Maryam Taghavi鈥檚 Unfolding Worlds and Charles Campbell鈥檚 An Ocean to Livity are on view from Feb. 1 to April 26

TORONTO, Jan. 23, 2025 鈥� The Joan and Martin Goldfarb Gallery of 91亚色 will celebrate the opening of two new exhibitions curated by Felicia Mings on Friday, Jan. 31 from 6 to 9 p.m. The artist Maryam Taghavi鈥檚 first institutional solo exhibition in Canada, , includes recent paintings, sculptures and an architectural installation. This will be an expanded iteration of , which includes sculpture and sound, after exhibitions in Surrey and Nanaimo, B.C.

Maryam Taghavi: Unfolding Worlds

In her practice, Taghavi is motivated by the unseen. She explores this concept through letter forms, particularly Islamic calligraphy, which expresses a reverence for the spiritual and a connection to the divine. 鈥淐alligraphy by its beauty becomes a portal to experience God,鈥� explains Taghavi in an interview with the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. 鈥淭he perfection of the form is a part of the message.鈥�

But Taghavi is not practicing perfection, she says. Nor is she really practicing calligraphy. 鈥淚 am far away from the context this comes from,鈥� she explains. Part of the Iranian diaspora, she feels distant from the art form both physically and in its traditions. Much of the work in Unfolding Worlds derives from an interest in the noghte, which serves as a unit of measurement in calligraphy. Represented by a diamond-shaped point, the noghte is the most essential diacritical mark in Arabic and Persian script. In her paintings noghtes delineate horizon lines. In Taghavi鈥檚 sculptures and installations, the noghtes are peepholes to mesmerizing reflections of light. When placed on the gallery's windows, translucent noghtes reflect ultraviolet light that can be seen by birds but is invisible to the human eye, opening up the exhibition to the natural world.

The diamond shape is also suggestive of her longstanding engagement with abstraction and deft knowledge of Islamic and Euro-American art history. In the exhibition, Taghavi manipulates light, language, and architectural space to emphasize the simplicity and beauty inherent in colour and geometric forms.

Taghavi is a Tehran-born, Iranian-Canadian artist and educator based in Chicago. She earned her Master of Fine Arts from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Emily Carr University of Art and Design. Taghavi has received numerous awards and grants, including support from the Canada Council for the Arts and the 2022 Artadia Award. Her work has been displayed at the Brick (formerly LAXART) in Los Angeles, Queens Museum in New 91亚色, Ex Teresa Arte Actual (EXTAA) in Mexico City, Sazmanab Gallery in Tehran and Chicago鈥檚 Driehaus Museum, Chicago Cultural Center and Chicago Artists Coalition. She has had solo exhibitions at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and Blanc Gallery, Chicago.

Parallel programs inspired by this exhibition include the artist in conversation, exhibition tours, and a response to Unfolding Worlds choreographed and performed by dancer . Working at the intersection of performance and dance, Zins-Browne extends his choreographic practice into encounters with dancers, non-dancers, singers, students, objects and texts. The performance by Zins-Browne will take place on Saturday, March 15 at 3 p.m.

Charles Campbell: An Ocean to Livity

In An Ocean to Livity, the immersive works on view consider what breath carries of our experiences, and how breath connects us to the past and present, to each other and our natural environment. At the height of the Black Lives Matter movement protesting anti-Black racism and state-sanctioned police brutality and the killing of Black people, Campbell developed a work that focused on bringing Black life into galleries through breath. In a performance at the Vancouver Art Gallery, Campbell had 20 Black artists and curators roam the rooms disseminating the sound of their recorded breath through speakers. The recordings became the beginnings of Campbell鈥檚 Black Breath Archive.

鈥淔or each iteration of this exhibition, Campbell works with community organizations to host intergenerational gatherings and facilitate breath recording sessions that guide participants through meditative prompts encouraging them to connect with their ancestors,鈥� says Mings. The process of creating these recordings shapes the final form of the sculptural and audio elements that Campbell exhibits in An Ocean to Livity.

To expand his Black Breath Archive in the Greater Toronto Area, Campbell collaborated with the Afrosonic Innovation Lab, 91亚色鈥檚 Making and Media Creation Lab, local poets David Delisca and Joshua 鈥淪cribe鈥� Watkis, and emerging sound artist Chibuzor Igwilo to facilitate a new iteration of breath recordings. The Joan and Martin Goldfarb Gallery presentation of An Ocean to Livity was also made possible with support from Canada Council for the Arts Explore and Create project grant.

