When F. Tim Knight is finished his work day as an associate librarian and head of technical services for York University's Osgoode Hall Law School – a role he’s held since 2006 – he takes on an alter ego. Actually, he takes on one of four alter egos – and all of them make music. Having turned […]
A new study led by York University has found that pediatric neurosurgeons think about the whole patient and doing no harm when they have to make critical life and death decisions for children during an operation. According to the study, published May 14 in The Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, surgeons report that they prepare in advance for […]
A new study published in the Journal of Business Ethics has found that corporate charitable foundations tend to direct health-care funding to richer communities rather than to regions with the greatest health-care needs. The study, titled “Putting the ‘Love of Humanity’ Back in Corporate Philanthropy: The Case of Health Grants by Corporate Foundations,"was co-authored by Irene Henriques, a professor of […]
New research published recently in the Journal of Consumer Psychology indicates that visual displays of calorie-dense food is a key factor in boosting viewer engagement on social media. According to the study, co-authored by Theodore Noseworthy, an associate professor of marketing and the Canada Research Chair in Entrepreneurial Innovation and the Public Good at York University’s Schulich School […]
Have you ever felt your cell phone or laptop overheat? Controlling heat generation and overheating in electronics is an ongoing challenge in the race between faster-performing processors and thermal management. The desire to improve processing power can lead to overheating, and in worst-case scenarios, the microprocessors in laptops or phones can generate heat comparable to […]
York University Distinguished Research Professor Deborah Britzman, in the Faculty of Education, has published her ninth book, Anticipating Education: Concepts for Imagining Pedagogy with Psychoanalysis. Britzman is the Tier 1 York Research Chair in Pedagogy and Psycho-Social Transformation and focuses her research on the histories of psychoanalysis with education. Anticipating Education is addressed to teachers, professors and students […]
A new study published April 27 in Harvard Business Review has found that some workplace diversity and inclusion policies ended up backfiring during the COVID-19 pandemic by making North American employees of Chinese descent more likely to be the targets of prejudice and mistreatment. According to the study, diversity and inclusion efforts focused on the integration of differences ended […]
York University Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Yan Shvartzshnaider has received the 2021 Lee Dirks Award at the annual iConference. This award is presented to the authors of best full research paper at the multidisciplinary forum where information scholars, researchers and professionals share their insights on critical information issues in contemporary society. Shvartzshnaider’s award […]
You feel like you’re floating or flying, or you have a hyper-awareness to light, smell and sound − that perception of an altered state of consciousness is a result of increases in the brain’s signals and activity, according to a new study by York University psychology researchers. “We have a hint that there could be […]
York University Associate Professor Allyson Lunny will hold the prestigious Endowed Chair in Criminology & Criminal Justice at St. Thomas University in Fredericton, N.B. during the Fall 2021 term. The Endowed Chair appointment is awarded annually to a scholar with a well-established record of research and who has a PhD in Criminology or a related […]
A temporary interruption in contact tracing of COVID-19 cases could lead to an irreversible loss of control of the disease even if the pandemic were previously contained, say York University researchers in a new study. After taking overall growth rate and the prevalence of infection into account, this is especially true in regions where the […]
Researchers led by York University Professor Amrita Daftary, faculty member at the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, recently published a study that describes experiences of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DRTB)-HIV care among patients in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. The study, "Dynamic needs and challenges of people with drug-resistant tuberculosis and HIV in South Africa: a qualitative study" was published in The […]
Gender discrimination continues to be an issue in today’s work and marketplace, but female style influencers over the age of 50 are changing the landscape of the fashion and beauty industries. A study recently published in the Journal for the Association of Consumer Research finds that advanced (aged 50-plus) female style influencers use the social media platform […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Creative Shifts proved that creativity is alive and well at York University's School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD), despite the challenges of the pandemic. The November 2020 event brought together graduate students from across AMPD to share stories of transforming their research and creation projects in response to the COVID-19 restrictions. “We […]
Children between four and five years old find it more difficult to remember time and the sequence of events than older children, a study by psychology researchers at York University shows. This is expected to be a particularly important finding as more children could be asked to testify about what happened inside their homes during […]
The trading price of bitcoin broke through the $60,000 level several days ago, leading some financial experts to wonder if investors snapping up the digital asset are creating a speculative bubble. But two researchers at York University’s Schulich School of Business say the digital currency is still a good replacement for gold in an investment […]
A new book by Natasha Tusikov, assistant professor in the Criminology program in the Department of Social Science at York University, investigates the hotly contested role of the state in today's digital society. Power and Authority in Internet Governance (Routledge, 2021) asks: is the state "back" in internet regulation? If so, what forms are state involvement taking, and […]