Mazinani will work closely with students, creating opportunities for knowledge exchange across the three Connected Minds pillars of society, neuroscience and behaviour, and intelligent technologies.
An international research team, including faculty and alumni from AMPD, has found in a new study that the arts may be a critical tool to confront climate-related health challenges.
A student-led project brings works from York University’s Inuit sculpture collection to broader audiences through an innovative pairing of physical and virtual exhibitions.
Professor Jane Tingley has been recognized with the 2025 James Bailey Award for Foresta Inclusive: (ex)tending towards, an interactive and multi-sensory installation that translates real-time data from a living tree into light, sound and scent.
Professor Taien Ng-Chan is bringing new research in immersive storytelling to this year’s Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival. The project team also includes PhD candidates Sana Akram and Haoran Chang, who are pursuing their doctorates in Cinema and Media Studies.
At AMPD, Design students are discovering how artificial intelligence can shape the future of design.
York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD), in partnership with Sensorium: Centre for Digital Arts & Technology, played a leading role at the 2025 Connected Minds Conference, held from October 6 to 8 at York’s Keele Campus. The annual three-day event brought together researchers, artists and innovators to examine how humans and intelligent technologies shape […]
A new research project led by Janine Marchessault, professor in York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design, is uncovering the little-known early history of IMAX – from its invention at Expo 67 to its transformation into a global cinematic phenomenon.
The project will be led by five Professors in the Department of Thetare, Dance & Performance: Marlis Schweitzer, Courtney Lancaster, Jamie Robinson, Keira Loughran and Laura Levin.
This conversation explores the mission and impacts of Sensorium: Centre for Digital Arts and Technology and features AMPD Professor and Sensorium director Taien Ng-Chan.