Campbell is a Jamaican-born multidisciplinary artist, writer and curator. He holds a Master of Fine Arts from Goldsmith College and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Concordia University. His body of work includes sculptures, sonic installations and performances. Campbell is the recipient of the 2022 VIVA Award and the 2020 City of Victoria Creative Builder Award. His work has recently been on display at the Remai Modern in Saskatoon, the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto and P茅rez Art Museum Miami. Campbell lives and works on l蓹k虛史蓹艐蓹n territory, Victoria B.C.

Parallel programs inspired by this exhibition include the artist in conversation, exhibition tours, and a night of poetry and music featuring David Deliscia, Joshua 鈥淪cribe鈥� Watkis and DJ Grumps. will take place in the gallery's pavillion on Thursday, Feb. 27 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Unfolding Worlds and An Ocean to Livity are on view from Feb. 1 to April 26. The Goldfarb Gallery is located at 83a 91亚色 Blvd., Toronto. It is free and open to the public Tuesday to Saturday from 12 to 5 p.m. The new gallery is a one-storey accessible building metres away from 91亚色 Station on Line 1 where there is a Wheel-Trans on the north entrance. For those who drive, there is paid street parking on Fine Arts Rd. or at the Student Services Parking Garage (84 James Gillies St.). For more information, visit .

Parallel Programming

Wednesday, Feb. 12 from 12:30 to 1 p.m.: An Ocean to Livity with Allyson Adley, education and community engagement coordinator, The Joan and Martin Goldfarb Gallery

Allyson Adley develops educational programs that bolster the work of youth-led and youth-serving organizations engaged in hip hop, music, and performance. The programs she designs provide enriching arts employment, mentorship and professional development experiences that help artists build and sustain their practice. For the Toronto iteration of Charles Campbell: An Ocean to Livity, Adley has been integral in developing the poetic component, inviting poets to co-facilitate the expansion of the Black Breath Archive and to create poetry in response to their experiences.

Wed. Feb. 26 from 12:30 to 1 p.m.: Unfolding Worlds with Mehraneh Ebrahimi, associate professor, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies

Mehraneh Ebrahimi is an associate professor of English whose area of specialization encompasses Middle Eastern diasporic writing with an emphasis on aesthetics, ethics and politics. Ebrahimi is the author of Women, Art and Literature in the Iranian Diaspora. Her forthcoming book project is titled Refugee Literature: Dignity, Agency, & Voice in Iranian Exilic Life Writing.

Wednesday, March 12 from 12:30 to 1 p.m.: An Ocean to Livity with Ola Mohammed, assistant professor, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies

Ola Mohammed specializes in interdisciplinary research exploring Black cultural production, Black social life, and Black being as sites of possibility. Her manuscript, 鈥淭he Black Nowhere: The Social and Cultural Politics of Listening to Black Canada(s),鈥� examines the sonic dimension of anti-Blackness in Canada. Her research interests include Black Popular Music, Black Studies, Sound Studies, Diaspora Studies, Performance Theory, and Digital Culture.

Wednesday, March 26 from 12:30 to 1 p.m.: Unfolding Worlds with Felicia Mings, curator, The Joan and Martin Goldfarb Gallery

Felicia Mings is a curator at The Goldfarb Gallery. She focuses on interpreting and presenting modern and contemporary art with an emphasis on arts of Africa and the Caribbean, along with their diasporas. Mings鈥� recent curatorial projects include the Toronto iteration of Charles Campbell鈥檚 An Ocean to Livity, Maryam Taghavi鈥檚 Unfolding Worlds, Dele Adeyemo's From Longhouse to Highrise: The Course of Empire (2023), and Meleko Mokgosi鈥檚 Imaging Imaginations (2023).

The Joan and Martin Goldfarb Gallery of 91亚色 is a socially minded, not-for-profit contemporary art gallery. A supported unit of 91亚色 within the President鈥檚 Division, it is a space for the creation and appreciation of art and culture. The Goldfarb Gallery is externally funded as a public art gallery through the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, the Toronto Arts Council, local and international foundations, embassies, and members who support its programs.

