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Ontario must commit to affordable housing for all, not attainable housing
Postdoctoral Researcher in Urban Studies Murat Ucoglu and Professor Ute Lehrer of the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change discuss the deepening housing crises and Ontario's response
City of Markham and York University strengthen partnership, advance shared goals
MARKHAM, ON – June 17, 2022 – Earlier today, Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti was joined by York University President Rhonda Lenton at a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing at the Markham Civic Centre – celebrating the ongoing partnership and a shared vision for Markham’s future including Reconciliation, sustainability, climate change and affordable housing. The MOU […]
Strip searches are ineffective, unnecessary and target racialized Canadians
Not only does strip searching evoke racial and sexual trauma, it’s also ineffective. It’s finally time to talk about ending this oppressive police practice.
York researchers receive more than $16 million in SSHRC funding
TORONTO, June 16, 2022 — The Hon. François-Philippe Champagne, federal minister of innovation, science and industry, today announced more than $175 million in Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) funding to support important research across Canada. In all, more than 40 research projects at York University will receive a boost of $16 million in total SSHRC federal funding, […]
Two international students graduating amid pandemic are available to share their unique stories
Meet Syeda Fatima Abbas Rizvi, 19, and mature student Sabina Goranova – two women who started their post-secondary education in person before the COVID-19 pandemic emerged and had to complete their programs online, overcoming all challenges the pandemic posed.
Two international students graduating amid pandemic are available to share their unique stories
Meet Syeda Fatima Abbas Rizvi, 19, and mature student Sabina Goranova – two women who started their post-secondary education in person before the COVID-19 pandemic emerged and had to complete their programs online, overcoming all challenges the pandemic posed.
Clues to bee health found in their gut microbiome
The local environment plays a pivotal role in the health and diversity of the gut microbiome of wild bees which could help detect invisible stressors and early indicators of potential threats, say York University scientists in a new study.