Ronald Pearlman, University Professor emeritus and senior scholar at York University’s Faculty of Science, has been recognized for his contributions to molecular bioscience, mentorship and scientific leadership. The Canadian Society for Molecular Biosciences (CSMB) has elected Pearlman as one of three 2026 CSMB Fellows. The designation honours senior faculty who have advanced molecular bioscience through research […]
Rachel Silver, associate professor in Faculty of Education, has received a $500,000 grant to study how Malawian schools and educational organizations are adapting to international aid cuts, with insights that could inform education policy and development strategies around the world. Silver, is also a faculty affiliate in the Faculty of Graduate Studies Development Studies program and examines power […]
A new study by York researchers reveals how tuberculosis (TB) can disrupt work, relationships and daily life, leaving lasting effects even after treatment ends. “For many people, the experience of TB is debilitating physically, emotionally, socially and financially,” says Nancy Bedingfield, a postdoctoral research fellow at the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, who works […]
Research led by York University draws attention to inequities in Canada’s public health care system affecting immigrant and racialized families raising children on the autism spectrum. Conducted by a team at York’s Faculty of Health in partnership with the community organization SMILE Canada-Support Services, the research centres on the voices of family caregivers who are often overlooked […]
York University has launched a new public resource designed to help people better understand electric vehicle (EV) charging and make practical decisions about where and how to charge. The initiative, led by Hany Farag, a professor in the Lassonde School of Engineering, is supported by a $139,294 federal grant from Natural Resources Canada through its Zero Emission […]
A master's student, Caleb Morgan, at York University's Lassonde School of Engineering is heading to Tokyo this month, where he will help researchers sharpen how AI technology reads and uses data. Morgan is the second York student accepted into the competitive international research internship at the National Institute of Informatics (NII) in Japan. The program offers graduate […]
A new study led by Natalia Balyasnikova, associate professor in the Faculty of Education at York University, is calling for a shift in how healthy aging is understood globally. Published in the Journal of Global Ageing, the study responds to the United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing, an international framework aimed at improving the lives of older adults through […]
As the lights dimmed over St. Catharines and the first chords filled the air, the crowd swayed in unison. Faces lifted, voices rose, and for a moment, music became something larger than entertainment. Christine Rose Cooling, a PhD student in the Joint Graduate Program in Communication & Culture at York University, was there—not as a […]
Dr. Sandra Pyke passed away on March 12, 2026, at the age of 88. She was a trailblazing feminist psychologist whose work helped shape Canadian psychology and advance opportunities for women, both nationally and at York University. Sandra was the founding coordinator of the Section on Women and Psychology (SWAP) and, in 1982, became the […]
A York University-led research team has secured $872,400 in funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to expand equitable, trauma‑informed HIV prevention and treatment for women in Ontario. The project is led by Mia Biondi at York’s School of Nursing, Faculty of Health, with co-principal applicants Karen Campbell (York University), Molly Bannerman (Women and HIV/AIDS Initiative), Grace Chiutsi […]