Photo: Professor Natalie Wood, centre, with colleagues and guests at William Peyton Hubbard Atrium naming event, February 5, 2026. March 13, 2026 George Brown Polytechnic professor and researcher Natalie Wood has been awarded the Michael Baptista Essay Prize by York University’s Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLAC). Wood, a professor in the Social Service Worker program and co-designer of the Black Futures Research Institute, … Continue reading George Brown Professor Natalie Wood wins Michael Baptista Essay Prize
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Edited by Sandra McLean December 15, 2025 Natural Resources Canada has renewed its support for the Energy Modelling Hub (EMH) activities for a further four years beginning, providing $5 million to strengthen Canada’s capacity for transparent, evidence-based energy, climate and energy transition policy development and planning. The new mandate, Reinforcing Canadian Energy Modelling Capacities: Enhancing … Continue reading Canada renews support for Energy Modelling Hub
Colleagues at IYARIC, a peer-reviewed, graduate student-run journal at the Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean, York University, Toronto have requested that we help distribute their recent Call for Papers. The publication platforms Black, Caribbean, and Indigenous voices and scholarship. The IYARIC Journal has a current call for abstracts for their 2026 … Continue reading Call for Papers: IYARIC
A campus of the State University of Haiti is increasingly relying on international partnerships to strengthen its institutional resilience and preserve its academic mission. Photo: Awiseman, Wikimedia Commons Published 17/10/2025 by Annik Chalifour The Rector of the State University of Haiti (UEH), Dr. Dieuseul Prédélus, recently held a series of meetings at Glendon College of York University, as … Continue reading The State University of Haiti strengthens its academic ties in Canada
Fall 2025 Researchers use math to calculate the spread of mosquito-borne diseases by Deirdre Kelly Mathematics is often seen as a world apart – full of abstract theories and distant from daily concerns. Yet, in a York University lab, equations are being put to work on one of the most urgent challenges in public health: understanding how … Continue reading Contagion Control
By Nichole Jankowski October 9, 2025 Oct. 13 marks the United Nations’ International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, a global call to action to prevent and lessen the impact of disasters. This year’s theme, “Fund Resilience, Not Disasters,” highlights the urgent need to shift from costly crisis response to smarter investments in risk reduction. As … Continue reading International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction: York U experts available
An in-person event at The UWI Regional Headquarters, Kingston, Jamaica on October 14-17, 2025.
Courtesy of The Conversation Canada August 20, 2025 11:00 am In one of the first communications of its kind, the British Columbia Wildfire Service has issued a warning to residents about viral, AI-generated fake wildfire images circulating online. Judging by comments made by viewers on social media, some people did not realize the images were … Continue reading AI-generated misinformation can create confusion and hinder responses during emergencies
Motorcycle riding in the Caribbean is a dangerous business. This could have some application there? By Ashley Goodfellow Craig, June 13, 2025 Can artificial intelligence (AI) save lives on the road? York University Professor Ali Asgary’s newly launched MotoAI app is designed to do just that by empowering motorcyclists and road safety experts with crucial road safety insights. … Continue reading York U prof behind AI-powered motorcycle safety web app launched by UNITAR
Sapna Sharma, director of the UNITAR Global Water Academy and York Research Chair in Global Change Biology in York’s Faculty of Science Edited by Sandra McLean June 5, 2025 To empower learners world-wide to respond to the global water sustainability crisis, UNITAR Global Water Academy and York University are launching three new courses today – … Continue reading UNITAR Global Water Academy and York University launch free online courses