Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has recognized Associate Professor Olasunkanmi (Ola) Adegoke from the School of Kinesiology & Health Science as being among a select group of reviewers who have been identified through a Review Quality Assurance (RQA) process as an Outstanding reviewer in recognition of his exemplary contribution to peer review. Of the 1,382 reviewers […]
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Associate Professor George Mochizuki developed the fourth-year undergraduate course in 2022 to provide practical insights into the challenges and successes of neurorehabilitation for students to engage directly with clinicians and patients to bridge classroom learning with real-life scenarios.
Interim Dean of the Faculty of Health and Professor from the School of Kinesiology & Health Science, Chris Ardern points out that undergraduate students in the Faculty are able to study aspects of neurorehabilitation through an innovative experientially-focused course design where students have the opportunity to engage with health professionals and their clients. This experiential […]
A leading expert in muscle physiology, York University Professor David Hood has been recognized with the Canadian Physiological Society’s highest honour for his groundbreaking research on mitochondrial function and muscle health.
York University researchers are aiming to improve health outcomes by studying health-care access and disease prevention with funding from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research. Antony Chum, an associate professor and the Canada Research Chair in Population Health Data Science, will lead a project that analyzes Ontario's youth pharmacare program, and assesses its impact on economic outcomes, […]
Inspired by her own experiences in the Jane-Finch community, fourth-year student Ruth Zaza is leading initiatives in health equity and youth empowerment that are driving community change.
"As director of the Global Strategy Lab, Dr. Mathieu Poirier works at the intersection of health equity and health policy, focusing on issues that require global collaboration to solve. He and his team understood the threat posed by AMR and knew that concerted action was needed to change the course of the issue." See YFile story […]
In 1974, Gledhill joined the School of Kinesiology & Health Science, where he played a pivotal role in shaping the curriculum and developing key programs such as the undergraduate certificate program in fitness assessment and exercise counselling and the master of fitness science graduate program. His academic career at York and life was marked by […]