In a recent article for The Conversation, Professor Ali Asgary writes about the tragic attack that took place in Vancouver, BC on April 27, 2025, at the Lapu-Lapu festival celebrating Filipino culture. He discusses challenges with crowd management, the places that people are likely to be targeted and possible repercussions of the attack. Ali Asgary […]
On April 23, Toronto Life published an article “Trump’s Loss, Toronto’s Gain” featuring interviews with professionals working in the areas of science, law, academia, the arts, tech and other fields who have decided to relocate from the United States to Canada following Trump’s re-election. Three York professors, two of which were from the Faculty of […]
Hassan Qudrat-Ullah, a professor in the School of Administrative Studies, has published four new books in 2025. One of them, Navigating Complexity: AI and Systems Thinking for Smarter Decisions, looks at how AI-powered tools can simplify decision making for leaders who are dealing with global problems and who need to consider sustainability. In the book, […]
Professor Daniel Richards and Bachelor of Commerce student Raquel Iantorno completed an important study about the challenges faced by graduates looking for a career in financial planning. The two completed the research project as part of the Dean’s Award for Research Excellence (DARE) program. Conducting a series of interviews with professionals in the financial planning […]
Over 20 York University community members, and five LA&PS community members, have been honoured with a King Charles III Coronation Medal. The medal recognizes outstanding contributions to public service and society in the areas of education, research, public policy and social advocacy. Ako Ufodike is an associate professor in the School of Administrative Studies who was awarded […]
Disaster & Emergency Management Associate Professor Eric Kennedy, from the School of Administrative Studies, will be leading a new project entitled “Understanding and Improving Wildfire Mitigation Partnerships with Local Governments.”The project has received $386,000 in funding from Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) through its Build and Mobilize Foundational Wildland Fire Knowledge Program under the Wildfire Resilient Futures Initiative. The […]
Professor Ali Asgary, from the Disaster & Emergency Management program, has co-authored a paper published in the journal Artificial Intelligence in Medicine. The paper, entitled Leveraging deep-learning and unconventional data for real-time surveillance, forecasting, and early warning of respiratory pathogens outbreak, uses COVID-19 and influenza as case studies, devising a framework for using deep learning […]
Professor Aaida Mamuji with support from Jack Rozdilsky and Ali Asgary, all from the Disaster & Emergency Management program, developed a new photography exhibit and event entitled, “From Distanced to Connected: COVID-19 Five-Years On,” which documents the height of the pandemic in 2020-21. People in the GTA were asked to submit photos capturing their experiences […]
Professor Ali Asgary, who teaches Disaster & Emergency Management at York University, has written an article for The Conversation where he evaluates U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to displace Palestinians to turn Gaza into a resort development from the perspective of post-disaster and post-war reconstruction, which is one of the well-studied phases of disaster and emergency management. […]
Professors from the Disaster & Emergency Management (DEM) program will help York mark the five-year anniversary since the World Health Organization's declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic with a community-driven event. The event, titled "From Distanced to Connected: COVID-19 Five-Years On," has been organized by Professor Aaida Mamuji with support from Jack Rozdilsky and Ali Asgary. Scheduled for March 11, the event will […]