At York University, Faculty of Health researchers are addressing this challenge through the development of ATHENA (Automatically Tracking Hands Expertly with No Annotations), an AI-powered motion-tracking system that captures natural hand movements without requiring markers, sensors or wearable devices. The project is led by Jonathan Michaels, assistant professor at the School of Kinesiology and Health […]
Four York students were recently recognized by the Registered Nurses Foundation of Ontario for their academic excellence and leadership potential. Michelle Hermans (PhD student) earned the Lynn Kirkwood Research Award; Tiina Ranta (PhD student) received the Research in Mental Health Nursing Award; Alessia Lamanna (MScN student) was awarded the Nursing Research Interest Group Award; and […]
From plant defence in soybeans to epidemic modelling, York University graduate researchers are tackling urgent scientific and social questions. The Faculty of Graduate Studies recognizes outstanding research annually through its thesis and dissertation prizes. The annual prizes – valued at $2,000 for doctoral dissertations and $1,000 for master’s theses – honour work defended in the […]
York University alumna Randa Qashoa’s journey from the Lassonde School of Engineering to a career advancing space technology highlights the growing impact of women in shaping the future of engineering. Today, Qashoa (BEng ’21, PhD ’25) is a systems engineer at Honeywell Aerospace, where she works on the assembly, integration and testing of quantum communication […]
Three York University scholars have been awarded this year’s Governor General's Gold Medals, honouring exceptional academic achievements among Canadian graduate students. The 2026 recipients are Chimira Nicole Andres, Nicholas Cheng and Joel Landon Prowting. The Governor General's Academic Medals are the highest honour given to outstanding Canadian post-secondary scholars. This year’s awardees represent the University’s […]
At the York University Psychology Clinic, however, researchers and graduate students are working from a different premise: that understanding a child means understanding the family around them. Heather Prime, a clinical psychologist and associate professor in the Faculty of Health, is leading that effort with a team of graduate students. PhD candidate Gillian Shoychet’s doctoral […]
Research on dogs has expanded rapidly in recent years, offering new insight into one of humanity’s most loyal companions. But postdoctoral fellow Julia Espinosa says much of that knowledge still comes from studies that capture only a limited range of dogs and the people who live with them. Espinosa, a member of the Department of […]
When Ontario made prescription medications free for people under 25, the goal was to improve access to care. New research suggests it also helped prevent some youth mental health crises before they escalated. In 2018, OHIP+ was launched to provide public drug coverage for youth, helping overcome financial barriers to prescription medications for those under […]
Graduate students within the School of Health Policy and Management (SHPM) who are tackling issues from racial inequities in mental health care to workforce shortages in hospitals were recognized for research excellence with Health Graduate Research Awards. The awards highlight work from across the graduate unit within SHPM that specializes in health policy and equity, […]
From lifetime achievement to emerging scholarship, three York University academics at the Faculty of Health have earned international recognition for advancing research on identity, methodology and the foundations of psychology. The awards from the Society for Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, a division of the American Psychological Association (APA), supports scholarship exploring theories and philosophies, including […]