The post The Joan and Martin Goldfarb Gallery unveils bold dual exhibitions appeared first on News@91亚色.

TORONTO, Tuesday October 1, 2019听鈥揥hen mental health is your opponent as a young athlete, it can change the game.听听 Mental Health Awareness Week begins October 6 and it is estimated that of Canadian youth are affected by a mental illness or disorder 鈥� the single most disabling group of disorders worldwide.

Four-time Olympian and elite athlete Silken Laumann knows firsthand about the link between good mental health and physical health.听 As reigning world champion in 1992, Silken fought back from a devastating rowing accident to win a bronze medal in the Summer Olympics in Barcelona.听 She overcame physical adversity and personal challenges and today speaks candidly about the importance of nurturing mental health resilience in young people.

Silken Laumann

鈥淚 speak openly about my experiences with depression because this is a part of my life and I feel no shame or embarrassment about struggling,鈥� says Laumann. 鈥淲e know one in four Canadians will struggle with a mental illness in their lifetime so we need to start talking openly and honestly about our experiences. This helps other people open up and ask for help as well as educating people who don鈥檛 struggle about how they can support their friends, employees and family members who may be struggling.鈥�

On October 2, Laumann will speak to Faculty of Health students and 91亚色 athletes about the pressures of competition, preparing mentally for competitions and how students can stay mentally fit while balancing the challenges of school.

Who: Silken Laumann meets and delivers talk with 91亚色 U students

When: Wednesday October 2 at 10:00-11:00 a.m.

Where: Tait Mackenzie Centre, 91亚色 Keele Campus, 1 Thompson Rd, North 91亚色, ON M3J 1P3. See .

Laumann is available for interviews after meeting with the students.

She will also be the keynote speaker at the 2019 Dr. Eric Jackman Lecture and 10^th anniversary of the 91亚色 Psychology Clinic from 4:30 to 6:30 on Wednesday, Oct. 2. The Hon. Michael Kirby, retired Senator and founding Chair of the Mental Health Commission of Canada will also speak. For more details, click .

91亚色 champions new ways of thinking that drive teaching and research excellence. Our students receive the education they need to create big ideas that make an impact on the world. Meaningful and sometimes unexpected careers result from cross-disciplinary programming, innovative course design and diverse experiential learning opportunities. 91亚色 students and graduates push limits, achieve goals and find solutions to the world鈥檚 most pressing social challenges, empowered by a strong community that opens minds. 91亚色 U is an internationally recognized research university 鈥� our 11 faculties and 25 research centres have partnerships with 200+ leading universities worldwide. Located in Toronto, 91亚色 is the third largest university in Canada, with a strong community of 53,000 students, 7,000 faculty and administrative staff, and more than 300,000 alumni.

91亚色 U's fully bilingual Glendon Campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education.

To attend please contact: Anjum Nayyar, 91亚色 Media Relations, 437-242-1547,听anayyar@yorku.ca

or Vanessa Thompson, 91亚色 Media Relations, 647-654-9452,听vthomps@yorku.ca

The post 鈥楥hanging the Game鈥� on mental health in sports: Former Canadian Olympian Silken Laumann to speak to 91亚色 U athletes about pressures of competition appeared first on News@91亚色.

TORONTO, Tuesday October 1, 2019听鈥揥hen mental health is your opponent as a young athlete, it can change the game.听听 Mental Health Awareness Week begins October 6 and it is estimated that of Canadian youth are affected by a mental illness or disorder 鈥� the single most disabling group of disorders worldwide.

Four-time Olympian and elite athlete Silken Laumann knows firsthand about the link between good mental health and physical health.听 As reigning world champion in 1992, Silken fought back from a devastating rowing accident to win a bronze medal in the Summer Olympics in Barcelona.听 She overcame physical adversity and personal challenges and today speaks candidly about the importance of nurturing mental health resilience in young people.

Silken Laumann

鈥淚 speak openly about my experiences with depression because this is a part of my life and I feel no shame or embarrassment about struggling,鈥� says Laumann. 鈥淲e know one in four Canadians will struggle with a mental illness in their lifetime so we need to start talking openly and honestly about our experiences. This helps other people open up and ask for help as well as educating people who don鈥檛 struggle about how they can support their friends, employees and family members who may be struggling.鈥�

On October 2, Laumann will speak to Faculty of Health students and 91亚色 athletes about the pressures of competition, preparing mentally for competitions and how students can stay mentally fit while balancing the challenges of school.

