The Joan and Martin Goldfarb Gallery unveils bold dual exhibitions
The Joan and Martin Goldfarb Gallery of York University presents Maryam Taghavi's Unfolding Worlds and Charles Campbell’s An Ocean to Livity opening Jan. 31.
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York University grad students take the measure of Toronto’s winter urban air
Several students are participating in SWAPIT, a large winter air quality study, run by Environment and Climate Change Canada Who would imagine a bright, sunny winter day could have higher concentrations of some air pollutants than a hazy summer day? Not only is it uncommon for people to consider air quality during the coldest months […]
Doug Ford response to Trump’s tariff threat lacks credibility
Professor Mark Winfield of the Faculty of Environment and Urban Change writes about Doug Ford's response in an opinion piece in the Globe and Mail and on his blog. Read the piece in the Globe and Mail here: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-doug-ford-response-to-trumps-tariff-threat-lacks-credibility/ or in Winfield's blog: https://marksw.blog.yorku.ca/2025/01/14/doug-ford-donald-trump-and-energy/
What does Trump have in store for the world in his second term? History provides some clues
Donald Trump is on the eve of becoming only the second United States president to begin a non-consecutive term. Grover Cleveland, more than a century ago, was the other. Non-consecutive terms have occurred in other countries, particularly in Western Europe and the Americas. Around the time that Cleveland entered American history books, William Gladstone kept […]
Cyberattack affecting school boards spotlights the need for better EdTech regulation in Ontario and beyond
Issues surrounding students’ data and schools’ use of educational technology (EdTech) are in the spotlight as school boards in six provinces respond to a “significant cyberattack” on an administration software platform. According to CTV, the company PowerSchool informed school districts that “hackers infiltrated its systems using a compromised credential to gain access to one of […]
Billionaires and loyalists will provide Trump with muscle during his second term
Meta’s announcement that it will abandon fact-checking in the United States — in what appears to be an appeasement to fact-averse Donald Trump — is just the latest illustration of the importance of billionaires in the president-elect’s second term. Some of the world’s wealthiest business leaders have lined up to support Trump, while his cabinet […]
Demonizing foreign students sidesteps solutions to Canada’s problems
Throughout 2024, international students, along with other immigrants, found themselves on the receiving end of blame for Canada’s economic challenges. Starting with the Jan. 22 announcement of a cap on international student numbers, Canada’s growing political theatre of scapegoating has cast international students as responsible for taking jobs, straining the asylum system, driving up housing […]
York experts discuss tariffs, illegal immigration, lengthy delays in the justice system and more
York experts discuss Canada's response to Trump's tariff threat, the impact of technology at the border, migrants and immigration, delays in the justice system and more.
York U professor’s new paper challenges tokenizing women of colour in academia
An accomplished Chinese Canadian academic in equity studies Assistant Professor Yvonne Su says embracing diversity must go beyond optics