York U expert available to comment on disaster & emergency management implications TORONTO, Monday, March 23, 2020 – The International Olympics Committee (IOC) executive board announced yesterday it will step up its scenario-planning for the Tokyo 2020 Games. This includes changing the start date of the Games, currently scheduled to begin on July 24, based […]
Three more York University professors will receive $703,217 in funding for COVID-19 related research to better inform the best way forward, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) announced. Two other York researchers are co-applicants on another $666,667.
York U theatre expert available on the role of performative leadership in COVID-19 containment effort TORONTO, Friday, March 20, 2020 – The COVID-19 has created a new world order, in which heads of states, businesses and health organizations need to speak directly to their communities daily, and with transparency like never before. Be it to convey […]
York U theatre expert available on the role of performative leadership in COVID-19 containment effort TORONTO, Friday, March 20, 2020 – The COVID-19 has created a new world order, in which heads of states, businesses and health organizations need to speak directly to their communities daily, and with transparency like never before. Be it to convey […]
York University experts available to discuss how parents can survive March Break TORONTO, March 19, 2020 – Parents should avoid intense teaching sessions with their children who are at home on an extended March Break due to the COVID-19 global pandemic that shut down schools. That's the advice of two York University educators who […]
Results show 24-hour monitoring of glucose levels during and after exercise is key for safety TORONTO, Monday, March 16, 2020 – Tracking glucose levels over 24 hours can help athletes with Type 1 diabetes monitor glycemic control and better manage hypoglycemia overnight, new research from York University has found. Professor Michael Riddell in York University’s Faculty […]
Pi Day is March 14 and while some might think it means nibbling on apple or cherry pie, it’s actually a day to celebrate a mathematical tool. York University math Professor Patrick Ingram can discuss the importance of Pi and why it has its own day.
*****EVENT CANCELLED***** TORONTO, March 11, 2020 – The demands on policing in Canada have never been greater. Gender and race issues, the globalization of money and money laundering, corruption and cybercrime are all pressing matters. They beg questions about democratic governance, accountability and control of police. Law and Disorder – a symposium on Saturday, March […]
Researchers at York University and their team have uncoupled the mystery of how Tuvan throat singers produce what sounds like two different pitches at once – a low rumble and a high whistle-like tone.
TORONTO, March 9, 2020 – When Central American families, men, women and children attempt to cross into the U.S., they’re faced with hardened U.S. immigration policies meant to stop unauthorized entry – even though many of these migrants are just desperate to flee violence and poverty in their homelands. The transit experiences of migrants trying […]