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AMPD Researchers Awarded Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Development Grants for 2025
This article contains excerpts from a story originally published in Yfile. Three researchers from York University’s School of the Arts, Media Performance & Design (AMPD)...

AMPD faculty lead transformative research supported by Connected Minds grants

AMPD Alumnus is reimagining Toronto’s former Downsview Airport
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AMPD Researchers Awarded Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Insight Development Grants for 2025
York University AMPD researchers will explore new questions, methods and ideas in the social sciences and humanities with more than $1.7 million in federal funding to support early-stage projects over the next two years.

AMPD faculty lead transformative research supported by Connected Minds grants
Five interdisciplinary teams are working to build a more inclusive future, with three AMPD professors focused on accessible workplaces, new ways of connecting through technology and Indigenous virtual learning that supports culture and language.

AMPD Alumnus is reimagining Toronto’s former Downsview Airport
As executive director of site activation and programming at Northcrest Developments, Mitchell Marcus (BA ’04) is turning an industrial site into a vibrant new destination with concerts, markets, art installations and more. Once the redevelopment is complete, YZD will be just four subway stops from York’s Keele Campus.

AMPD students bring Toronto’s love of basketball to life through AR
Museum of Toronto partnered with Design Lab to create site-specific installations and an accompanying interactive app as part of their latest city-wide exhibition.

Professor Syreeta Hector's 'Black Ballerina' ends powerful six-year run
AMPD Professor Syreeta Hector recently concluded the final performance of her solo work, Black Ballerina at Native Earth Performing Arts’ Aki Studio in Toronto. The piece, which has toured nationally for six years, explores the intersections of race, identity and classical ballet through Hector’s personal lens as a mixed-race artist and educator.

AMPD alumni recognized with wins and nominations at the 2025 Dora Mavor Moore Awards
York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) had a strong presence at the 2025 Dora Mavor Moore Awards, with alumni taking home several top honours and earning nominations across nearly every major category in theatre, dance, opera and musical divisions.

Professor Ali Kazimi Receives 2025 Fire Horse Award for outstanding contribution to Media Arts
The Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival has named Professor Ali Kazimi, from York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD), the 2025 recipient of the prestigious Fire Horse Award. The honour, announced in April, celebrates Kazimi’s exceptional contributions to the film and media arts community in Canada and beyond.

AGO launches Joyce Wieland exhibit with strong ties to AMPD
Several AMPD faculty and alumni contributed to the exhibition catalogue, including Professors Anna Hudson, Sarah Parsons, and Professor Emeritus Joyce Zemans.

Former Raptors coach Nick Nurse receives honorary degree at Convocation Ceremony
Nick Nurse, former head coach of the NBA's Toronto Raptors, brought a lively energy to AMPD's June 20 Spring Convocation ceremony at York University, after accepting an honorary doctor of laws degree.