Spotlight

Professor Carl James has published a new book titled Colour Matters: Essays on the Experiences, Education, and Pursuits of Black Youth

Psychology Professor John Eastwood speaks to the New York Times about pandemic boredom. (It comes down to lack of control.)

York grad Irvin Studin, through the Institute for 21st Century Questions, launches worldwide commission to educate all children (post-pandemic) as unexplained absences of kids from schools skyrockets

Sociology Professor Marcello Musto writes a feature article for the Jacobin Magazine on why the Paris Commune is still a beacon for radical change

York Professor Leeat Granek talks to the BBC about how grief became a psychological object of study

Assistant Professor Robert McKeown will host a seminar called "Leveraging AI to Boost Student Math Skills Webinar" on April 8 at 2 p.m.

Faculty of Health Assistant Professor Simon Adam has launched Crazy Making, a podcast presenting a variety of topics related to mental health

A new paper by York University politics professor Gabrielle A. Slowey discusses how Yukon's pioneering work in self-governance can provide a valuable model for reconciliation across Canada

Professor Sakis Gekas is the host of the new podcast series The Idea of Greece, a seven-part podcast exploring the Greek Revolution of 1821

Wilburn Hayden, York University faculty emeritus and senior scholar, was selected as editor of the Journal of Appalachian Studies Special Issue: Black Appalachia

Islamic Relief Canada calls for BIPOC communities to be prioritized for vaccinations in light of new report by York economics Professor Brenda Spotton-Visano and PhD candidate Grace Barakat

York Professor Pat Armstrong is featured in Ottawa Citizen article on the costly, complicated reasons Ontario's long-term care system can't be easily privatized

Professor Carlo Fanelli weighs in on the dilemma faced by laid-off airline workers as they mull post-COVID job options as industry languishes

York researcher Lorne Foster is working with Peel Regional Police to report on officers' interactions with racialized people

York Professor Natalie Coulter, director of the Institute for Research on Digital Literacies, writes an article titled "Stop telling girls to smile - it pressures them to accept the unjust status quo" for The Conversation