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York University professor partners with Town of Penetanguishene to develop a Climate Change Solutions Park

Posted on 22 September 2022

Climate change has emerged as the world’s most critical environmental issue, as well as one of the most pressing social, economic and health challenges of our time. The Town of Penetanguishene has partnered with Professor José Etcheverry fofYork Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, to develop a Climate Change Solutions Park (CSP) in the Penetanguishene Ecology Garden

Toronto greenspaces create structural and systemic barriers for racialized residents

Posted on 9 August 2022

Racialized residents could face structural and systemic barriers to accessing, using and navigating Toronto’s greenspaces, say the authors of a new report led by York University

York researchers receive more than $16 million in SSHRC funding

Posted on 16 June 2022

TORONTO, June 16, 2022 — The Hon. François-Philippe Champagne, federal minister of innovation, science and industry, today announced more than $175 million in Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) funding to support important research across Canada. In all, more than 40 research projects at York University will receive a boost of $16 million in total SSHRC federal funding, […]

On World Bee Day, everyone can help save the bees

Posted on 18 May 2022

It’s no secret that pollinators are in trouble – and it could affect that morning coffee, fruit and even, bowl of cereal.

Alectra and York University’s Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change establish the Alectra Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Undergraduate Awards

Posted on 18 May 2022

Alectra Inc. and York University’s Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change (EUC) announce the establishment of the ‘Alectra Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I) Undergraduate Awards’ to provide scholarship opportunities for Black and Indigenous students accepted into an EUC undergraduate program.

Lack of affordable housing affects student mental health, promotes social hierarchies

Posted on 11 February 2022

Trying to find student housing in Toronto not only requires resourcefulness and creativity, but it further exacerbates the marginalization of students and creates socio-economic burdens, says York University Associate Professor Luisa Sotomayor, lead author of a new paper.

Sprawl can be vertical or horizontal, tackling it requires a hard look at housing policy

Posted on 26 January 2022

Usually when people think of urban sprawl it’s rows of houses spread out horizontally from a city centre, but in a new paper, York University researchers say vertical sprawl is equally an issue. Sprawl is tied to the lack of accessibility, how houses are commodified and financed, and the current housing crisis, which the pandemic has exacerbated.

Shifting consumer behaviour could drastically reduce emissions

Posted on 25 November 2021

TORONTO, Nov. 25, 2021 – Changing consumer behaviour can go a long way towards mitigating climate change, while still giving people a sense of well-being, says York University Professor Ellie Perkins, co-author of a new study published today in the journal Nature Climate Change.

Shifting consumer behaviour could drastically reduce emissions

Posted on 25 November 2021

Virtual conference buzzes with sweet bee insights

Posted on 12 October 2021

TORONTO, Oct. 12, 2021 – This year’s BeeCon will explore the effects of human-driven landscape disturbance on wild bee communities, the development of diagnostic tools for neonicotinoid exposure, altruistic and selfish aggression in honey bees and more.