Information sheets will provide tips for parents of Black children TORONTO, March 20, 2019 (Updated March 21, 2019) – Navigating the maze of Ontario’s school system may become easier for parents of Black children, thanks to a series of new information sheets led by York University Faculty of Education Professor Carl James. The information sheets – […]
Information sheets will provide tips for parents of Black children TORONTO, March 20, 2019 (Updated March 21, 2019) – Navigating the maze of Ontario’s school system may become easier for parents of Black children, thanks to a series of new information sheets led by York University Faculty of Education Professor Carl James. The information sheets – […]
TORONTO, March 19, 2019 – York University President & Vice-Chancellor Rhonda Lenton applauds the Government of Canada's 2019 Budget for its significant investment in work-integrated learning, an international education strategy, graduate research scholarships and life-long learning. These investments will ensure Canada remains competitive and a leader in the global economy. With two-thirds of all emerging […]
TORONTO, Monday March 18, 2019 – Skills training, pharmacare, and housing affordability are all expected to play a large role in tomorrow’s federal budget. York University experts are available to answer questions about how the 2019 budget will impact the economy, address issues surrounding housing affordability, poverty and the labour market. Giuseppina D’Agostino is a professor […]
TORONTO, Monday March 18, 2019 – Skills training, pharmacare, and housing affordability are all expected to play a large role in tomorrow’s federal budget. York University experts are available to answer questions about how the 2019 budget will impact the economy, address issues surrounding housing affordability, poverty and the labour market. Giuseppina D’Agostino is a professor […]
York University math curriculum expert available for comment TORONTO, March 15, 2019 – The Ontario government announced changes to the province’s math curriculum today that will see elementary school teachers return to a focus on fundamental “back-to-basics” math as part of a four-year strategy. Tina Rapke, an assistant professor in the Faculty of Education and […]
TORONTO, March 13, 2019 – Last year, IP Osgoode, along with its collaborators, kicked off its Bracing for Impact: The AI Challenge conference series with a full-day conference on the legal and ethical issues related to Artificial Intelligence. Building on its success, IP Osgoode will now host a second conference focused on AI and big […]
Today marks the release of major new survey findings that for the first time provides a comprehensive portrait of what it means to be Jewish in Canada, touching on such areas as identity, practices, and experiences. This survey is benchmarked against comparable research in the USA and shows that Canadian Jews as a whole are […]
CIHR to support research on inflammatory disease, care for rural dementia patients, and the health of urban Indigenous children. TORONTO, March 12, 2019 – Three York University professors have been awarded funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Fall 2018 competition, for research on inflammatory disease, care in rural communities for people with […]
Curiosity Rover’s measurements hint at subsurface reservoirs of methane on Mars and a strong interaction with surface materials TORONTO, March 8, 2019 – A new study led by Professor John Moores, an associate professor in the Department of Earth and Space Science and Engineering at York University has found evidence of a link between the surface rocks […]