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New report authored offers analysis of COVID-19's impact on inequality in Canada

Posted on 29 March 2021

New report authored offers analysis of COVID-19's impact on inequality in Canada

Posted on 29 March 2021

A report released March 17 by Islamic Relief Canada (IRC) titled, One Year Later – Unmasking COVID-19, concludes that the pandemic threatens to worsen economic inequality and further marginalize vulnerable groups. The report provides an in-depth examination of the impact of the pandemic and offers important policy recommendations. It reveals that lockdowns and closures of non-essential […]

York scholar's new book series explores the relationships between the arts, literature and science

Posted on 29 March 2021

York scholar's new book series explores the relationships between the arts, literature and science

Posted on 29 March 2021

David Cecchetto, associate professor of Critical Digital Theory in York University’s Department of Humanities, is co-editor of a new book series that will showcase interdisciplinary works in the arts, literature and science. Proximities: Experiments in Nearness (University of Minnesota Press) is co-edited with Arielle Saiber, who is a professor of Romance Languages & Literatures at Bowdoin College in […]

CERLAC announces recipients of 2020 Michael Baptista Prize

Posted on 25 March 2021

CERLAC announces recipients of 2020 Michael Baptista Prize

Posted on 25 March 2021

York University PhD student Giovanni Hernández-Carranza (Department of Sociology) and undergraduate student Enzo Flores Montoya (Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics) were named the recipients of the 2020 Michael Baptista Essay Prize from the Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLAC). Hernández-Carranza won for his essay “Hemispheric Racial Formations: Making Sense of Central and South Americans’ Experience […]

York researchers collaborate on children’s storybook written by newcomer refugee children

Posted on 24 March 2021

York researchers collaborate on children’s storybook written by newcomer refugee children

Posted on 24 March 2021

Collaborative storytelling, music, imagery and lived experience merge in an exciting new children’s storybook called Zahra and the Lost Voices written and illustrated by newcomer refugee children in the GTA in collaboration with a team of researchers from York University. An event to celebrate the pre-launch of the book will take place March 27 at […]

The future of cities in the wake of the pandemic: What will change? What should change?

Posted on 5 March 2021

The future of cities in the wake of the pandemic: What will change? What should change?

Posted on 5 March 2021

COVID-19 is triggering a massive rethink on urban living. Three York U experts consider the ways in which the pandemic is changing how we live together. All three underscore one thing: (in)equity must be at the heart of the analysis. In late spring 2020, the premier of Ontario, alongside the mayor of Toronto, lifted the […]

The Post-Trump world: A new dawn takes shape

Posted on 14 January 2021

The Post-Trump world: A new dawn takes shape

Posted on 14 January 2021

Three York U thought leaders consider the effects of the Trump-plus-COVID double whammy, the erosion of trust and the mending of international relations. In discussion with Brainstorm guest contributor Paul Fraumeni, these change makers offer their expertise on how 2021 needs to unfold. Joe Biden is the 46th president of the United States of America. […]

Enhanced public education on flood risk could strengthen disaster resilience

Posted on 14 January 2021

Enhanced public education on flood risk could strengthen disaster resilience

Posted on 14 January 2021

A professor in the Disaster & Emergency Management Program who studies flood risk management, identifies a gap between public beliefs and data-informed reality. She proposes a community-based solution to bolster disaster resilience – a timely example of how research can create positive change for communities and the world. The risk of flooding is real. In […]