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Mother Earth is under siege, York University experts weigh in this Earth Day
From increasing disasters, wildfires, record-breaking rainfall, warming lakes, invasive species and a struggling circular economy, York researchers are taking the measure of our planet
April 20, 2026 | 9:23 am
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Students compete for top prize at York Region science fair
While Artemis II is expected to arrive back on Earth today, youth from York Region will be setting up their science projects that might be adopted in the future, including a smart compression suit for
April 10, 2026 | 11:15 am
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Artificial Intelligence for Public Health Advancement launches at York University
Today, the University announced the launch of a new Centre of Excellence – Artificial Intelligence for Public Health Advancement (AIPHA) funded through an Ontario Research Fund – Research Excellence p
April 9, 2026 | 2:50 pm
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Researchers model how to contain Avian flu H5N1 in case of human-to-human transmission
At this point, Avian flu H5N1 is thought incapable of transmitting between humans, but a recent case in British Columbia with an unknown source of transmission has piqued the curiosity and concern of
March 27, 2026 | 6:15 am
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Globally, higher education linked to ‘WEIRD’ cultural values, York-led study finds
A new study published today in Nature Communications finds that world-wide, people with higher levels of education are more culturally similar to those in Canada, the U.S. U.K. and other Anglo, indust
March 26, 2026 | 4:30 pm