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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
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Safe solar and eclipse viewing tips and tricks ahead of the main event
Your mother probably told you to never look at the Sun or you would go blind, but that is particularly true when it comes to the upcoming solar eclipse, says Elaina Hyde, director of York University’s
March 6, 2024 | 7:00 am
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After decades of Arctic sea ice getting faster and more hazardous for transport, models suggest a dramatic reversal is coming, York U study finds
Will ice floating in the Arctic Ocean move faster or slower over the coming decades? The answer to this question will tell us whether marine transportation can be expected to get more or less hazardou
March 5, 2024 | 9:00 am
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Visionary global educator, York U prof emerita given one of Canada’s highest honours
Retired Professor Wenona Giles who broke borders to bring higher education to refugees in Dadaab, Kenya, one of the world’s largest refugee camps, is recognized with Order of Canada
March 4, 2024 | 1:06 pm
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Moving forward while learning from past vital, York U Black History Month panellists
Education, particularly math education, is not a neutral space for Black students. It continues to be a space where there are fewer expectations of success. That was one of the messages that emerged d
February 27, 2024 | 9:22 am
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Becoming Professor Carl James
It was at the now-closed Brockton High School near the new Dufferin Mall on what was then called Awde Street, where a young Carl James met with other community organizers on a September Saturday.
February 22, 2024 | 1:11 pm
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Some 500 high school students to learn how to change their world at York University
Some 500 Ontario high school students from more than 25 high schools are coming to York University next week to learn how they can change the world through understanding the risks of fast fashion, the
February 20, 2024 | 7:30 am
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More than $1M in funding approved to support women entrepreneurs and attract international businesses to York Region
York University and the Treefrog Accelerator have partnered with The Regional Municipality of York (York Region) to give businesses led by international talent and women entrepreneurs a JumpSTART in Y
February 15, 2024 | 8:10 am