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NewsFlash is Lassonde’s monthly newsletter with a recap of our top monthly highlights, including:

September 2025

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Lassonde welcomes nine new Lassonde faculty experts in AI, design, cybersecurity, and robotics. The Digital Technologies BASc program enters its third year with doubled enrollment and paid industry experience, and Arbalest Rocketry impressed at Launch Canada 2025 with the successful Goose 4 launch.

August 2025

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This summer, k2i academy’s Bringing STEM to Life program connected 100 high school students with 50 undergraduate mentors to tackle real-world challenges, gain STEM credits, and build career pathways. Professor Cuiying Jian was named a York Massey Fellow for her leadership in sustainable engineering and commitment to EDI. Alumna Ramona Sartipi, recognized in York’s Top 30 Under 30, now leads AI design innovation at IBM while championing women in STEM.

July 2025

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Professor Satinder Kaur Brar received the Minister’s Award of Excellence for her green tech innovations in water treatment. Lassonde hosted the NSERC CREATE summit, uniting 120+ researchers from 18 universities. Through Connected Minds, Professors Hossein Kassiri and James Elder earned $7.5M in grants to advance people-centered health technologies.