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York U launches powerful resource to inspire action towards a greener future

York U launches powerful resource to inspire action towards a greener future
New microlecture series features world-renowned academic experts
York University’s Lassonde School of Engineering receives provincial funding to launch STEM program for Black youth

York University’s Lassonde School of Engineering receives provincial funding to launch STEM program for Black youth
York’s Lassonde School of Engineering k2i (kindergarten to industry) academy has received $463,800 from the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Multiculturalism to develop and implement a unique micro-credentialed, Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) educational program, for Black youth in grades 7 to 12 as part of k2i’s Bringing STEM to Life in Schools stream.
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York experts ‘predict’ impacts of AI and tech for 2023 and beyond

York experts ‘predict’ impacts of AI and tech for 2023 and beyond
York researchers available to comment on how ever-advancing tech will impact our social and cognitive futures, and why decision-making shouldn’t be left solely in hands of technocrats TORONTO, January 10, 2023 — From the future of aging and long-term care to how artificial intelligence can both help and hinder our brains, to why fully autonomous […]
2022 YEAR IN REVIEW: York U a 'living lab' for auto magnate Frank Stronach's prototype electric cars

2022 YEAR IN REVIEW: York U a 'living lab' for auto magnate Frank Stronach's prototype electric cars
What if York U’s campus became a "living lab" to test the prototype SARIT (Safe, Affordable, Reliable, Innovative Transit) vehicles the billionaire Magna International founder hoped was the future of sustainable commuter transportation?
York research: AI better than human eye at predicting brain metastasis outcomes

York research: AI better than human eye at predicting brain metastasis outcomes
Lassonde engineers create novel technique they hope will provide cancer patients and clinicians with better, faster information A recent study by York University researchers suggests an innovative artificial intelligence (AI) technique they developed is considerably more effective than the human eye when it comes to predicting therapy outcomes in patients with brain metastases. The team […]
Global spotlight on AI’s impact on health care, law and urban development

Global spotlight on AI’s impact on health care, law and urban development
Innovative York University conference to focus on how interdisciplinary collaborations can help shape a more just, equitable, healthy and sustainable future
York U researchers’ revamped AI tool makes water dramatically safer in refugee camps

York U researchers’ revamped AI tool makes water dramatically safer in refugee camps
A team of researchers from York University’s Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research and Lassonde School of Engineering have revamped their Safe Water Optimization Tool (SWOT) with multiple innovations that will help aid workers unlock potentially life-saving information from water-quality data regularly collected in humanitarian settings.
The world’s smallest lecture hall launches at York U to tackle a macro problem across the globe

The world’s smallest lecture hall launches at York U to tackle a macro problem across the globe
York University is launching the world’s tiniest lecture hall to spur action on the giant problem of microplastics, and anyone on the planet can step inside. The micro-lecture hall is part of a new art installation that will be unveiled at Vari Hall and the Glendon Centre of Excellence. An exact replica of a theatre-style […]