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Feeling expendable during the pandemic: why older adults need to feel like they matter

Review examines aging and feeling valued versus expendable during COVID-19 TORONTO, June 16, 2020 – Isolation prescribed to stop the spread of COVID-19 is not only adding to the stress and distress of older people, but events related to the pandemic are reinforcing ageism, say researchers at York University. A new commentary and review led by […]

New funding doubles York U students helping small businesses move to online commerce

TORONTO, ON, June 11, 2020  – A second wave of students from York University’s Schulich School of Business are being deployed to aid businesses across the GTA struggling from the impacts of COVID-19 quickly gear up for online commerce. With new support from the governments of Canada and Ontario, York will double the number of […]

Putting COVID-19 diagnostic tests to the “test” – how do they hold up?

As SARS-CoV-2 has the potential to mutate, it is important to check the efficacy of current diagnostic tests, say York University researchers, who found seven out of 27 methods had potential sequence mismatch issues that may lead to underperforming or false-negative COVID-19 test results.

York University project wins award from international engineering body

Toronto, June 5, 2020 – A York University program that brings a diversity of students from different disciplines together to work on real-life problems has received an international award from Airbus and the Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC). Through the Cross-Campus Capstone Classroom (C4) project, faculty members and students from the Lassonde School of Engineering, […]

Test, Trace, and Isolate: COVID-19 and the Canadian Constitution

Research paper looks at the potential benefits and limitations of using contact tracing apps TORONTO, June 3, 2020 – As long as contact tracing apps are carefully constructed and the information they reveal is appropriately safeguarded, such apps may, in conjunction with actual human tracing, have a role to play in the country’s public health […]

Test, Trace, and Isolate: COVID-19 and the Canadian Constitution

Research paper looks at the potential benefits and limitations of using contact tracing apps TORONTO, June 3, 2020 – As long as contact tracing apps are carefully constructed and the information they reveal is appropriately safeguarded, such apps may, in conjunction with actual human tracing, have a role to play in the country’s public health […]

Maybe we’re born with it? Study shows some infants can identify differences in musical tones at six months

TORONTO, June 4, 2020 – There’s a common belief that musicians are born with a natural ability to play music, while most of us have to work twice as hard to hear the difference between musical notes. Now, new research from neuroscientists at York University suggests the capacity to hear the highs and lows, also known as the major and minor notes in […]