Impact Stories Directory

Transforming the future of health care in Canada

York University is closer to achieving a long-held plan of developing a transformative new School of Medicine. York’s vision for a School of Medicine was endorsed by the Ontario government in March 2024 with a $9 million investment in startup funding.

New campus officially opens in Canada’s fastest-growing tech hub

York University’s new Markham Campus officially welcomed its first full cohort of students in September 2024. Located in the heart of Markham, one of Canada’s fastest-growing tech hubs and home to tech giants such as IBM, the Markham Campus is proud to offer innovative, interdisciplinary ...

Creating a sustainable future for the esteemed Glendon Campus

In April 2024, York’s Board of Governors approved a re-envisioned Glendon Campus with a restructuring of academic units. The new departmental structure will enhance Glendon’s capacity to provide high quality programs, advance new ideas through interdisciplinary research and scholarship, and ...

Shaping the next generation of tech-driven business leaders

Launched in Fall 2023 by York’s award-winning Schulich School of Business, the new MBA in Tech Leadership program is training the next generation of leaders for a business world driven by technological innovation and disruption.

Creating accessible learning spaces for future students

Prospective students can now experience what student life would be like at the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) before they even step on campus thanks to an immersive virtual tour showcase.

Task Force on the Future of Pedagogy release final report

While the COVID-19 pandemic caused many higher learning institutions to pivot to online learning, it inspired York to consider how technology-enhanced learning could shape the future of education. That is the impetus behind the Task Force on the Future of Pedagogy which seeks to energize ...

Leadership in lifelong learning

In a short span of time, the world experienced unprecedented change through global challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic but also through significant technological innovations such as AI and automation. As a result, lifelong learning has never been more essential to supporting thriving economies.

Newly appointed Canada Research Chairs (CRC) are advancing knowledge in global health, migration policy

York’s leadership in research continues to be recognized by prestigious funding programs such as the Canada Research Chairs (CRC) program. Professor Godfred Boateng, assistant professor in the School of Global Health, director of the Global & Environmental Health Lab and a faculty fellow at ...

Connected Minds initiative celebrates one year

A year after its launch, Connected Minds: Neural and Machine Systems for a Healthy, Just Society, has reached impressive milestones, including 6 new seed grants, 14 new research-enhanced hires and an abundance of networking events and workshops.

Examining the effects of climate change on housing and poverty

A social innovation initiative is exploring the impacts of climate change on vulnerable communities in Canada, thanks to $1 million in funding from Gore Mutal Foundation and a partnership with Social Innovation Canada.

Ten researchers join the York Research Chairs program

Ten new researchers have been named York Research Chairs (YRC), York’s internal counterpart for the CRC. The YRCs are conducting research in areas such as cognitive neuroscience, gender justice and molecular ecology.

York achieves record-level federal funding to support health research

York achieved unprecedented success in funding for health-related research – a testament to its leadership in health excellence and commitment to advancing positive health outcomes for communities.