Who: Silken Laumann meets and delivers talk with 91亚色 U students

When: Wednesday October 2 at 10:00-11:00 a.m.

Where: Tait Mackenzie Centre, 91亚色 Keele Campus, 1 Thompson Rd, North 91亚色, ON M3J 1P3. See .

Laumann is available for interviews after meeting with the students.

She will also be the keynote speaker at the 2019 Dr. Eric Jackman Lecture and 10^th anniversary of the 91亚色 Psychology Clinic from 4:30 to 6:30 on Wednesday, Oct. 2. The Hon. Michael Kirby, retired Senator and founding Chair of the Mental Health Commission of Canada will also speak. For more details, click .

91亚色 champions new ways of thinking that drive teaching and research excellence. Our students receive the education they need to create big ideas that make an impact on the world. Meaningful and sometimes unexpected careers result from cross-disciplinary programming, innovative course design and diverse experiential learning opportunities. 91亚色 students and graduates push limits, achieve goals and find solutions to the world鈥檚 most pressing social challenges, empowered by a strong community that opens minds. 91亚色 U is an internationally recognized research university 鈥� our 11 faculties and 25 research centres have partnerships with 200+ leading universities worldwide. Located in Toronto, 91亚色 is the third largest university in Canada, with a strong community of 53,000 students, 7,000 faculty and administrative staff, and more than 300,000 alumni.

91亚色 U's fully bilingual Glendon Campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education.

To attend please contact: Anjum Nayyar, 91亚色 Media Relations, 437-242-1547,听anayyar@yorku.ca

or Vanessa Thompson, 91亚色 Media Relations, 647-654-9452,听vthomps@yorku.ca

The post 鈥楥hanging the Game鈥� on mental health in sports: Former Canadian Olympian Silken Laumann to speak to 91亚色 U athletes about pressures of competition appeared first on News@91亚色.

Summer Student Research and Mentorship Program concludes with 70-student showcase

TORONTO, ON, Tuesday, August 14, 2018鈥� From building satellites to parts for human implants, 70 grade 11 female students will present their final research projects on Wednesday to parents, faculty, fellow Lassonde School of Engineering students and members of industry. 听The showcase is part of their experiential learning in a newly-expanded mentorship program this summer.

Selected high school students worked on 17 exciting projects currently underway at 91亚色鈥檚 on-campus laboratories. Projects include: green walls, permeable pavements to reduce flooding, medical sensors, concrete to withstand severe climatic exposures, cameras to predict human and environmental behaviour, safe stadiums for human behaviour during fires and innovative tech commercialization ideas.

The expanded program this year is supported by a $160,000 donation from the Carswell Family Foundation, continued support from Association of Ontario Land Surveyors (AOLS) and a donation from computer engineering alumnus Abdullah Merei (BASC 鈥�09; MBA 鈥�15).

Hosted by the Lassonde School of Engineering, the student showcase will be held听in the main caf茅 in 91亚色's Bergeron Centre on the Keele campus on听Wednesday August 15, 2018 at 9am. Students will share one-minute presentations. Representatives of industry will also attend.

What: Young Women Summer Research & Mentorship Program Showcase

When: Wednesday August 15, 2018

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Student presentations

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Poster session and lab tours

Where: Bergeron Centre Caf茅 (Building 81 on )

Who: Presentations from 70 students from 44 different high schools and over 11 urban areas in the Greater Toronto Area.

Other guests will include:

Allan Carswell, President, Carswell Family Foundation, Program Donor, Maureen Mountjoy, Deputy Registrar, Association of Ontario Land Surveyors, Program Donor, Abdullah Merei, Lassonde grad, Program Donor, Lisa Philipps, Provost, 91亚色, Alice Pitt, Vice Provost, 91亚色

听is known for championing new ways of thinking that drive teaching and research excellence. Our students receive the education they need to create big ideas that make an impact on the world. Meaningful and sometimes unexpected careers result from cross-discipline programming, innovative course design and diverse experiential learning opportunities. 91亚色 students and graduates push limits, achieve goals and find solutions to the world鈥檚 most pressing social challenges, empowered by a strong community that opens minds. 91亚色 U is an internationally recognized research university 鈥� our 11 faculties and 26 research centres have partnerships with 200+ leading universities worldwide. Located in Toronto, 91亚色 is the third largest university in Canada, with a strong community of 53,000 students, 7,000 faculty and administrative staff, and more than 295,000 alumni.

