York University expert is available to explain gospel music popularity and history TORONTO, February 10, 2020 – Gospel music is so ingrained in pop culture today that gospel choirs are everywhere from the Superbowl and Grammys to detergent and car commercials, says Karen Burke, one of Canada’s leading authorities on gospel music’s history and performance […]
TORONTO, Feb. 10, 2020 – York University has established an Iranian Students Memorial Award to honour the memory of those who perished in the crash of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 near Tehran, Iran. Three of the 176 people killed in the tragedy were York University students. Sadaf Hajiaghavand was an upper-year student in the […]
A groundswell of advocates are needed to combat the current unequal numbers of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), says York University Professor Dawn Bazely, a biologist in the Faculty of Science. With the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on Tuesday, February 11, Bazely says much more work is required to tip the scales.
York University scholar available to discuss Blackness in Canada research project TORONTO, February 6, 2020 – It’s no accident that Professor Lorne Foster – one of Canada’s top scholars on racial profiling and anti-racism laws – chose to kick off his research project exploring Black Canadian identity during Black History Month. Black History Month is a […]
TORONTO, February 6, 2020 – Millions of viewers tuned in to watch U.S. President Donald Trump deliver his televised State of the Union address on Feb. 4 outlining the country’s accomplishments under his presidency, and millions more watched as the Senate voted on the impeachment process. But the viewers witnessed more antics than usual, according […]
Ramón Alain Miranda Quintana, a postdoc and York Science Fellow at York University’s Faculty of Science, is the John Charles Polanyi Prize winner in chemistry, the Ontario’s Ministry of Colleges and Universities announced today.
York University emergency management expert available for comment TORONTO, February 4, 2020 – The novel coronavirus outbreak has led to the quick spread of misinformation and rumours, creating not only a shortage of medical masks but an increase in racism. Although the risk of death from the coronavirus is very low in Canada, such misinformation […]
York University educator is available to explain how to teach children to challenge fear TORONTO, January 31, 2020 – Parents need to avoid transferring their own fears about the coronavirus to their children, and instead encourage them to condemn racism and xenophobia against their East Asian Chinese classmates, says Vidya Shah, an assistant professor in […]
Youth who don’t feel valued in early years, experience greater feelings of self-hate, distress in transition to university TORONTO, January 28, 2020 – A new study led by psychology researchers at York University’s Faculty of Health has found that youth who feel like they do not matter are highly susceptible to distress and depression. In […]
TORONTO, January 22, 2020 – As the number of coronavirus cases climbs, the WHO convenes an emergency meeting today on the novel coronavirus outbreak that originated in Wuhan, China. The US confirmed its first case in Washington state this week. Professor Steven J. Hoffman, a professor of global health, law, and political science and the director of […]