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Recap — Tracing Mental Health Policy Reform Across Borders: A Comparative Study of Canada, the UK, and Australia, with Kaitlin Di Pierdomenico
On October 1, 2025, Kaitlin Di Pierdomenico, a postdoctoral visitor in the Department of Psychology at York University presented her doctoral research on mental health reform. Her research centers around Canada, Australia and the UK and examining how a...
York Students Present Research on Climate Mental Health and Youth Resilience at the University of Toronto Symposium
Three York University students from the Wellness Impact Lab (WIL) recently represented York at the Climate, Health & Sustainable Care Symposium 2025 hosted by the University of Toronto’s Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation. The eve...
York experts call for equity in fight against antimicrobial resistance
Originally published by Yfile (7 November 2025) Edited by Ashley Goodfellow Craig York University researchers are challenging how the world tackles antimicrobial resistance (AMR), calling for a more equitable and sustainable approach to surveillance an...
Civilians trapped by massacres in Sudan
Sudan is experiencing “the biggest and worst humanitarian crisis in the world,” Hanin Ahmed told Dahdaleh Community Fellow Chris Houston on November 2. Ahmed is a communication officer for Sudan’s grassroots network known as Emergency Response Rooms. T...
Celebrating Theresa: Honoured as an Emerging Leader at York University
Theresa Dinh, Institute Coordinator, was recognized with the 2024 Gary Brewer Emerging Leader Award at the recent President's Staff Recognition Awards ceremony– a distinction that recognizes an early-career professional who has demonstrated significant...
Get Ready for 2025 World Antimicrobial Awareness Week!
The 2025 World AMR Awareness Week (18 to 24 November) theme, “Act Now: Protect Our Present, Secure Our Future,” calls us to action and reminds us of our collective power to make a difference. Join the Global Strategy Lab in their two-part webinar serie...
Applications and nominations are invited for the position of Director of the Centre for Refugee Studies
Applications and nominations are invited for the position of Director of the Centre for Refugee Studies for a term of five years, to begin on 1 July 2026. ORU Description and History: The Centre for Refugee Studies at York is an interdisciplinary commu...
York researchers lead AI initiative to change future of global health
Originally published by Yfile (29 October 2025) Edited byAshley Goodfellow Craig If a child in Ethiopia was showing early signs of polio, a health worker would once have to send samples to a distant lab, wait for test results and then notify public hea...
Part-time graduate student research position with the Sustainability Water Working Group
With bold ambition to become one of the most sustainable institutions in Canada, York University is accelerating its timeline and aiming to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040 – a decade sooner than its previous commitment. Our previous commitment to re...
New study uncovers hidden barrier to global health collaboration
Originally published by News@York (20 October 2025) By Nichole Jankowski Inconsistent translations of the term One Health — a critical global health framework — could be undermining international efforts to safeguard human, animal and environmental wel...