91亚色 U's fully bilingual Glendon campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education.

Media:听For interviews or to attend, please contact Anjum Nayyar, 91亚色 Media Relations, 416 736 2100 ext. 44543听anayyar@yorku.ca

The post Lassonde School of Engineering Mentorship Program students showcase skills in technology, science and engineering appeared first on News@91亚色.

Summer Student Research and Mentorship Program concludes with 70-student showcase

TORONTO, ON, Tuesday, August 14, 2018鈥� From building satellites to parts for human implants, 70 grade 11 female students will present their final research projects on Wednesday to parents, faculty, fellow Lassonde School of Engineering students and members of industry. 听The showcase is part of their experiential learning in a newly-expanded mentorship program this summer.

Selected high school students worked on 17 exciting projects currently underway at 91亚色鈥檚 on-campus laboratories. Projects include: green walls, permeable pavements to reduce flooding, medical sensors, concrete to withstand severe climatic exposures, cameras to predict human and environmental behaviour, safe stadiums for human behaviour during fires and innovative tech commercialization ideas.

The expanded program this year is supported by a $160,000 donation from the Carswell Family Foundation, continued support from Association of Ontario Land Surveyors (AOLS) and a donation from computer engineering alumnus Abdullah Merei (BASC 鈥�09; MBA 鈥�15).

Hosted by the Lassonde School of Engineering, the student showcase will be held听in the main caf茅 in 91亚色's Bergeron Centre on the Keele campus on听Wednesday August 15, 2018 at 9am. Students will share one-minute presentations. Representatives of industry will also attend.

What: Young Women Summer Research & Mentorship Program Showcase

When: Wednesday August 15, 2018

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Student presentations

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Poster session and lab tours

Where: Bergeron Centre Caf茅 (Building 81 on )

Who: Presentations from 70 students from 44 different high schools and over 11 urban areas in the Greater Toronto Area.

Other guests will include:

Allan Carswell, President, Carswell Family Foundation, Program Donor, Maureen Mountjoy, Deputy Registrar, Association of Ontario Land Surveyors, Program Donor, Abdullah Merei, Lassonde grad, Program Donor, Lisa Philipps, Provost, 91亚色, Alice Pitt, Vice Provost, 91亚色

听is known for championing new ways of thinking that drive teaching and research excellence. Our students receive the education they need to create big ideas that make an impact on the world. Meaningful and sometimes unexpected careers result from cross-discipline programming, innovative course design and diverse experiential learning opportunities. 91亚色 students and graduates push limits, achieve goals and find solutions to the world鈥檚 most pressing social challenges, empowered by a strong community that opens minds. 91亚色 U is an internationally recognized research university 鈥� our 11 faculties and 26 research centres have partnerships with 200+ leading universities worldwide. Located in Toronto, 91亚色 is the third largest university in Canada, with a strong community of 53,000 students, 7,000 faculty and administrative staff, and more than 295,000 alumni.

91亚色 U's fully bilingual Glendon campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education.

Media:听For interviews or to attend, please contact Anjum Nayyar, 91亚色 Media Relations, 416 736 2100 ext. 44543听anayyar@yorku.ca

The post Lassonde School of Engineering Mentorship Program students showcase skills in technology, science and engineering appeared first on News@91亚色.

TORONTO, March 22, 2018 鈥揑n a battle of the 鈥榬obots鈥�, 91亚色鈥檚 Lassonde School of Engineering will host over 30 teams of high school students from across the GTA and their 120-pound robots for the FIRST Robotics Competition 2018 on March 24 - 25.

This year鈥檚 game, FIRST POWERUP, is presented by听(For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) 鈥� a charity encouraging kids and youth in science, technology, engineering and math. It is taking place during National Engineering Month.

With strict rules and limited resources, the student teams raise funds, design a team brand, hone teamwork skills, and build and program 120-pound robots to perform tasks. The game, which tests the rigors of science and engineering, involves two alliances of three teams each, with each team controlling a robot and performing specific tasks on a field to score points.

