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Asteroid now most surveyed in solar system, thanks to a Canadian laser instrument

TORONTO, Sept. 21, 2023 - The much-anticipated arrival of the Bennu asteroid sample to Earth means researchers across Canada and the world will be able to study it to better learn about the origins of the solar system, thanks in part to work led by a York professor at the Lassonde School of Engineering. This Sunday morning, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx plans to make that brief, but key pit stop back to earth’s orbit to parachute a package to the Utah desert, and Mike Daly, York Research Chair in Planetary Science with the Centre for Research in Earth and Space Science (CRESS) couldn’t be more excited.

Study finds COVID cases underreported in most African countries during initial stage

A new analysis of COVID-19 cases in Africa shows that for most of the continent’s countries the rate of infection was likely much higher than reported in the initial stages, found York University researchers.

International students are not to blame for Canada’s housing crisis

At the start of the new academic school year, around 30 students at Canadore College in North Bay, Ont. held a protest to decry the lack of accommodation provided to international students. The protesters were demanding help from the college either to provide affordable accommodations, relocation to other campuses, online classes or a refund of the tuition […]

Shared commitment to a more inclusive, sustainable and prosperous future recognized during Desjardins President’s visit to York U

Desjardins partnership in support of critical York accelerator programs highlighted during university tour event

York U prof gets $1M+ for novel research on role of mitochondria in muscle decline

Federal government grant to support work looking at role of exercise, sex and age on muscle decline, emerging role of lysosomes TORONTO, Sept. 14, 2023 - Aging is inevitable and with it comes a decline in muscle mass, which – for the half of Canadians who don’t get enough exercise – compounds the problem. Thanks […]

Amid the Hollywood strikes, Tom Cruise’s latest ‘Mission: Impossible’ reveals what’s at stake with AI in movies

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike has been going for over 130 days. Joined by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), Hollywood writers are protesting several issues. Among other demands, the WGA is calling for explicit regulations on the use of AI in media production, in what Time Magazine called “a pivotal moment” […]

This Canadian university is using AI to help combat infectious diseases in 16 countries in the Global South

Lack of maternal care effects development, microbiome and health of wild bees

Most wild bees are solitary, but one tiny species of carpenter bees fastidiously cares for and raises their offspring, an act that translates into huge benefits to the developing bee’s microbiome, development and health, found York University researchers.

York University receives Canada’s first Best University for Commuters recognition

York University has been designated as the first Best University for Commuters in Canada by Best Workplaces for Commuters (BWC) for their transportation solutions for students, staff and faculty.

Why is Doug Ford doubling down amid Ontario’s Greenbelt scandal?

The past few weeks have witnessed an extraordinary series of events in Ontario politics. Reports tabled by the province’s auditor general and its integrity commissioner on the government’s November 2022 decision to remove 7,400 acres of land from the Greater Toronto Area’s Greenbelt have set off a political firestorm. The controversy has resulted in the resignation of Housing Minister Steve […]