It is no secret that York University is rapidly building momentum on the world stage and the latest rankings, released today by Maclean’s, show the University’s reputation continues to shine here in Canada with an impressive fourth place ranking – up one spot over last year. Guided by a University Academic Plan that strives to both inspire […]
Struggling Canadian readers achieved a year and a half of literacy growth in just five months, according to preliminary findings from a landmark multi-province project that shows short, frequent intervention sessions can radically accelerate reading skills in young kids.
Quebec took part in the study. Over a 16-week period, these students received small-group intervention sessions four times a week for 30 minutes, with a focus on phonological awareness, phonics, irregular word reading and decodable text reading.
An international group of astronomers, including from York University’s department of Physics and Astronomy, using the world’s most powerful space telescope, have made a surprising discovery about a galaxy long, long ago and far, far away: It isn’t rotating.
That’s something typically seen in more mature galaxies that are closer to us in space and time, says Ben Forrest, a research scientist at the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Davis, and first author on the paper published May 4 in Nature Astronomy.
York University Distinguished Research Professor Jianhong Wu is leading a national initiative to train specialists in data-driven, equitable, public health decision-making.
CampusOntario and York University’s Glendon College are embarking on a new strategic partnership in support of the Camerise communities, a province‑wide initiative dedicated to the retention of French as a Second Language (FSL) teachers and the strengthening of professional development in French as a Language of Instruction (FLI) across Ontario.
From increasing disasters, wildfires, record-breaking rainfall, warming lakes, invasive species and a struggling circular economy, York researchers are taking the measure of our planet
York’s cherry trees have officially reached Stage 2. These unfurling buds are the first sign that the trees are beginning their seasonal transformation.
While Artemis II is expected to arrive back on Earth today, youth from York Region will be setting up their science projects that might be adopted in the future, including a smart compression suit for astronauts, duckweed growth and nutrient recycling in space, developing a machine-learning model to discover active asteroids and more.
Gift from the Raj Anand and Lesley Valentine-Anand Foundation, in collaboration with Osgoode and the Law Commission of Ontario, will support access-to-justice research and student internships
