Faculty of Science Professor Kohitij Kar will welcome award-winning researcher Matteo Dunnhofer to develop artificial intelligence systems that mimic the primate brain in hopes of developing more effective treatment strategies for neurological disorders.
York University’s Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) is helping newcomers to Canada navigate the complexities of the job market with the Bridging Program for Internationally Educated Professionals.
Through initiatives like the recent Global Audiovisual Archiving Conference, Professor Janine Marchessault is helping facilitate alliances between institutional and community-led media archives from around the world.
Following the SDGs-in-the-Classroom Toolkit being named an international finalist for the Green Gown Awards, which recognizes exceptional sustainability initiatives, the team behind the resource share how the toolkit was created.
York University Professor Patrick Alcedo’s Summer 2024 course, Philippine Folk Dance and Culture, gave students the opportunity to travel to the Southeast Asian nation for three weeks – to learn new dances in their original settings.
Two groups of first-year York University students travelled to Cuba this spring as part of a new Faculty of Health course exploring human rights, Cuban culture and the country’s health-care system.
Fifteen students travelled to South Korea for a course that provided the undergraduates with the experiential opportunity to immerse themselves in the country’s history and culture.
Recent Faculty of Education PhD graduate Isaac Garcia-Sitton has received two prestigious awards for his doctoral dissertation examining the impact of policies on international students in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Model European Union (EU), a simulation of the work done by the European governing body, brought 55 students from across the country to York University’s Keele Campus this spring to experience politics and diplomacy in action.
York University’s faculty-led study abroad opportunities are gaining popularity, and mature students are eager to participate by registering for courses that take them around the world.