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Research & Innovation

York U engineer launches initiative to help public understand EV charging

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 […]

Master’s student strengthens AI innovation through internship

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 […]

York research challenges how healthy aging is defined

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 […]

York research works to expand equity-focused HIV care for women

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 […]

York-designed tool predicts how microbes from Earth suvive on Mars

York University researchers Grace Bischof and John Moores, from the Lassonde School of Engineering, are developing new tools to ensure future missions to Mars do not accidentally contaminate the planet with microbes from Earth. Mars has been a focus of space exploration for more than six decades. As more missions are planned, new research from York highlights an important […]

Canadian non-profits face barriers to advancing equity, York U study shows

Despite widespread commitments to equity and intersectionality, many Canadian non-profits face barriers to translating these frameworks into everyday practice, according to new research from York University. The study led by Ashlee Christoffersen, a postdoctoral researcher hosted by the Department of Politics in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, aims to fill gaps in […]

Stark housing inequities for transgender, non-binary Canadians, York study shows

Transgender and gender-diverse Canadians are more likely to face housing insecurity than their cisgender peers, according to new research led by York University. Published in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine, the study provides the first population-level evidence of these disparities using national census data. “Housing is one of those core human rights we often […]

York professor explores AI as creative partner in music making

When York University Associate Professor Doug Van Nort steps onto a stage, he isn’t just surrounded by musicians – he’s surrounded by collaborators, both human and non-human. For more than a decade, Van Nort has been developing AI-driven machine partners, or machine agents, that improvise alongside performers. Much of that work has been done through […]

Award places York U among world leaders in medical AI research, innovation

A four-person team from York University joined hundreds of competitors in a prestigious AI challenge with one goal: to be recognized among those leading advancements for medical decision-making. PhD students Israt Jahan and Md Tahmid Rahman Laskar, along with professors Jimmy Huang and Chun Peng, have been tackling a critical dilemma in health care by […]