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New $160,000 KPM Power Inc. donation provides female STEM students with experiential learning opportunities

Posted on 7 July 2021

TORONTO, July 7, 2021 – Today, York University announced that KPM Power Inc. will provide The Lassonde School of Engineering with a $160,000 donation to establish a bursary to benefit female-identified students and provide support for strategic programs that promote equity, diversity and inclusion in STEM fields. The new KPM Power Bursary will be split with $60,000 going to female-identified […]

Dancing with music can halt most debilitating symptoms of Parkinson’s disease

Posted on 7 July 2021

First-of-its-kind York U study shows participating in weekly dance training improves daily living and motor function for those with mild-to-moderate Parkinson’s TORONTO, July 7, 2021 – A new study published in Brain Sciences today, shows patients with mild-to-moderate Parkinson’s disease (PD) can slow the progress of the disease by participating in dance training with music for one-and-a-quarter hours per […]

Next-generation sequencing uncovers what’s stressing bumblebees

Posted on 6 July 2021

TORONTO, July 6, 2021 – What’s stressing out bumblebees? To find out, York University scientists used next-generation sequencing to look deep inside bumblebees for evidence of pesticide exposure, including neonicotinoids, as well as pathogens, and found both.

Will Earth be swallowed up by a black hole?

Posted on 28 June 2021

TORONTO, June 28, 2021 – As York University physics and astronomy Professor Paul Delaney gets ready to board his spaceship and fly off (retire), he is leaving behind a few answers to some of the public’s most common astronomical questions over the years.

YorkU Schulich Leader Scholarship winners share passion for solving global challenges

Posted on 28 June 2021

Two incoming Lassonde School of Engineering students awarded coveted Schulich Leader Scholarship TORONTO, June 28, 2021 –Two graduating high school students from the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) are headed to York University this fall to begin their studies in engineering with the help of the Schulich Leader Scholarship program. Incoming Lassonde School of Engineering students Aryan […]

IP Osgoode panel to discuss sustainable innovation and AI’s environmental impact

Posted on 25 June 2021

TORONTO, June 25, 2021 – IP Osgoode, Osgoode Hall Law School’s Intellectual Property Law and Technology, is hosting Bracing for Impact Series: AI’s Dirty Footprint, on Monday, June 28. This webinar will bring together experts from academia as well as the public and private sectors to discuss the positive and negative impact artificial intelligence (AI) […]

Indigenous environmental justice expert available for interviews

Posted on 21 June 2021

TORONTO, June 21, 2021 – On this Indigenous Peoples Day, while Canadians celebrate the rich cultural heritage and contributions of Indigenous communities, it is also a time to acknowledge and reflect on the country’s colonial history and its lasting effect on Indigenous communities. York University Professor Deborah McGregor (Anishinaabe), an internationally recognized expert in Indigenous environmental justice […]

UNECE establishes Toronto Centre of Excellence on Youth Homelessness Prevention at York University

Posted on 16 June 2021

TORONTO, June 16, 2021 –Approximately 150 million people are homeless and more than 1.8 billion people worldwide lack adequate and  affordable housing. While levels of homelessness vary considerably across UNECE countries, finding sustainable solutions to ensure access to housing for all members of society remains a significant challenge. In 2020, in the United States, the number […]