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York University students reimagine downtown Stouffville through innovative community solutions

A year after formalizing a partnership through a memorandum of understanding (MOU), York University and the Town of Stouffville are already seeing results through two student-led project proposals aimed at creating a more dynamic, inclusive and accessible downtown core. The projects emerged through York's Cross-Campus Capstone Classroom (C4), an experiential learning initiative that brings students […]

Thinking and moving tasks surpass crossword puzzles at brain health

Whether you’re suffering from a concussion, early signs of dementia or are concerned about healthy aging, York University neuroscientist says combining thinking and movement builds brain resilience Dementia can be brewing in the background for years before the telltale signs of memory lapses and difficulties with wayfinding creep into people’s daily lives or are caught […]

The UN’s Refugee Convention finds itself at a crossroads 75 years later – because of how it’s being interpreted

York University’s Connected Minds and CIGI partner to strengthen global AI and neurotechnology governance

York University’s Connected Minds: Neural and Machine Systems for a Healthy, Just Society and the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) are launching a 16-month pilot partnership to design and build new governance frameworks for artificial intelligence (AI) and neurotechnology.

Fires need to be viewed in a longer-term context. Increased incidences of large-scale forest fires, particularly in the boreal region stretching across Canada from Labrador to the Yukon, have been a predicted impact of climate change in Canada for more than three decades

York U awarded $2.5M to investigate, mitigate impact of increasing digital surveillance on refugees

In a climate where walls and detention centres are built, border enforcement agencies expanded and new border control technologies adopted, there is a risk of global displacement, already at a historic high, skyrocketing. Associate Professor Sean Rehaag of Osgoode Hall Law School, along with an international collaboration, will work to understand, mitigate and respond to a burgeoning refugee crisis through a $2.5 million Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Partnership Grant announced today.

Learning to identify new objects reshapes parts of the brain, research finds

The wiring and rewiring of the brain never ends. Neural pathways are constantly being reshaped as we interact with the world and learn new things. At York University and MIT’s McGovern Institute, scientists are combining detailed analysis of brain activity with computational modelling to better understand that change. York Assistant Professor Kohitij Kar, McGovern Institute Postdoctoral […]

York University to receive $1.4M in Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards

York University is poised to welcome 11 doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers through the first wave of the federal Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards (CIRTA) initiative, reflecting the University’s strong research excellence and ability to attract top international research talent. In total the CIRTA are worth $1.4 million in funding – $40,000 per year for […]

Shifting Risk to Taxpayers: Ontario’s $400 Billion Nuclear Gamble. Prof Mark Winfield explains why financing—not technology—may be the biggest challenge

York University climbs 11 spots in today's QS World University Rankings

Despite growing competition, York University has climbed 11 spots in the QS World University Rankings 2027 released today.  It is the highest ranking the University has scored in more than a decade