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York University grad students take the measure of Toronto’s winter urban air

Several students are participating in SWAPIT, a large winter air quality study, run by Environment and Climate Change Canada Who would imagine a bright, sunny winter day could have higher concentratio

January 21, 2025 | 2:23 pm

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York U professor’s new paper challenges tokenizing women of colour in academia

An accomplished Chinese Canadian academic in equity studies Assistant Professor Yvonne Su says embracing diversity must go beyond optics

December 20, 2024 | 8:00 am

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York U researchers look to transform healthcare with revolutionary brain technology

Imagine wearing a headset that not only listens to your brain waves but can also predict a seizure before it happens, potentially saving lives and dramatically increasing the independence of individua

December 17, 2024 | 9:00 am

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'Dancing the blues away' seen in brain imaging in people with Parkinson disease, new study finds

Dancing lowers the depression associated with Parkinson’s Disease, and the benefits can be seen in multiple ways, a new study involving York University researchers shows.

December 13, 2024 | 10:45 am

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Lake ice becoming increasingly unsafe at start and end of winter, raising risk of drowning

Sports and recreational activities on frozen lakes across the Northern Hemisphere are a popular pastime for millions, but according to new research out of York University, the safety of that ice is be

December 11, 2024 | 3:11 pm