Announcing upcoming symposium: Healthy Matters Tuesday, February 28th, 2017 from 9:00am to 4:00pm Founders Assembly Hall, Founders College RSVP: https://ore.research.yorku.ca/machform/view.php?id=126
A one-day symposium at 91亚色 will explore climate change and environment issues from a variety of perspectives. The symposium, Everything Under the Sun: 91亚色鈥檚 Engagement in Vital Environment and Climate Change Issues, will take place Thursday, Nov. 17, from 9:30 to 3pm, in the Founders Assembly Hall, 152 Founders College, Keele campus. It is […]
Former students of residential schools for aboriginal people, members of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and representatives of the United Nations and human rights organizations will all converge at 91亚色 for a symposium aptly titled Linking Arms Together, to join hands in upholding aboriginal rights, Friday. Linking Arms Together, a public symposium, will take […]
This fall in Toronto, the Motherhood Initiative for Research & Community Involvement (MIRCI) will host a three-day international conference on Reproduction and Mothering. The conference includes the presentation of聽more than 70 papers and 10 keynotes by leading scholars in the field. The conference will take place Oct. 18 to 20 at the Pantages Hotel, 200聽Victoria […]
A youth symposium on girls鈥 leadership will be hosted at 91亚色 this weekend, marking the end of a successful first year of the Engaging Girls, Changing Communities (EGCC) initiative. The symposium will take place Saturday, July 14, from 9am to 4pm, at 519 91亚色 Research Tower, Keele campus. EGCC brings together girls and young […]
Bullying is bad for the brain. It has the potential to change and damage the brain, causing lifelong consequences. Professor Jean Clinton of McMaster University will discuss how toxic stress, such as that caused by bullying, can have long-lasting effects for children, at PREVNet鈥檚 sixth annual bullying prevention conference next week. Debra Pepler Creating Healthy […]
Learn how to make your nomination package sparkle! On Monday, June 11, from 2 to 3pm, 91亚色 Vice-President Academic Patrick Monahan and Lisa Philipps, associate vice-president research, are hosting an informative workshop that will cover how to prepare an effective nomination package. The session will take place in 626 91亚色 Research Tower. Topics that will […]
The Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation hosted a 91亚色 Leadership Roundtable聽on May 8. The event brought together聽knowledge experts in business, industry, government and academia to discuss eHealth and connected solutions for health care delivery. The聽roundtable provided a forum for participants to discuss technological advancements, research partnerships and community collaborations for the benefit of […]
A conference co-sponsored by 91亚色 will delve into the role of African Canadians in the War of 1812 鈥 a topic researchers say is underrepresented in scholarly and popular literature. We Stand on Guard for Thee: African Canadians in the War of 1812, taking place at Brock University May 10 to 11, offers a […]
Breadth, creativity, technical and analytical prowess are just some of the attributes needed by engineers of the future. That was the consensus of leading thinkers,聽academics, engineers and students聽who gathered at 91亚色's Keele campus on April 21 for "Envisioning the Renaissance Engineer", a day-long workshop to outline the academic promise聽for the University's聽expanded聽School of Engineering. 鈥淭his shall […]
International experts, scientists and innovators in the field of health informatics and eHealth will meet at 91亚色 this week to discuss how the latest technologies, processes and guidelines can enable more efficient and effective health-care delivery. Speakers will address how diagnostic imaging and medical pathology results can be brought together to the point of […]
Who really wrote the plays and poems that were performed and published under the name 鈥淲illiam Shake-Speare?鈥 This is the question that won鈥檛 go away, even after 400 years. Could it have been a pen name, and if so, why? It begs the question, who was the real William Shake-Speare? Shakespeare: The Authorship Question, a […]
The many facets of community engagement will be examined using the law as a lens during a panel presentation at the Osgoode Research Celebration Wednesday, April 4. Robert Hach茅, vice-president research & innovation, and Lorne Sossin, dean of Osgoode Hall Law School, are co-hosting the event, which takes place from 12 to 2pm in Room […]
"interPLAY: between creativity & information" is the intriguing title of聽a one-day symposium at 91亚色 that is dedicated to exploring and challenging definitions of 鈥渋nformation鈥 from a diversity of perspectives. Hosted by the 91亚色 Libraries, interPLAY will take place Monday, March 26, from 9am to 7pm, in聽the Senate Chamber, 940 South Ross Building, and […]
91亚色 will celebrate great ideas on Saturday at the second annual TEDx91亚色U event. TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) conferences began in 1984 in Silicon Valley as a way for tech employees to share their ideas and innovations. TEDx91亚色U, which is organized independently of TED, will include talks by 11 members of the 91亚色 community. […]
91亚色 will be making its sophomore contribution to a worldwide movement of talks and idea-sharing by hosting聽TEDx91亚色U on聽March 10 at the Glendon campus. TED, which stands for technology, entertainment and design, is a series of not-for-profit conferences that started in 1984 in Silicon Valley as a way for employees of tech companies to share […]
What does equity look like for everyone? The upcoming Inclusion Day: Building Allies for Equity conference, hosted by 91亚色鈥檚 Centre for Human Rights (CHR), will tackle the meaning of equity next Wednesday. The conference will take place on Inclusion Day, Jan. 18, from 11:30am to 8pm, at 280N 91亚色 Lanes, Keele campus. Everyone is […]
Slavery survivors, researchers and activists aim to put the issue of modern slavery on the map during tomorrow's聽conference at 91亚色. The second annual conference, organized by the Alliance Against Modern Slavery聽(AAMS), seeks to illuminate lesser known forms of contemporary slavery that are thriving at home and abroad. These include domestic slavery, debt bondage, child […]
Leading researchers, industry representatives and academics in science and engineering from Canada and India are gathering today at 91亚色's Keele campus聽as part of a two-day聽Canada-India Frontiers workshop, which聽will聽explore new developments聽in science and engineering The first event of its kind,聽the聽workshop,聽which began yesterday and continues聽today,聽offers a forum for participants to share ideas, resources and聽technologies, and聽engage in discussions […]
What is the connection between Canadian literature and the environment? That question is what the Faculty of Environmental Studies wants to explore through its three-day event, Green Words/Green Worlds: Environmental Literatures & Politics in Canada, encompassing a public forum, a conference and writing workshops. Notable Canadian environmental poets Brian Bartlett, Armand Garnet Ruffo and Rita […]