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Is there any science behind the "red sky at night sailor's delight" saying for predicting the weather? Professor Neil Tandon explains on CBC's Quirks & Quarks

Holes in the ozone not only inspired the world to fix the issue, it also impressed a then eight-year-old Cora Young who went on to become an atmospheric chemistry professor. Listen to the documentary by former York University SciComm resident Molly Segal on CBC's What on Earth @ 27:32

Prof Trevor VandenBoer talks to CBC's Quirks & Quarks about the nitty-gritty of fog droplets & the surprising variability of fog off the Atlantic coast where he spent time this summer as part of an international team aboard a ship converted into a mobile lab

The Duchy of Cornwall: What is the $1.5-billion estate Prince William has recently inherited? History Professor Stephen Brooke tells CTV News such holdings are what make up the foundation of wealth to the throne

York University, Town of Newmarket sign five-year MOU to advance shared goals and demonstrate commitment to positive change

NEWMARKET, ON – Sept. 14, 2022 – Today, York University President Rhonda Lenton and Newmarket Mayor John Taylor signed a new five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) – a clear commitment to advance shared goals and create positive change in Newmarket. The signing ceremony was held in the Town of Newmarket Council Chambers and marks the […]

Study: Even smartest AI models don’t match human visual processing

York University study highlights how deep-network models take potentially dangerous ‘shortcuts’ in solving complex recognition tasks TORONTO, Sept. 16, 2022 –  Deep convolutional neural networks (DCNNs) don’t see objects the way humans do – using configural shape perception – and that could be dangerous in real-world AI applications, says Professor James Elder, co-author of a […]

Adults don’t get better at recognizing masked faces as time goes on, new study finds

Researchers find the face processing system in adults is rigidly fixed. More than two years after the start of the pandemic, adults still have difficulty...

The death of Queen Elizabeth, the longest reigning monarch in British history, marks the end of an era for Canada, writes Prof. Thomas Klassen in The Conversation Canada

Etobicoke resident wins York University free tuition contest

Last week on impulse Samadhi Rankothge took a call from an unknown caller. To her surprise, it was not a persistent duct-cleaning company or another "CRA arrest warrant" scammer, but a York University representative calling to congratulate her on winning free tuition for the year. “I was so surprised by that call,” says Rankothge, still […]

“A space where students feel included, that’s just the beginning point. If we don’t sustain that with a rigorous curriculum that helps them understand the world around them and change the world around them...then it is just a fluffy start to the year,” Prof Vidya Shah tells the Toronto Star