Spotlight
Students in Professor George Mochizuki’s Principles of Neurorehabilitation course in the School of Kinesiology & Health Science get an up-close view of the work of neurorehabilitation physiotherapists by interviewing, via Zoom, a clinician and their patient.
Associate Professor George Mochizuki developed the fourth-year undergraduate course in 2022 to provide practical insights into the challenges and successes of neurorehabilitation for students to engage directly with clinicians and patients to bridge classroom learning with real-life scenarios.
Faculty of Health builds healthier future through experiential education.
Interim Dean of the Faculty of Health and Professor from the School of Kinesiology & Health Science, Chris Ardern points out that undergraduate students in the Faculty are able to study aspects of neurorehabilitation through an innovative experientially-focused course design where students have the opportunity to engage with health professionals and their clients. This experiential […]
York researcher, David Hood from the School of Kinesiology & Health Science recognized for advancing understanding of muscle health.
A leading expert in muscle physiology, York University Professor David Hood has been recognized with the Canadian Physiological Society’s highest honour for his groundbreaking research on mitochondrial function and muscle health.
York researchers, including Antony Chum and Mathieu Poirier from the School of Kinesiology & Health Science, awarded grants to investigate key public health issues
York University researchers are aiming to improve health outcomes by studying health-care access and disease prevention with funding from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research. Antony Chum, an associate professor and the Canada Research Chair in Population Health Data Science, will lead a project that analyzes Ontario's youth pharmacare program, and assesses its impact on economic outcomes, […]
Kinesiology student, Ruth Zaza is a rising star in health equity at York University, making positive change for Black community
Inspired by her own experiences in the Jane-Finch community, fourth-year student Ruth Zaza is leading initiatives in health equity and youth empowerment that are driving community change.
Mathieu Poirier, from the School of Kinesiology & Health Science, and York U director of the Global Strategy Lab, shared his expertise in antimicrobial resistance during an interview with The Rockefeller Foundation's Bellagio Breakthrough series.
"As director of the Global Strategy Lab, Dr. Mathieu Poirier works at the intersection of health equity and health policy, focusing on issues that require global collaboration to solve. He and his team understood the threat posed by AMR and knew that concerted action was needed to change the course of the issue." See YFile story […]
Passings: Norman Gledhill, a York University professor emeritus in the School of Kinesiology & Health Science, and distinguished figure in the field of exercise physiology, passed away on Jan. 16, surrounded by his family.
In 1974, Gledhill joined the School of Kinesiology & Health Science, where he played a pivotal role in shaping the curriculum and developing key programs such as the undergraduate certificate program in fitness assessment and exercise counselling and the master of fitness science graduate program. His academic career at York and life was marked by […]
Cannabis retail does not burden emergency rooms, York U study led by Antony Chum, Associate Professor, School of Kinesiology & Health Science
A recent study led by Antony Chum, an associate professor in the School of Kinesiology & Health Science in York’s Faculty of Health, challenges long-held beliefs about the impact of cannabis retail on public health and provides guidance for policymakers. This is the first study to investigate how a randomized lottery system for recreational cannabis licenses affects public […]
York U grad makes cancer research breakthrough during PhD studies.
Recent graduate Luca Delfinis, who undertook his doctorate under the supervision of Professor Christopher Perry, was the first to show this new understanding of cancer-related muscle weakness.