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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 Professor Shital Desai Receives 2025 President’s Emerging Research Leadership Award
Associate Professor of Computational Arts at AMPD, Shital Desai, has been awarded the 2025 President’s Emerging Research Leadership Award in Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts.
Digital Media Alumni Win Top Prizes at Ubisoft Toronto NEXT Challenge
Two alumni from York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) Digital Media program have won top prizes in the highly competitive Ubisoft Toronto NEXT Challenge, a major competition that helps launch Ontario’s next wave of game developers.
It’s in the air: art, science and engineering merge to light up airborne pollution
AMPD Professor Mark-David Hosale is leading a bold interdisciplinary project that’s turning air pollution into something we can see. As principal investigator of 'SensingChange', he’s collaborating with engineers, scientists, and artists across York to develop wearable tech that lights up in response to black carbon emissions.
A new course at AMPD is shaping the next generation of sustainability leaders
Developed by Computational Arts Professor Shital Desai, 'Life-centred Futures: Sustainability, Interaction Design and AI' brings together students from digital media, theatre, economics and design to tackle complex global challenges. By integrating diverse perspectives, the course fosters innovative and regenerative solutions.
York U students apply physical computing skills to real-life challenges
A class run by Shital Desai, a professor the Department of Computational Art in the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design and York Research Chair in Accessible Interaction Design at York University, empowers students to create electronic devices with potential real-world impact.
Global Eco-Arts Residency: A Transformative Summer Course at York’s Costa Rica Campus
This summer, York University’s Las Nubes EcoCampus in Costa Rica hosted its first-ever Global Eco-Arts Residency, a 10-day intensive course offered by the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD). Led by Professors Brandon Vickerd and ...
Incoming AMPD faculty member named 2024 Higher Education Video Game Alliance Fellow
Anne Sullivan, who will be joining the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) as an assistant professor in January 2025, has been named a 2024 Higher Education Video Game Alliance (HEVGA) Fellow. Established in 2017, the HEVGA Fello ...