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Osgoode’s Internationally Trained Lawyers Day to bring together diverse legal community members for professional development & networking

TORONTO, May 17, 2021 – Osgoode Professional Development will celebrate internationally trained lawyers among Canada’s legal community at its seventh annual Osgoode’s Internationally Trained Lawyers Day (OITLD) on May 27. This year’s event will be held online. OITLD provides a unique opportunity for lawyers and law graduates from around the world, the accreditation and licensing […]

How do surgeons make decisions during pediatric brain surgery?

New study explores philosophy of surgical decision-making TORONTO, May 14, 2021 – A new study led by York University has found that pediatric neurosurgeons think about the whole patient and doing no harm when they have to make critical life and death decisions for children during an operation. According to the study, published in The […]

York University to co-host VR tour of remounted Inuit art exhibition

TORONTO, May 13, 2021 — York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) is co-hosting a Virtual Reality (VR) tour of the remounted Art Gallery of Ontario exhibition Tunirrusiangit: Kenojuak Ashevak and Tim Pitsiulak Revisited, May 14, from 4 to 5 p.m. Art history Professor Anna Hudson and her curatorial students will […]

Researchers test best materials for filtration and breathability in mask inserts

TORONTO, May 10, 2021 – As face masks are likely here for awhile longer, regardless of first vaccine doses, York University researchers have tested several materials to find which one is more efficient at filtering aerosols and more breathable for use as a middle layer or filter for cloth-based masks.

How can we best celebrate Mother’s Day in the 2nd pandemic year?

TORONTO, May 6, 2021 — In “normal” times the go-to Mother’s Day gift is perhaps flowers, chocolates, and brunch. But what moms need this year is support and recognition for the work they are doing as frontline worker keeping families safe and cared for as the pandemic continues, according to motherhood expert Professor Andrea O’Reilly […]

N95 masks for guests and workers, HVAC, disinfection of high aerosol areas key to preventing outbreaks in quarantine hotels or isolation areas: York U Expert

  TORONTO, May 6, 2021 − Canadian regulations for those entering Canada include a mandatory hotel stay for air travellers upon landing and, like any indoor space, these need stricter safety guidelines including N95 masks and safe ventilated eating areas for workers, says York University ventilation expert and mechanical engineering professor Marina Freire-Gormaly.  Preventing transmission in […]

L’Université York annonce le renouvellement de Rhonda Lenton au poste de présidente et vice-chancelière

TORONTO, 4e mai, 2021 – Aujourd’hui, Paul Tsaparis, président du conseil d’administration de York, a annoncé le renouvellement de la présidente Rhonda Lenton pour un autre mandat de cinq ans, à compter du 1er juillet 2022. Rhonda Lenton est devenue la huitième présidente et vice-chancelière de York le 1er juillet 2017 et elle exerce actuellement la quatrième […]

York University announces re-appointment of Rhonda Lenton as President and Vice-Chancellor

TORONTO, May 4, 2021 — Today, Paul Tsaparis, Chair of York University’s Board of Governors, announced the re-appointment of President Rhonda Lenton for an additional five-year term, effective July 1, 2022. Lenton became York’s eighth president and vice-chancellor on July 1, 2017 and is in the fourth year of her first five-year term. Her vision […]

York University and CAMH launch first-of-its-kind Canadian Guide on Mental Health Literacy for Autism

Free online document a key resource for autistic and autism communities, families, caregivers, mental health practitioners, and service providers   TORONTO, April 27, 2021 — York University researchers, in collaboration with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), have launched a first-of-its-kind mental health literacy guide to address the knowledge gap in supporting autistic adults. The […]

Lessons learned from sex ed curriculum changes relevant today during COVID-19

TORONTO, April XX, 2021 – Changes to health, sexual and physical education curriculums in Ontario had a dramatic effect on teachers, but those lessons are even more salient today, says York University Professor Sarah Flicker.