Spotlight

Carli Melo, a PhD candidate in geography, received a Journal of Economic GeographyEarly Career Research Paper Prize for work that examines how crises affecting Myanmar migrant workers impact the seafood industry in Thailand

Thief, a painting by acclaimed York alumna Jaime Angelopoulos, is the inaugural exhibit of Art Unbound in the boardroom of Interim President and Vice-Chancellor Lisa Philipps

Fadel Audu, a student in the School of Nursing, received the Outstanding Clinical Extern Team Award at McMaster Children's Hospital for his contributions to the hospital's pediatric medicine and complex care unit

Monique Johnson, a staff member in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD), helped solve the mystery of an unidentified woman in an 18th-century painting

Abigail Lee, a doctoral student in the Lassonde School of Engineering, has published work that helps scientists pinpoint where water may be hidden on Mars

Faculty of Health Professor Robert T. Muller and Suliana Beraki, a psychology undergraduate student and research assistant, wrote about racial disparities in health care for Psychology Today

Ayshan Soltansaleki, a PhD student, earned second place in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers' Old Guard Graduate Student Video Competition for research on virtual models of real-world systems

The 2026 Toronto Arts Awards recognized two School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design PhD students: Vladimir Kanic, with the Breakthrough Artist Award, and Beny Esguerra, with the Community Arts Award

Stephen Gaetz, professor and director of the York-based Canadian Observatory on Homelessness, recently met England's Prince William and discussed preventing youth homelessness

Louise Arbour, former professor and associate dean at Osgoode Hall Law School, has been appointed as Canada's next governor general

Professor Emeritus Ron Owston is advancing pedagogy through online workshops focused on two AI-powered teaching assistant apps he helped create

Detlev Zwick, dean of the Schulich School of Business, announces a new partnership with CGI to launch a new certificate program to expand pathways into enterprise technology careers

Associate Professor A.M. Viens has been appointed to the newly established Public Health Ethics Advisory Committee of Ontario which will provide expert ethical guidance on pressing public health issues

David Phipps, assistant vice-president, research strategy and impact, has received the Queens University Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award for building knowledge mobilization capacity at York and across Canada

Marcel Martel, a history professor at York U, appeared on a segment of Savoir média’s Justice and Punishment to discuss the history of Canada’s justice system and drug policy