York University’s Office of Sustainability is working on improving sustainability efforts and minimizing inefficiencies across their campuses. The Office of Sustainability aims to use drone technology to create thermal maps of the campuses to find buildings that are inefficient and poorly insulated.
The use of drones and remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) has revolutionized numerous sectors, offering unparalleled advantages in mapping, monitoring, efficiency, safety, and accessibility.
The course is based on the promotion and enhancement of the concept of slow tourism, an alternative tourism choice in contrast to mass tourism. The main objective of slow tourism is to develop the tourist’s greater personal awareness by enhancing sustainability.
The course is based on the promotion and enhancement of the concept of slow tourism, an alternative tourism choice in contrast to mass tourism. The main objective of slow tourism is to develop the tourist’s greater personal awareness by enhancing sustainability.
Business continuity and resilience are essential for ensuring that organizations can sustain operations and recover swiftly from crises. Business continuity focuses on maintaining critical functions during and after a disaster, requiring detailed planning, risk assessment, and the implementation of response and recovery strategies.
One of the worse impacts of climate change is forced displacement. Climate change is fueling internal and international migration and refugee trends through the extreme weather events (e.g. abnormally heavy rainfall, prolonged droughts, heatwaves, and cyclones), sea level rise, water and food insecurity and associated conflicts.
The primary aim of this course is to convey how learning, motivation, and behavioral change theories and strategies can be applied through nutrition education to facilitate behavioral changes towards healthy eating.
The aim of this course is to assess the health and nutritional status of different groups in society. The methods used to evaluate the nutrition and health status of the general population as well as specific groups (such as pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, school-age children, etc.) will be discussed in detail.
The Biomaterials course introduces students to the fundamental principles of biomaterials science, emphasizing the relationship between material properties and their interactions with biological systems. This interdisciplinary course integrates general chemistry, material science, and engineering principles to address challenges in tissue engineering and medical applications.
The ʻĪnana Innovators Program cohort 4 focuses on learning about the pivotal role apps play in the modern world. The program seeks to empower the next generation of technology developers with a profound understanding on how creativity, innovation, and passion can contribute to addressing global challenges.