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COVID-19 booster immunity lasts much longer than primary series alone, York-led study shows
A new study coming out of York University’s Centre for Disease Modelling in the Faculty of Science shows that immunity after a COVID-19 booster lasts much longer than the primary series alone. These f
April 18, 2024 | 11:00 am
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Honey bees experience multiple health stressors out-in-the-field
It’s not a single pesticide or virus stressing honey bees, and affecting their health, but exposure to a complex web of multiple interacting stressors encountered while at work pollinating crops, foun
April 17, 2024 | 11:32 am
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The life aquatic: a game changer for frog vision, but little difference between night and day, York-led study finds
Frogs display a remarkable diversity of species as a whole, but does the same hold true for their visual abilities? A new study led by York’s Faculty of Science sought to answer this question by colla
April 4, 2024 | 10:09 am
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York University welcomes transformative investment in next phase to create a new School of Medicine
York University has long been a leader in health education and research, and we are excited to welcome the Ontario government’s newest investment in the future of health care in York Region and beyond
March 26, 2024 | 4:16 pm
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Astronauts have surprising ability to know how far they ‘fly’ in space
New research led by York University Faculty of Health researcher Laurence Harris finds astronauts have a surprising ability to orient themselves and gauge distance travelled while free from the pull o
March 25, 2024 | 9:38 am
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A comet, planetary alignment and an active sun part of solar eclipse show
The upcoming solar spectacle is eclipsing some of the other interesting skyward happenings, but York University Assistant Professor Elaina Hyde, director of the Allan I. Carswell Observatory, is avail
March 22, 2024 | 1:05 pm
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York University and UNITAR tackle global water challenges on UN World Water Day
What will it take to ensure that the two billion people currently without access to clean water around the world are not left high and dry? With York University as the academic lead, the UNITAR Global
March 20, 2024 | 9:06 am
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York University professor is Canada Research Chair in Global Health and Humanitarianism
Professor Godfred Boateng is among researchers selected as Winter 2024 recipients from across Canada who are tackling some of the world’s most complex and pressing challenges
March 14, 2024 | 1:07 pm
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Women with high-risk HPV and metabolic syndrome have almost three times risk for mortality, York University researchers find
Using large-scale U.S. data following patients for more than a decade, York University Faculty of Health researchers found that women with both metabolic syndrome and high-risk strains of human papill
March 8, 2024 | 10:02 am
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Appearance, family and community, social class key drivers of life satisfaction, happiness
How someone feels about their personal appearance or attractiveness can significantly affect their level of life satisfaction, according to a new study out of York University which looked at a broad r
March 6, 2024 | 8:30 am