TORONTO, February 27, 2020 – A federally-funded program tailored to give 54 women entrepreneurs from York Region and the Greater Toronto Area the tools and connections needed to grow their businesses will launch at an event next Tuesday, March 3. York University President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda L. Lenton will be joined by the Honourable Mary […]
Research to focus on role of laws, policies and institutions in fighting transnational health threats TORONTO, February 27, 2020 – A new research chair at York University will tackle the toughest global health challenges by studying the impact that policies and laws have on health. York University Professor Steven J. Hoffman has been named inaugural […]
Research to focus on role of laws, policies and institutions in fighting transnational health threats TORONTO, February 27, 2020 – A new research chair at York University will tackle the toughest global health challenges by studying the impact that policies and laws have on health. York University Professor Steven J. Hoffman has been named inaugural […]
Collaboration inspires students to participate in robotics and create STEM futures TORONTO, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020 –In a unique collaboration to support Black youth in STEM, the Lassonde School of Engineering has partnered with the African Canadian Christian Network (ACCN) to sponsor their robotics team, made up of high school students from the local Jane-Finch […]
How does it all end? Does the Universe end the same way it started, with a bang? Media are invited to hear theoretical astrophysicist and science communicator Katie Mack discuss what modern astrophysicists believe will happen in her talk, Death of a Universe, at York University.
With wildfires, flooding and drought occurring on a global scale, leading experts in extreme climate events from across North America will come together at York University to present research and discuss the future on Wednesday, Feb. 19.
TORONTO, February 14, 2020 – Dozens of countries are violating international law by imposing travel restrictions against China during the novel coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19), according to a new commentary published in The Lancet. York University global health law professor and senior author Steven J. Hoffman says nearly all of the world’s global health law scholars […]
Mars will play peek-a-boo with the Moon in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Feb. 18, similar to an eclipse. Tune in online to York University’s Allan I. Carswell Observatory for the best views of the Moon moving in front of the red planet, called the occultation of Mars.
Researchers find bilingualism provides the brain with greater cognitive reserve, delaying onset of symptoms TORONTO, February 13, 2020 – A study led by York University psychology researchers provides new evidence that bilingualism can delay symptoms of dementia. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, making up 60 to 70 per cent of dementia cases. […]
Migration between southern and northern U.S. regions doesn’t alter wide gap in trust levels among Americans, York U study shows TORONTO, February 12, 2020 – New Yorkers are more trusting of others compared to Alabamans or Texans. While this regional divide between southerners and the rest of Americans is well documented, the gap is […]