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EDITOR'S PICKS

York University pausing mandatory face mask protocol

In alignment with Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health’s recent guidance on masks, the University will pause the mandatory face mask protocol, effective June 28.
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Announcement of the appointment of the vice-provost students

Following an extensive search, Nona Robinson has been appointed to the position of vice-provost students effective Aug. 15. The vice-provost students heads the Division of Students and is responsible for strategic leadership and planning in a diverse portfolio.
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Honorary degree recipient Constance Backhouse offers a masterclass in legal history

Osgoode alumna Constance Backhouse, a multi-disciplinary scholar, social activist and cultural critic, returned to York University on June 17 to receive an honorary doctor of laws during the Osgoode convocation ceremony.
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LATEST NEWS

York University becomes a living lab for next-gen electric vehicles

Auto magnate Frank Stronach, a former governor of York University, is working with Lassonde School of Engineering Professor Andrew Maxwell, who is the Bergeron Chair in Technology Entrepreneurship, to transform the University's campuses into a living lab for the next generation of electric vehicles known as the SARIT (Safe, Affordable, Reliable, Innovative Transit). 
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Attend an Indigenous walk on campus

Ambe Daga Wiijiiwishin: An Indigenous Walk on Campus is taking place on York University’s Keele Campus on Wednesday, June 29 from noon to 12:45 p.m.
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C4 opening three classrooms for students this fall

The Cross-Campus Capstone Classroom (C4) will be offering three different classrooms this upcoming fall and winter semester.
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The Economist magazine ranks Schulich School of Business No. 1 in Canada

On June 22, The Economist magazine ranked the MBA program at York University’s Schulich School of Business No. 1 in Canada and 40th in the world in the magazine's annual survey of the world's top 100 MBA programs.
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UNESCO Chair Coordinator Katrin Kohl awarded fellowship by The Royal Society of Arts in London

For her international engagement with sustainable development, York's Executive Coordinator to the UNESCO Chair, Katrin Kohl, has been awarded a fellowship by The Royal Society of Arts in London.
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Dahdaleh Institute announces recipients of seed grants

Five York University researchers have been awarded seed grants for the 2022 Critical Perspectives in Global Health Research by the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research.
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THE SCOOP

Associate Professor Kean Birch writes in the National Post about how the digital charter bill will do little to protect Canadians' personal data

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UPCOMING EVENTS

June 29, 2022

11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The Mining Bee Family (Andrenidae): Phylogeny, Taxonomy, Diversification and Biogeography

June 30, 2022

noon to 1 p.m.

Bringing Your Whole Self to Work w/ SAGA and TBLGAY

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Registration is now open for the Science Exploration Summer Camps

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YORK IN THE MEDIA

York U in the news: racism, pollinators and YSpace
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