Osgoode professor, alumni explore AI and the law in new book

A new book co-edited by York University Professor Giuseppina D’Agostino, of Osgoode Hall Law School, examines artificial intelligence (AI) and the law. The book, Leading Legal Disruption: Artificial Intelligence and a Toolkit for Lawyers and the Law (Thomson Reuters, 2021), is co-edited with Aviv Gaon, director at IDC Herzliya of experiential programs, and Carole Piovesan, co-founder of INQ […]

York U planetary scientist puts Mars lake theory on ice with new study that offers alternate explanation

For years, scientists have been debating what might lay under the Martian planet’s south polar cap after bright radar reflections were discovered and initially attributed to water. But now, a new study published in Geophysical Research Letters, led by planetary scientists from the Lassonde School of Engineering at York University, puts that theory to rest and demonstrates […]

Study: Food banks that partner with corporations may be perpetuating food insecurity

Civil society organizations that partner with large corporations in efforts to reduce hunger in Canada are at risk of perpetuating household food insecurity (HFI) in Canada, according to a new critical case study led by York University. The study, “Take the money and run: how food banks became complicit with Walmart Canada’s hunger producing employment […]

Pediatric neurosurgeons develop emotional bonds with patients, York-led study shows

A new study led by York University sheds light on the intense emotional and relational bonds formed with patients from the surgeon’s side of the bed. The findings, published in the British Journal of Neurosurgery,show pediatric neurosurgeons care deeply about their patients and feel emotionally invested as if they were their own children. In the study, lead […]

Schulich collaborates on study of peer effects in corporate governance practices

A new study that York University's Schulich School of Business has collaborated on finds that corporations that share board members with other firms tend to have similar corporate governance practices due to a phenomenon known as "board interlocking." The findings are presented in a research paper titled “Peer Effects in Corporate Governance Practices: Evidence from […]

Schulich study examines how supply disruption influences supplier selection

A new study from York University’s Schulich School of Business has found that irrational feelings of guilt can play a larger than suspected role when it comes to selecting suppliers. The study, titled “Supplier Selection in the Aftermath of a Supply Disruption and Guilt: Once Bitten, Twice (Not So) Shy,” showed that sourcing professionals who […]

Study provides insight to help parents reduce post-vaccination stress in young kids

Looking forward to a fall with hopefully one of the most important vaccination uptakes of children in a generation, a new study provides insights to help parents with reducing post-vaccination distress in younger kids.  The study, published in the journal PAIN, looked at preschool children who were at least four to five years old and what […]

York professor expands global understanding of Karl Marx and Marxism with seven books in three years

Marcello Musto, professor of sociology at York University is recognized as a leading global authority on the work of the German philosopher Karl Marx and on Marxism. An accomplished scholar, Musto has devoted his academic career to reviving the understanding of Marx’s ideas and their applications to the contemporary world. Driven and passionate about the significance of […]

How do we know where things are? New study examines visual stabilization

Our eyes move three times per second. Every time we move our eyes, the world in front of us flies across the retina at the back of our eyes, dramatically shifting the image the eyes send to the brain; yet, as far as we can tell, nothing appears to move. A new study out of […]

York alumna wins prestigious Griffin Poetry Prize

Canadian poet and York University alumna Canisia Lubrin has won the 2021 Griffin Poetry Prize for her book The Dyzgraphxst (Penguin/Random House, 2020), a long poem that examines the idea of selfhood while exploring issues of race, oppression and colonialism. Widely considered the most prestigious poetry award in Canada, the Griffin family gives out two $65,000 prizes annually: one […]