How York University approaches research, teaching, learning, student thriving and its relationships both at the University and with the broader community is at the centre of the University’s new academic plan. The newly launched 2026-30 University Academic Plan (UAP) offers a set of shared principles to guide academic planning, decision-making and institutional priorities across the […]
A York University-led research team has received $700,000 from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to examine health care access and long-term health outcomes among 2SLGBTQIA+ populations in Canada. The study is led by Antony Chum, associate professor in York University's Faculty of Health, with co-principal applicant Yihong Bai (University of Manitoba) and co-principal knowledge […]
A York alumna, professor and donor reflects on a life of connection and purpose. Many years ago, I attended a workshop on developing a personal mission statement. We were encouraged to craft a phrase—succinct, memorable, and aspirational—that would guide both our professional and personal lives. Mine has served me well ever since: “To contribute positively […]
A bold interdisciplinary program is bridging science and business. That is the talent York University set out to build. At its Markham Campus, the Master of Biotechnology Management (MBM) and the Graduate Diploma in Biotechnology (GDB) train graduate students to be more than scientists. They train them to lead at the intersection of research, industry […]
Throughout his academic journey, Wahid Khan, York University course director and PhD student has worked to ensure students from diverse backgrounds see themselves reflected in physical and health education. His commitment to equitable and culturally responsive teaching and learning – a defining focus of his work as course director and instructor at the Faculty of […]
Lassonde PhD student Shane Ackerley will present Making Space: Signals and Noise at Nuit Blanche Toronto 2026. Drawing on his research with York University’s Nanosatellite Research Laboratory, the interactive installation invites visitors to explore how technology, movement and shared signals shape the way we observe and understand space. In one installation, visitors step into a […]
With generative AI becoming more common in classrooms, four York University disability-in-education scholars explored whether ChatGPT-generated stories about children with disabilities contained bias. What they found was not the overt discrimination some might expect. This raised a question that Katherine Barron, Ryan B. Collis, Aaron J. Richmond and Ellouise Van Berkel, former and current York […]
Two York University alumni are among the 2026 recipients of awards from the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) for their meaningful contributions to equity, social justice and women’s and gender studies. Perry received her MA (’92) and PhD (’98) from York University’s Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies. She is the recipient of this […]
Eva Peisachovich, associate professor and graduate program director in the Faculty of Health’s School of Nursing, is leading a team of researchers that are using augmented reality (AR) to reimagine how health care providers learn to care for people living with dementia. After two decades as a registered nurse in geriatrics, medical-surgical nursing and high-acuity […]
More than four decades after helping document Black experiences in Appalachia, York University Professor Emeritus Wilburn Hayden Jr. is part of an award-winning effort to expand that conversation, this time alongside a contributor from the next generation: his son and York alum Donovan Hayden. The pair are part of a writing and editing team to […]