With a well-earned reputation as a global technology and innovation hub, the City of Markham was the clear winner when it came to choosing a location for the first new university campus in York Region. Today, York University’s President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda Lenton, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti, and honoured guests gathered […]
On July 24, 2024, one-third of the structures in Jasper, Alta. were destroyed when the Jasper Complex Wildfire burnt an estimated 32,722 hectares. As a researcher of disaster and emergency management, I visited Jasper in October to observe disaster recovery efforts there. The Municipality of Jasper and its federal partners are actively managing the recovery. […]
York experts discuss detransition research, daylight saving time, public safety tips for Swifties, space exploration, and more.
This Sunday our bodies will get a long-needed pause from the detrimental effects of Daylight Saving Time. With a vast body of research showing the various health risks associated with the springtime switch, a York expert on biological clocks says the time is long overdue to make that pause permanent.
The National Cybersecurity Consortium (NCC) has announced a slate of successful project applications as part of its second annual Call for Proposals. York University has been awarded $300,000 for its research and development cybersecurity project, End-to-end Cyber-Security Solution for the Power Grid in collaboration with Cistel Technology, Siemens Canada Ltd, IESO, Carleton University and Dalhousie University.
York experts discuss the dangers of solar storms, challenges facing recovery from wildfires, the City of Toronto budget, ethics and accountability in politics, and more.
York University and the Philippine Consulate General in Toronto are jointly facilitating the public event, to mark the 75th anniversary of the Canada-Philippines diplomatic ties In a rare occasion, Filipino-Canadian academic researchers and policymakers will be sitting on a panel, jointly hosted by York University and the Philippine Consulate General in Toronto. The panellists will […]
Canadian politics is at a crossroads. When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took office in 2015, his open letter to Canadians promised them accountability and transparency. As Trudeau’s time as prime minister seems to be winding down, however, his government has been subject to nearly two dozen conflict-of-interest investigations, with Trudeau himself even violating conflict laws. Partisan vitriol, electioneering and political […]
York experts discuss masking behaviours in autistic women that lead to burnout, the downside of involuntary psychiatric care, AI being used the hiring process, baby boomers, and over-reliance on bees.
York experts discuss planetary defence missions in space, climate change in the Antarctica, Canada's nursing shortage, falling national fertility rates and more.