This story is published in YFile’s New Faces Feature Issue 2020, part one. Every September, YFile introduces and welcomes those joining the York University community, and those with new appointments. Watch for part two on Sept. 25. Seven new faculty members join the Faculty of Health at York University this fall, with appointments in Kinesiology & Health […]
Professors at York University have been awarded more than $9.1 million in funding from the Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) through the Discovery Grants Program and the Discovery Accelerator Supplement Awards. The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery Grants Program supports ongoing programs of research with long-term goals rather […]
Three projects led by York University researchers have received almost $1 million in funding from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) to do rapid research over the next year related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Funding for the Rapid Research Funding projects was announced June 25. “We are delighted to learn of CIHR’s support for […]
Interdisciplinary and Collaborative Approaches Needed to Determine Impact of COVID-19 on Older Adults and Aging: CAG/ACG and CJA/RCV Joint Statement
For the first time, the Muscle Health Research Centre (MHRC) at York University hosted its 11th annual Muscle Health Awareness Day (MHAD11) online via Zoom. This conference, which took place May 22, featured invited speakers from Canada and the U.S., and was organized by MHRC Director David Hood and Louise Solomon, centre coordinator. The event […]
There are no knives or probes involved when the students in Nicolette Richardson’s upper-year Regional Anatomy II class dissect a human cadaver, because it is all done virtually: no mess, no smell, but plenty of opportunity to learn, nonetheless. “There was no lab component to the course when I first came to York,” said Richardson, […]
Frontline workers who deal with people in poverty who are the victims of trauma, in Toronto and globally, now have a new online resource, thanks to a group of students – including three Faculty of Health undergraduates – who took part in one of York University’s new Cross-Capstone Campus Classroom (C4) courses, an interdisciplinary capstone […]
The President's Office and the Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation (VPRI) would like to acknowledge our researchers for their outstanding contributions this year. York University is deeply committed to supporting and recognizing the success of our researchers and scholars. “It is our great pleasure to acknowledge this year’s President’s Award winners: Professors Christopher […]
What you need to know working from home during this pandemic TORONTO, Monday, March 30, 2020 – Millions of people around the world are staying home to follow rules around social distancing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. As many adjust moving from their office space to their work-from-home space, how can they prevent muscles and joints from stiffening and deteriorating? Assistant Professor Michael […]
David Hood, a professor in the School of Kinesiology & Health Studies in the Faculty of Health, is a finalist for the 2019 Award for Outstanding Graduate Mentorship. The award is presented annually by the Canadian Association for Graduate Studies (CAGS). A Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Cell Physiology, Hood is also the director […]