TORONTO, December 21, 2016 - From groundbreaking research announcements to progressive new campuses, 91亚色 is on a positive trajectory and making a significant impact locally and globally.听 The past year produced more than its share of memorable moments鈥攊ncluding landmark investments in research, pioneering technology and recognition of 91亚色鈥檚 programs on a world stage.

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1. The Government of Canada made a $33.3 million investment in 91亚色 with a prestigious Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF) grant in 91亚色鈥檚 world-leading 鈥溾��.
2. The Economist ranked the MBA program at 91亚色鈥檚 Schulich School of Business No. 1 in Canada, for the 14th straight year.
3. Celebrating 50 years, 91亚色's Glendon College is Canada鈥檚 only bilingual liberal arts college.
4. 91亚色鈥檚 Faculty of Environmental Studies opened the Lillian Meighen Wright Centre and EcoCampus this spring, deep within a rainforest in Costa Rica. The EcoCampus offers students hands-on learning opportunities.
5. Lilly Singh, 28, (BA 鈥�10) was named one of Forbes Top 30 under 30 for 2016 and has attracted more than ten听million subscribers to her YouTube channel, becoming a household name听鈥� all in just four years.
6. With a $2.5 million gift from Cinespace Film Studios and the Mirkopoulos family, 91亚色 created the state-of-the-art AMPD Motion Media Studio @ Cinespace, for teaching, learning and creation.
7. 91亚色 is lead Canadian university on the recently launched space mission. , take a sample, and bring it back to Earth.
8. 91亚色 researchers discovered a ground-breaking technique to quickly detect E. coli in water.
9. 91亚色鈥檚 architecturally award-winning Bergeron Centre at the Lassonde School of Engineering fosters creativity and a hands-on approach.
10. 91亚色 was ranked fifth in Canada as a leader in preparing graduates for the workplace, according to Times Higher Education.

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: Anjum Nayyar, anayyar@yorku.ca/416.736.2100 ext. 44543

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Hurricane Matthew has lashed the coast of Florida, caused coastal damage to South Carolina and continues to cause substantial damage. 91亚色 has experts available to comment on disaster and emergency management, evacuation of residents and recovery from this dangerous natural disaster.

, Associate Professor of Disaster and Emergency Management in the School of Administrative Studies in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies is available for media interviews on disaster preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery, and natural disasters, including his first-hand research experience on Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Ike. His research combines disaster-related scholarship with emergency management and homeland security practice. He has actively explored a variety of disaster-related circumstances, some of which include the Montserrat volcanic crisis, Hurricane Katrina, tornado disasters, the Ferguson civil disturbances, 9/11 memorialization, and the 70^th anniversary of the first use of the atomic bomb.

Associate Professor in the School of Administrative Studies, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, is available for media interviews to discuss the hurricane鈥檚 potential impact, emergency preparedness and management. His research includes creating .

Graduate Program Director, Disaster and Emergency Management, in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies is available for media interviews to discuss the hurricane鈥檚 aftermath. Etkin is an expert in natural hazards and disaster management and has written about strategies for disaster reduction and how people can make their communities less vulnerable.

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.

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TORONTO, January 20, 2015 鈥� Muslim women and girls living in the slums of Kolkota are at the forefront of India鈥檚 globalization process says 91亚色 researcher听听in her new book, launched Tuesday.

In her book, (published by Routledge), Chakraborty explores how they contribute to and are impacted by the changing youth culture in India. The Children鈥檚 Studies researcher spent nearly two years in the large city of Kolkata, West Bengal, as part of field research.

鈥淚t is a common perception that slum youth are poor victims who are excluded from India鈥檚 social change, and this discourse is even more challenging for minority Muslim communities,鈥� observes Chakraborty. 鈥淭he reality on the other hand is that girls and young women living in the slums have incredible ambitions, desires and transgressions that impact the country鈥檚 sociopolitical changes.鈥�

As a scholar of youth cultures, Chakraborty documents their experiences, drawing on their own opinions, words, visual images and stories. 鈥淭he youth were actively involved in peer-to-peer interviews, leading neighbourhood tours, creating photobooks of their lives, participating in yoga as a participatory method, and many other youth-driven activities,鈥� notes Chakraborty.

Through her book, Chakraborty offers a peek into the intimate lives of many girls and young women who are keen on fulfilling risky desires and performing multiple identities.

鈥淭hey share with us how they learn sexy Bollywood dancing; how they develop romantic relationships; and how they win time and space to participate in various aspects of a globalizing India which often tries to exclude them,鈥� points out the author. 鈥淢ore than just fantasy, Bollywood emerges as an important role model which these young people consult.鈥�

The book was launched at an event sponsored by the Department of Humanities and the 91亚色 Centre for Asian Research.

is known for championing new ways of thinking that drive teaching and research excellence. Our 52,000 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 24 research centres have partnerships with 200+ leading universities worldwide.

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Gloria Suhasini, 91亚色, 416-736-2100, ext. 22094, suhasini@yorku.ca

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