York Institute for Health Research (YIHR)

05/26/2016

Please make your best effort to attend this crucial seminar on disease modelling and response to outbreak. It will take place on Wednesday, June 1st from 10am to 12pm at Tel 1004!

04/26/2016

Please make your best effort come this Thursday, April 28th! Excellent presentations have been selected to eplore the impact of borders in health. It will definitely be a rewarding experience!

04/03/2016

The abstract submission deadline for the 20th Annual Student Symposium on Health's Borders has been extended to April 8th, 2016! If you haven't already submitted your abstract, you now have the opportunity to do so!
Submit abstract (300 words max) to: bordersinhealth@gmail.com
Don't miss this opportunity to potentially present (even publish!) your research! See the call for abstracts for further details.

03/30/2016

YIHR is thrilled to host the second installment of its seminar series on "Health Risk Assessment for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management". The event will take place Friday, April 1st from 2:30 to 4:30PM at 280N York Lanes. See the attached poster for further details!

03/26/2016

YIHR's 20th Annual Student Symposium on April 28th, 2016 will focus on the prevalent theme of Borders in Health Research. Please see the Call for Abstracts and submit your research for the opportunity to potentially speak at the conference (and even have your research published in peer-reviewed journal Health Tomorrow)! Research from a variety of academic disciplines is strongly encouraged.

The deadline for abstract submissions is: March 30th, 2016 at 11:59pm.

02/15/2016

See poster containing details for upcoming event. Hope to see you there!

11/13/2015

Research Presentations in the field of BioEngineering from faculty members of the Lassonde School of Engineering, Faculty of Science & Faculty of Health from York University. Prelimary Program:

08/21/2015

Come join us at the book launch for "Our Chemical Selves" by Dayna Scott on Thursday August 27th at the Gladstone Hotel! RSVP required.

08/14/2015

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Centre for Refugee Studies (CRS) Student Caucus is pleased to announce their rescheduled 10th Annual Student Conference for September 25th and 26th, 2015. The deadline for submissions for the conference "De-mythifying Forced Migration: Place, Temporariness and Access in an Era of (Im)Mobility" has been extended to August 21, 2015. Click the link to view the full Call for Papers for further instructions and guidelines.

http://yihr.info.yorku.ca/centre-for-refugee-studies-call-for-papers/

07/14/2015

Join YIHR at the 10th Annual CDSSA Conference: Disability & Intersectionality on Saturday September 26th from 9am-5pm.

06/12/2015

Jianhong Wu, YIHR Director, is leading an interdisciplinary collaboration from the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, the Lassonde School of Engineering and the Faculty of Science, on Emergency simulations.

http://news.yorku.ca/2015/06/11/groundbreaking-york-u-research-advanced-by-more-than-9-million-from-province/

Groundbreaking York U research advanced by more than $9 million from province June 11, 2015sandramc Funding to advance space science, particle physics, big data, disaster management research TORONTO, June 11, 2015 – Groundbreaking research at York University will benefit from a funding commitment of…

06/05/2015

Anne Rochon Ford, Project Lead for YIHR's Initiative NNEWH (Nation Network on Environments and Women's Health) was featured in an interview on CTV News on nail salon workers and working health conditions.

http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/canadian-nail-salons-vulnerable-to-poor-health-working-conditions-1.2370773

Canadian nail salon workers are subject to poor health, work and financial conditions similar to those in the U.S., according to one expert.