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June 10, 2021
An injection of hope: Herd immunity - where are we now?

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June 9, 2021
Social media use one of four factors related to higher COVID-19 spread rates early on

June 7, 2021
A statement from President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda L. Lenton and Vice-President Equity, People & Culture Sheila Cote-Meek on Pride Month

June 1, 2021
York PhD's research opens important conversations about men's sexuality after spinal cord injury

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May 31, 2021
A Statement from President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda Lenton, Vice-President Equity, People & Culture Sheila Cote-Meek and the Indigenous Council at York University on National Indigenous History Month and the Discovery at Kamloops Indian Residential School

May 31, 2021
First Canadian UN Leadership Training Centre opening at York U

May 27, 2021
How immune are you after one or two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine?

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New Lassonde School of Engineering program designed to help bring STEM to life in science classrooms across the GTA

When COVID-19 struck, academics at York’s recently formed Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change (EUC) were among the first to respond.

#PeopleofYU:“York has been my home for 46 years, which is one of the reasons why I haven’t retired yet – I’m just not ready."- Liliana Hassani, Staff

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Brendan Fernandes binds ballet and sculpture into kinky art pieces that have the New York Times, Vogue and the New Yorker all tied up in knots

Professional cave diver, Jill Heinerth (BFA ‘88) has been pinned beneath icebergs in Antarctica and incapacitated with the bends in the jungles of Mexico. These are some of the dangers of her deep-sea profession and this intrepid York alum faces them with stoicism

A simulation developed by York Professors is being used to design drive-through vaccination clinics in 10+ cities across North America, including Chicago, Denver and York region

Top 30 Changemakers Under 30

Representing every Faculty at the University, these alumni are leaders working and volunteering in a variety of fields, from health and sustainability to the arts and business, and work to bring a uniquely global perspective to help solve societal challenges.

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