York University shines as one of Canada's Greenest Employers for more than a decade
York University's outstanding progress in sustainability earns it the distinction of being one of Canada's Greenest Employers for the 11th consecutive year.
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Canada’s ecological footprint declined during COVID-19, but is it back to pre-pandemic levels?
What is the size of Canada’s ecological footprint, and that of the rest of the world, and how did that change during the global pandemic? Researchers at York University will release the Ecological Footprint of Canada, and 200 other countries, from 1961 to 2022, at an online launch on Thursday, April 20, from 1 to 2 p.m.
Tragedies, not accidents: Tougher Canadian and U.S. border policies will cost more lives
A fire recently broke out at a detention centre in Ciudad Juarez on the Mexico-United States border. The blaze killed 38 men and injured another 29 from Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Ecuador, Venezuela and Colombia. All of them had been detained because they had crossed borders to seek protection and safety. The detention centre, run by Mexico’s […]
York U drives positive change, empowers individuals to act
The new free microlecture series aims for a more sustainable future.
Big thinkers - three York University professors join ranks of CIFAR
Three York University professors join other big thinkers as part of two new programs launching today by the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) to delve into pressing and challenging questions facing humanity now and into the future.
Ontario’s new child welfare policy is promising, but youth leaving care need more support
While the new policy appears promising for youth leaving care, there are some important gaps that require the Ontario government’s attention.
Video platforms like Zoom can disrupt normal visual communication cues
Visual cues people normally pick up when communicating in-person can become misleading and false over video platforms like Zoom and Skype, making communication not only more difficult, but also exhausting, says new research out of York University.
New Donation to Create an Endowed Professorship
TORONTO, March 29, 2023 – A generous $1 million donation made by the Mackenzie-Papineau Memorial Fund will create an endowed professorship that supports scholarship, research and teaching in Modern Spanish History. The funding will also maintain and preserve popular existing course content in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies. In recognition of this gift, […]