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AMPD alumna wins top award at Toronto Outdoor Art Fair
Zahra Saleki, an alumna from York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) has recently won the prestigious “Catherine Bratty Award for Best of Art Fair” at the Toronto Outdoor Art Fair. “This recognition validates the co ...

York University announces 15 new York Research Chairs
Fifteen York University researchers have been named new York Research Chairs (YRC), an internal program that mirrors the national Canada Research Chairs (CRC) program which recognizes world-leading researchers in a variety of fields.

Jason Harrow inspires graduands to embrace their creativity
Canadian music industry icon Jason “Kardinal Offishall” Harrow accepted his honorary degree from York University at the June 20 convocation ceremony by reciting spoken word poetry – infused with his signature hip-hop lyricism – to graduands of the Facu ...

AMPD Professor Danielle Robinson receives a 2024 President’s University-Wide Teaching Award
Robinson received the award in recognition of her ability to create an interdisciplinary learning environment where students from diverse academic backgrounds can work collaboratively and approach problems from contrasting directions. That ability has, ...

Cinema and Media Studies PhD Graduate earns Governor General’s Gold Medal
Three York University graduates, Jennifer Porat, Carly Goodman, and Alison Humphrey, receive the 2024 Governor General's Gold Medals for outstanding academic achievements.

York professor awarded nearly $1M for Indigenous metaverse project
Maya Chacaby, a sociology professor at York University’s Glendon Campus, has received nearly $1 million in federal funding for her Indigenous-led metaverse project, Biskaabiiyaang: Creating a Path Towards Healing and Reconciliation. Co-applicants inclu ...

AMPD Alumni Shine Bright at 2024 Canadian Screen Awards
At the 2024 Canadian Screen Awards, alumni from York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) were recognized for their outstanding contributions to film, television and digital media. Their collective achievements result ...

Professional opportunity engages AMPD students
This story originally appeared in YFile, written by Elaine Smith. When a group of researchers approached Professor Angela Norwood to ask about hiring a few of her York University design students to provide data visualization for the resu ...

AMPD Alum and Associate Dean Illuminate History of Photography in Canada in New Book
Photography in Canada, 1839 – 1989 offers an unprecedented exploration of a fascinating history. Authors Sarah Bassnett and Sarah Parsons take readers into Canada’s earliest studios, follow the adventures of geographic expeditions, trace the significan ...