Study: Podcasts must add underrepresented veteran voices to better portray...
TORONTO, March 2, 2022 – Historically Eurocentric and white portrayals have dominated the depiction of Canadian war efforts while the contributions of racial and ethnic minorities have been obscured,...
View ArticleWhy is Ukraine-Russia war of special interest to Canadians? Refugee and...
York University professor notes sizeable and influential diaspora as key TORONTO, March 4, 2022 – As the invasion of Ukraine by Russia has displaced more than one million people already, the UN Refugee...
View ArticleNurse-education group co-created by York U gets $1.5 million in new funding...
Group supports education programs for internationally educated nurses, allowing them to become registered in the province. TORONTO, March 3, 2022 — A $1.5-million funding boost from the Ministry of...
View ArticleExperts Available: What do Russia sanctions mean for Canadian economy?
Most of world has united behind harsh financial penalties in defense of Ukraine. TORONTO, March 4, 2022 — Immediately following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a coalition of countries including Canada,...
View ArticleYork U professor co-authors first-ever academic book on perfectionism in...
Perfectionism in Childhood and Adolescence: A Developmental Approach builds on 30 years of research in a field that the authors helped pioneer TORONTO, March 8, 2022 — When a person self-describes as a...
View ArticlePaving paradise: putting up parking lots put bumblebees at risk in Toronto
TORONTO, March 21, 2022 – “They paved paradise, put up a parking lot.” Written and sung by Joni Mitchell in the 1970s, those lyrics still hold true today as pavement and concrete structures squeeze out...
View ArticleCanada exports resource heavy goods, imports Netflix
TORONTO, March 22, 2022 - The world's ecological footprint, as measured by its use of natural resources, such as food, water, cropland, fisheries and fuel, has tripled since 1961. It has exceeded the...
View ArticleIs electronic monitoring on the rise?
Legal expert available on the role of algorithmic management of workers in office and remote settings TORONTO, March 23, 2022 – Ontario has proposed new legislation that would require employers to...
View ArticleYork U scholars call for Paris Agreement-style global accord to combat the...
New paper in the American Journal of Public Health says the world urgently needs a co-ordinated response to antimicrobial resistance TORONTO, March 23, 2022 — In December 2021, as the world prepared to...
View ArticleDo octopuses, squid and crabs have emotions?
TORONTO, March 24, 2022 – Octopuses can solve complex puzzles and show a preference for different individuals, but whether they, and other animals and invertebrates, have emotions is being hotly...
View ArticleYork U leads team to establish $5.45-million national mental health training...
Prof Rebecca Pillai Riddell will lead DIVERT Mental Health, a research and training platform designed to support a more inclusive and accessible approach to mental health TORONTO, March 31, 2022 —...
View ArticleFully re-opening could lead to spring resurgence of COVID-19, new modelling...
TORONTO, March 31, 2022 – Re-opening to pre-pandemic levels will lead to a resurgence of COVID-19 infections, peaking in late March or April, new modelling research from York University has found. The...
View ArticleDeep cuts to greenhouse gases necessary to keep global warming to 1.5 C
TORONTO, April 4, 2022 – Deep cuts to global greenhouse gases are imperative to mitigate climate change and keep global warming to 1.5 C, says a report released today by Working Group III of the United...
View ArticleCanada’s largest academic conference reveals theme for 2023: Reckonings and...
Ottawa/Toronto, ON, April 13, 2022 – The Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences and York University – joint partners in the 2023 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences (Congress...
View Article$3.12 million in renewed support for York University Motion Media Studio at...
TORONTO, APRIL 19, 2022 — York University and Cinespace Film Studios announce renewed commitment of $3.12 million from Cinespace to enhance and elevate the York University Motion Media Studio at...
View ArticleEarth Day experts: climate risks and what people can do before it’s too late?
TORONTO, April 20, 2022 – This year’s Earth Day follows the publication of three reports by the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change which highlight the need for governments,...
View ArticleYork University receives more than $2.5 million in CIHR funding
TORONTO, April 21, 2022 – Two York University research teams will receive more than $2.5 million from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) for research on atrial fibrillation and virtual...
View ArticleYork U scholars map carbon dioxide glaciers and use modelling to show they...
Groundbreaking study solves a longstanding mystery about the composition of Mars’ famous polar formations TORONTO, April 26, 2022 — Scientists have long known that a large expanse of ice at Mars’ south...
View ArticleYork University officially opens newest YSpace location in northern York Region
Hub supports entrepreneurship, economic growth in Georgina and East Gwillimbury TORONTO, Aug. 5, 2022 — In partnership with the Towns of Georgina and East Gwillimbury, York University is pleased to...
View ArticleYork University, Town of Newmarket sign five-year MOU to advance shared goals...
NEWMARKET, ON – Sept. 14, 2022 – Today, York University President Rhonda Lenton and Newmarket Mayor John Taylor signed a new five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) – a clear commitment to advance...
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