyen From e-scooter networks to innovative study spaces, 30 students of Grade 11 and 12 from R.H. King Academy in the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) brought fresh perspectives to York University's Keele campus design through an innovative urban planning workshop.  In a collaborative initiative between York University's

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Left to right: Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie, Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles, moderator Markus Schwabe, Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford and Ontario Green Leader Mike Schreiner take part in a debate in North Bay on Feb. 14, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Gino Donato Author: Mark Winfield, Professor, Faculty of Environmental

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Author: Ian Kapoor, Professor, Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change, York University February 18, 2025 United States President Donald Trump has temporarily put his trade war against Canada and Mexico on hold after vowing to slap 25 per cent tariffs on most Canadian and Mexican imports, although he’s imposed tariffs on all steel

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Author: Alex Huls February 7, 2025 York University has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Department of Geography at Adama’s University in Kolkata, India, to advance their shared leadership in the field of geography. The MOU, signed by David Peters, York University’s interim provost and vice-president academic, outlines a

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Editor: Ashley Goodfellow Craig January 17, 2025 York University’s Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change (EUC) will welcome London, Ont.-based artist Angie Quick as the Faculty’s 2025 Artist-in-Residence, beginning Jan. 21. Known for her evocative, emotionally charged paintings that explore intimacy and human connection, Quick’s residency is poised to enrich York’s vibrant arts community

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Author: Rosa Saba, The Canadian Press January 17, 2025 Experts say U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods could accelerate a push to ramp up domestic food processing and manufacturing, even as some companies consider moving operations south. But if real change is to happen, they say more government support is needed.

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In 2025, we’re amplifying our commitment to high school outreach at EUC with expanded programs and new initiatives. We're building on last year's success to create even more meaningful connections with future environmental changemakers.  For us, high school engagement goes beyond recruitment – it's rooted in our core value of

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Author: Chau Nguyen GIS Day 2024 provided a platform to inspire students, showcase cutting-edge applications, and foster collaboration, reinforcing the importance of GIS in building a sustainable and equitable future.  On November 20th, 2024, York University’s Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change (EUC) hosted the GIS Day 2024 celebration, welcoming

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Author: Deirdre Kelly January 8, 2025 York University’s Ecological Footprint Initiative has generated the first comprehensive ecological footprint and biocapacity dataset for Ontario municipalities, providing vital, local-level environmental insights. Led by the Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change’s Peri Dworatzek, a senior data analyst, and Eric Miller, who directs the initiative and manages its

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Shaniah Hutchinson, a Sustainable Environmental Management student, currently works as a co-op student with Hydro One. York’s University’s new co-op program preparing undergraduate students in the Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change (EUC) for the future of work. A recent worldwide survey by the Manpower Group reports that 70 per

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Students in York University’s Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change are exploring pathways to become changemakers for a just and sustainable future. York University’s Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change (EUC) offers 21st-century education in a student-centric, research-intensive, and inclusive community. The faculty’s innovative interdisciplinary programs and focus on experiential education —

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Ilan Kapoor, a professor at York’s Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change, discusses the end of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in major United States corporations in a recent article published in Al Jazeera. Meta recently announced that it would be scrapping diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programmes and

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Ilan Kapoor, a professor at York’s Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change, discusses the psychological and political dynamics behind Donald Trump's taunts toward Canada and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a recent article published in The Conversation. The article analyzes Trump's populist approach, which exploits American anxieties about trade, economic

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