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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, […]
Media invited to take sneak-peek as budding scientists compete for best STEM project
York University to host elementary and high-school students at the York Region science fair this Saturday, April 1 for first time since COVID-19 TORONTO, March 28, 2023 – Using neural networks to detect disease, creating alternative energy sources, and improving quality of life for seniors and people with disabilities are some of the STEM projects […]