The game has a听retro-8-bit theme and teams are required to place听"power cubes" on large听balancing scales听to tip the scale and gain ownership. Alliances can also trade power cubes for power ups, giving them a temporary advantage in the game. At the end of the game, robots can climb the tower attached to the centre-balancing scale using a rung attached to the tower, giving them additional points.

Lassonde鈥檚 Renaissance Engineering^TM approach already helps graduates from its accredited engineering and computing programs understand the societal context of their inventions and designs.

鈥淯sing technology responsibly is more important than ever, be it as entrepreneurs, designers or future leaders鈥�, says Professor Richard Hornsey, engineer and interim dean of the Lassonde School of Engineering. 鈥淲ho is legally responsible when autonomous cars collide? Should police use Facebook posts to gather evidence? Will future classrooms be full of AI professors teaching AI students? Tomorrow鈥檚 design decisions are not just technological, they are Renaissance.鈥�

This year, the Lassonde School of Engineering is partnering with FIRST Robotics Canada听to bring to Canada the first 50:50 gender balanced robotics competition for over 1,000 high school students. The renowned from Afghanistan was also invited to Canada this year to compete.

鈥淩esearch tells us that diversity drives innovation鈥�, says Marisa Sterling, engineer and assistant dean, inclusivity and diversity, Lassonde School of Engineering. 鈥淲e want young women to bring their full abilities forward to spark the new ideas Canada needs to steward the fields of technology and engineering. By providing students a gender balanced environment where the combination of students, judges, volunteers and staff are 50% female, the women at this competition will no longer feel in the minority but instead will feel included and welcome.鈥�

Lassonde was the first school in Canada to launch a goal of achieving gender parity in engineering and science 鈥� an initiative known as the Lassonde 50:50听Challenge.

鈥淭he BEST (Bergeron Entrepreneurs in Science & Technology) initiative at the Lassonde School of Engineering is delighted to team up with FIRST Canada to host the inaugural 91亚色U-FRC regional event,鈥� says Terry Sachlos, associate director, Bergeron (BEST) initiative and assistant professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering. 鈥淲e look forward to welcoming the next-generation of entrepreneurial students, and their guests, to 91亚色U.鈥�

The school has a shared commitment to technology entrepreneurship offering unique opportunities such as the , for enrolled students to advance their entrepreneurial ambitions during their undergraduate studies.

The regional FIRST Robotics Competition event takes place at .

For a full schedule of events, visit听

Media contacts:

Anjum Nayyar, 91亚色 Media Relations, 416 736 2100 ext. 44543听anayyar@yorku.ca

Kim Cooper, FIRST Robotics Canada, kim.cooper@firstroboticscanada.org

91亚色 champions new ways of thinking that drive teaching and research excellence. Our students receive the education they need to create big ideas that make an impact on the world. Meaningful and sometimes unexpected careers result from cross-disciplinary programming, innovative course design and diverse experiential learning opportunities. 91亚色 students and graduates push limits, achieve goals and find solutions to the world鈥檚 most pressing social challenges, empowered by a strong community that opens minds. 91亚色 U is an internationally recognized research university 鈥� our 11 faculties and 25 research centres have partnerships with 200+ leading universities worldwide. Located in Toronto, 91亚色 is the third largest university in Canada, with a strong community of 53,000 students, 7,000 faculty and administrative staff, and more than 300,000 alumni.

91亚色 U's fully bilingual Glendon Campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education.

FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is an international non-profit organization designed to inspire students to pursue further studies and careers in science, engineering, technology, and mathematics. Students develop skills in problem solving, innovation, leadership and teamwork as well as design, manufacturing, programming and testing. FIRST鈥檚 programs reach 300,000 students in 70 countries. FIRST Robotics Canada, a Canadian non-profit started in 2002, now reaches 20,000 Canadian students, and includes a .

For more information about FIRST Robotics Canada, visit .

The post 91亚色 U鈥檚 Lassonde School of Engineering to host FIRST Robotics Canada competition appeared first on News@91亚色.

From the creation of custom camera filters (think instagram), simulation of Electric Transit Buses, to algorithms for early detection of epilepsy seizures, undergraduate students at 91亚色's Lassonde School of Engineering will showcase their research at the annual Undergraduate Research Conference hosted at 91亚色鈥檚 Bergeron Centre, tomorrow.

The Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence at 91亚色

This full day event will show case the hard work of undergraduate researchers in the form of posters and oral presentations. During the event you will get a chance to talk to students, professors, and faculty about their research area.听 56 undergraduate students from a diverse range of programs were matched with professors to collaborate on research and projects.听 For the full list of projects, click

91亚色鈥檚 Dr. Lisa Philipps, Interim Vice-President Academic & Provost will welcome students, and Dr. Lucy Fromowitz, Vice-Provost Students will present awards during the event.

WHAT: 听听听2017 Undergraduate Research Conference

WHEN: 听Tuesday August 15, 2017 8:30-5:00pm

WHERE Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence, 4700 Keele St, Toronto

INFO: Detailed agenda
听is known for championing new ways of thinking that drive teaching and research excellence. Our students receive the education they need to create big ideas that make an impact on the world. Meaningful and sometimes unexpected careers result from cross-discipline programming, innovative course design and diverse experiential learning opportunities. 91亚色 students and graduates push limits, achieve goals and find solutions to the world鈥檚 most pressing social challenges, empowered by a strong community that opens minds. 91亚色 U is an internationally recognized research university 鈥� our 11 faculties and 26 research centres have partnerships with 200+ leading universities worldwide. Located in Toronto, 91亚色 is the third largest university in Canada, with a strong community of 53,000 students, 7,000 faculty and administrative staff, and more than 295,000 alumni. 91亚色 U's fully bilingual Glendon campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education.

Media contact: 听media@yorku.ca / 416-736-5585

The post 91亚色 U's Lassonde School hosts undergraduate research conference appeared first on News@91亚色.

TORONTO, July 17, 2017 鈥� 91亚色 is hosting a film screening event in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the historic 800-km run by 10 Indigenous teenage boys to Winnipeg with the Pan Am Torch, in conjunction with the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG 2017) with several sport competitions taking place at 91亚色 this week. The event, ), will be held at the Nat Taylor Cinema in 91亚色鈥檚 Keele campus on July 19 at 7pm.

The screening of , a film by Lori Lewis, will be followed by a conversation with four of the 10 original torchbearers who ran with the Pan Am torch from St. Paul, Minnesota to the Games鈥� stadium in Winnipeg, Manitoba in on week, but were not invited to watch the ceremonies, and who were sent away after they had handed over the torch to a white runner. Also survivors of the residential school system, the torchbearers discuss running, reconciliation, and healing, at the event sponsored by the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies.

WHAT: , a screening of the film , a film by Lori Lewis, followed by a conversation with four of the torchbearers of the historic 800-km run during 1967 Pan Am Games that inspired the 2007 film.

WHO: Torchbearers of the 1967 historic 800-km run from St. Paul, Minnesota to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Patrick Bruyere, William Chippeway, William Merasty, Charlie Nelson, and filmmaker and writer Laura Robinson

WHEN: July 19, 7pm

WHERE: Nat Taylor Cinema, N102 Ross Building, Campus Walk, 91亚色 (building number 28 on the )

is known for championing new ways of thinking that drive teaching and research excellence. Our students receive the education they need to create big ideas that make an impact on the world. Meaningful and sometimes unexpected careers result from cross-discipline programming, innovative course design and diverse experiential learning opportunities. 91亚色 students and graduates push limits, achieve goals and find solutions to the world鈥檚 most pressing social challenges, empowered by a strong community that opens minds. 91亚色 U is an internationally recognized research university 鈥� our 11 faculties and 26 research centres have partnerships with 200+ leading universities worldwide. Located in Toronto, 91亚色 is the third largest university in Canada, with a strong community of 53,000 students, 7,000 faculty and administrative staff, and more than 295,000 alumni.91亚色 U's fully bilingual Glendon campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education.

Media contact:
Gloria Suhasini, Media Relations, 416 736 2100 ext. 22094, suhasini@yorku.ca

The post Film screening to mark historic Winnipeg run by Indigenous teenagers appeared first on News@91亚色.

TORONTO, May 31, 2017 鈥� As part of Canada鈥檚 150^th national birthday celebrations, 91亚色 yesterday welcomed Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and the Institute for Canadian Citizenship (ICC) for a special citizenship ceremony for 40听new citizens. The day included roundtable discussions on what it means to be Canadian, with a special guest host: Global TV鈥檚 Alan Carter.

