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New study uncovers hidden barrier to global health collaboration

Inconsistent translations of the term One Health may be undermining global efforts to protect human, animal and environmental health, a new study by Cary Wu finds.

York professor awarded nearly $1M for Indigenous metaverse project

Maya Chacaby, a sociology professor at York University’s Glendon Campus, is the recipient of close to $1 million in federal funding for her Indigenous-led metaverse project Biskaabiiyaang: Creating a path towards healing and reconciliation.

To tackle TB, stigma needs to be erased, language transformed, researchers say

Researchers, including those affected by tuberculosis, say a holistic approach is needed to eradicate illness that still kills more than 1.4  million people a year globally and disproportionately affects newcomers and Indigenous communities in Canada TORONTO, March 23, 2023 – While the bacteria that causes tuberculosis (TB) may be millions of years old and the disease was first […]