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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
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Collaboration gives Black entrepreneurs support and funding for success
There are huge obstacles to starting a new business, but when it’s a Black-led venture, the barriers multiply. That’s why the Black Entrepreneurship Alliance and partners, including York University, a
February 13, 2024 | 1:48 pm
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Walking the path with Harriet Tubman at York University
Harriet Tubman was an abolitionist, a freedom fighter, a spy, nurse and conductor on the Underground Railroad and although there is a lot written about her movements in the United States, tracing her
February 12, 2024 | 12:01 pm
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My love language is peer-reviewed research
From the Five Love Languages to the concept of “Happy Wife, Happy Life,” popular culture is riddled with ideas of how sex and relationships are supposed to work, but does the science back these ideas
February 1, 2024 | 9:00 am
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York U leadership return from India with strengthened partnerships and opportunities to pursue
President’s delegation advances the University’s global engagement strategy TORONTO, Jan. 23, 2023 – Renewed relationships, new collaborations, future engagement opportunities are just some of the res
January 23, 2024 | 4:42 pm
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FIFA World Cup ends with win for Argentina and COVID-19, new research finds
The 2022 FIFA World Cup ended with a tight win for Argentina over France on penalties, but it was also a triumph for SARS-CoV-2 with a significant jump in the number of cases, some of which York Unive
January 18, 2024 | 2:00 pm
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York U and United Way Greater Toronto partner to create positive change as communities recover from pandemic, weather high inflation, and cost-of-living crisis
Building on a decades-long partnership to address social issues and community needs, earlier today York University and United Way Greater Toronto (UWGT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to a
January 10, 2024 | 3:44 pm
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Thinking about God inspires risk-taking for believers, York University study finds
Does thinking about faith make religious people more likely to take leaps? A new study lead by York University’s Faculty of Health says yes, finding that participants were more likely to take risks wh
December 14, 2023 | 10:10 am