91亚色 is proud to be one of the most diverse university campuses in Canada, home to more than 60,000 students, faculty and staff who trace their roots to 157 countries.

鈥�91亚色 was听very pleased to partner with the Institute for Canadian Citizenship and with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada to host this community citizenship ceremony and to celebrate our newest Canadians,鈥� said Mamdouh Shoukri, President and Vice-Chancellor. 鈥淭his celebration听was particularly meaningful as it coincides with the marking of Canada鈥檚 150th anniversary this year, providing an important opportunity to reflect on our own citizenship and how we can work together to preserve and strengthen all that we love about this remarkable country for future generations.鈥�

A 91亚色 education is progressive and shapes the global perspective. 91亚色 embraces innovation in teaching, learning, and research so that students from Canada and further abroad are prepared to achieve success in today鈥檚 global knowledge economy.

is known for championing new ways of thinking that drive teaching and research excellence. Our students receive the education they need to create big ideas that make an impact on the world. Meaningful and sometimes unexpected careers result from cross-discipline programming, innovative course design and diverse experiential learning opportunities. 91亚色 students and graduates push limits, achieve goals and find solutions to the world鈥檚 most pressing social challenges, empowered by a strong community that opens minds. 91亚色 U is an internationally recognized research university 鈥� our 11 faculties and 26 research centres have partnerships with 200+ leading universities worldwide. Located in Toronto, 91亚色 is the third largest university in Canada, with a strong community of 52,000 students, 7,000 faculty and administrative staff, and more than 295,000 alumni. 91亚色 U's fully bilingual Glendon campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education.

Media contact:

Barbara Joy, 91亚色 Media Relations, 416-736-5593, barbjoy@yorku.ca

The post 91亚色 U hosts special Canadian citizenship ceremony appeared first on News@91亚色.

Toronto, May 11, 2017 鈥� Canada鈥檚 150th celebration is a fitting backdrop for discussing pathways towards low-carbon and climate-resilient communities in Ontario over the next century and beyond. The Ontario Climate Symposium entitled 鈥淛ust Transformations 鈥� The Next 150,鈥� is the premier forum for such discussions. Featuring more than 70 leading thinkers, change-makers and disruptors of the status quo, the taking place at 91亚色 May 11 and 12 will help develop positive narratives and visions of a听just future over the next 150 years that cross boundaries between natural science, social science, law, humanities and the arts.

Delivered in plenaries, keynote addresses, panel discussions and break-out working groups, topics include the state of Ontario鈥檚 climate change policies, climate law and justice, Indigenous perspectives, land use planning, addressing the challenges of low-income communities, greenspace protection and the future of our water resources.听 of activities over the two-day conference.

Special guests at this year鈥檚 OCC Symposium include Dianne Saxe, Ontario鈥檚 Environmental Commissioner, Kyle Powys-Whyte of Michigan State University and David Miller, former Toronto Mayor and currently the President and CEO of the World Wildlife Federation (WWF). See .

鈥淭his is a special year for Canada,鈥� Chandra Sharma, Director, Watershed Strategies, Toronto and Region Conservation (TRCA) said, 鈥渟o it makes it even more relevant for us to be talking about climate change here and around the world. This year鈥檚 Ontario Climate Symposium at 91亚色 brings some of the brightest minds together under one roof to share their insights and ideas and to encourage us to take action now to achieve the future we desire.鈥�

鈥�91亚色 is proud to host the 2017 OCC Climate Change Symposium,鈥� said Noel Sturgeon, Dean, Faculty of Environmental Studies, 91亚色. 鈥淭here is no better time than right now to gather, discuss, enlighten, promote and influence strategies to deal with climate change. Right now we can make the necessary course corrections to benefit us for years to come. This Symposium helps move us all forward.鈥�

For more information on the 2017 OCC Symposium at 91亚色 May 11 鈥� 12, visit

Media Contacts:
Elizabeth Oakley, Toronto and Region Conservation (416) 274-2036, eoakley@trca.on.ca
Janice Walls, Media Relations 91亚色, (416) 455-4710, wallsj@yorku.ca

The post 2017 Ontario Climate Symposium: The Next 150 Years appeared first on News@91亚色.