Women who identify as bisexual were more than three times more likely to attempt suicide compared to heterosexual women, according to a new study by a group of researchers at York University and ICES published online today.
With Toronto rents continuing to climb many young people are finding it near impossible to secure affordable places, but international student face additional obstacles, including rights abuses, sexual harassment, rent gouging and discrimination, says two York University professors.
An international team of researchers has discovered that thousands of ambient air quality monitoring stations around the world are unwittingly recording more than just atmospheric pollutants and dust: they are also likely collecting biodiversity data in the form of environmental DNA (eDNA). Until now it was thought that the infrastructure for monitoring biodiversity and national and global scales does not exist.
Students from high schools in the Jane-Finch area are asking to listen and be heard at Congress 2023.
Community commitment to sustainability underpins top 40 global ranking.
York University is modeling its commitment to create positive change as host to Congress 2023, the annual red-circle event for social sciences and humanities scholars that kicked off on May 27. Congress 2023 will help shape the important dialogue about building a world that is safe, equitable and sustainable. Over six days, 9,000+ scholars, graduate […]
For the first time in four years, Canada’s largest academic gathering – the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences (Congress) – will be held in person from May 27 to June 2 at York University in Toronto. Organized in partnership with the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences (the Federation), this 92nd edition […]
Controlling systemic risks from things like financial and geopolitical crises, pandemics and natural disasters is vital to protect Canadians, but as Risk and Insurance Studies Centre at York University researchers argue there is an acute need for a fundamental transformation in how people think about and manage that risk.
Wild bees living in cities like Toronto are facing increased environmental stressors compared to those in rural and even suburban areas, such as more pathogens and parasites, found researchers at York University.
High inflation rates are stressing certain sociodemographic groups more than others, exacerbating inequalities in health in the United States, found a new study led by a York University researcher.