New approach needed to manage systemic risks, such as pandemics, climate catastrophes, financial crises

Controlling systemic risks from things like financial and geopolitical crises, pandemics and natural disasters is vital to protect Canadians, but as Risk and Insurance Studies Centre at York University researchers argue there is an acute need for a fundamental transformation in how people think about and manage that risk.

Urbanization leads to more pathogens and inbreeding of wild bees

Wild bees living in cities like Toronto are facing increased environmental stressors compared to those in rural and even suburban areas, such as more pathogens and parasites, found researchers at York University.

Bee-worthy tips and a garden party for World Bee Day

With pollinators, like bees, pollinating 87 of 115 leading food crops around the globe, protecting them from further decline is important for humans and ecosystems alike. On World Bee Day, May 20, people’s bee-haviour can go a long way towards providing food and creating and preserving bee habitats. 

What on Earth are you doing? Become a sustainable living ambassador, urge York U experts

What better time than Earth Month to learn about the environment and make a commitment to lead a more sustainable life?

$1.65M NSERC grant will help York U develop future pharmaceutical technology disrupters

As one of today’s recipients of a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) grant worth $1.65 million over six years, York University’s Distinguished Research Professor Sergey Krylov will lead a team of researchers and industrial leaders in training the next generation of technologically advanced graduates.

Big thinkers - three York University professors join ranks of CIFAR

Three York University professors join other big thinkers as part of two new programs launching today by the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) to delve into pressing and challenging questions facing humanity now and into the future.

Video platforms like Zoom can disrupt normal visual communication cues

Visual cues people normally pick up when communicating in-person can become misleading and false over video platforms like Zoom and Skype, making communication not only more difficult, but also exhausting, says new research out of York University.

Concerns over drug-resistant fungal infection

Every breath you take: Is your indoor air as polluted as a big city?

Most people know air pollution exists outside from cars, trucks and industry, but many are unaware their indoor air quality could be worse than that of a big city. Until now, there has been no easy way to measure indoor air quality

A powerful new educational series on the climate crisis and sustainability