Lassonde

Three faculty members to receive honorific professorships

York University will honour three esteemed faculty members during its 2024 Spring Convocation, with one University Professorship and two Distinguished Research Professorships.

Student receives 2024 Bergeron Medal

Graduating student Reza Mirhadi received the award in recognition of his outstanding entrepreneurial achievement during his time at York University’s Lassonde School of Engineering.

Lassonde prof tackles AI in health care with support from tech giant

Professor Laleh Seyyed-Kalantari’s work addressing fairness in artificial intelligence (AI) models used in medical practice will be generously funded by Google’s Research Scholar Program.

Three York University scholars named Banting Postdoctoral Fellows

This year’s recipients of the prestigious Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship, awarded by the Government of Canada, include York University scholars Saba Asaad, Stephen Melly and Lynn Yu Ling Ng.

Lassonde prof honoured with gold medal for engineering excellence

Mechanical engineering Professor George Zhu has been recognized by the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers for his exceptional public service, technical excellence and professional leadership.

York alumnus helps Ghana farmers flourish

York alumnus Moustapha Seck has created a company that looks to help small-scale farmers in Ghana improve their businesses and become more profitable.

Lassonde student turns space aspirations into a career reality

Rehan Rashid, an undergraduate student at the Lassonde School of Engineering, is making his childhood dreams of working at NASA a reality by pursuing several academic internships.

Students present sustainable solutions, enhance career-readiness at Spring Capstone Day

Five awards were given to teams of students for their presentations at the 2024 Spring Capstone Day, a public event hosted by the York Capstone Network and the Lassonde School of Engineering.