York researchers receive more than $5.5 million in research funding

Researchers at York University have been awarded more than $5.5 million from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). The grants, part of more than $107 million in funding and awards recently announced in the Insight Development Grants and Insight Grants Competition, will support York research that improves the quality of life of […]

SSHRC awards $499,152 to five York researchers

Five researchers from York University have been awarded $499,152 from the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) to support social research and knowledge mobilization initiatives. The Public Outreach Grants support existing and ongoing projects that mobilize research results to a range of audiences beyond academia. The grants, part of $6.3 million in […]

High doses of vitamin D might affect Lou Gehrig's disease

High daily doses of vitamin D may improve the quality of life for patients diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig’s disease, a study at York University has found. Using an animal model, the study’s researchers found that the motor performance and muscle endurance of mice with ALS improved when they were given […]

Professor Dennis Raphael updates his go-to text on poverty in Canada

Four years ago, anti-poverty advocate Dennis Raphael published Poverty and Policy in Canada: Implications for Health and Quality of Life. Jack Layton, leader of Canada’s New Democrats, wrote the foreword. This spring, Raphael released a second updated and expanded edition featuring the latest figures on poverty, and a new, hefty chapter critiquing all federal and provincial anti-poverty programs. And […]