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SCOOP: There are mounting privacy concerns with ancestral testing kits, such as sharing information with drug companies, that could be behind the steep loss in sales, says Professor Julia Creet
Mar 4, 2020
There are mounting privacy concerns with ancestral testing kits, such as sharing information with drug companies, that could be behind the steep loss in sales, says Professor Julia Creet
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SCOOP: New open access article co-authored by Professor Christina Hoicka examines the transformative potential of a Canadian Pact for a Green New Deal by focusing on the social and political characteristics of energy infrastructure
Mar 3, 2020
New open access article co-authored by Professor Christina Hoicka examines the transformative potential of a Canadian Pact for a Green New Deal by focusing on social and political characteristics of energy infrastructure
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SCOOP: Osgoode Adjunct Professor David Estrin was part of an International Bar Association expert working group that guided development of a 'Model Statute' to hold governments to account on climate change
Mar 2, 2020
Osgoode Adjunct Professor David Estrin was part of an International Bar Association expert working group that guided development of a 'Model Statute' to hold governments to account on climate change
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SCOOP: Lorne Foster, professor in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies and director of the Institute for Social Research at York University, wrote an op-ed piece titled 'What is the Black Canadian experience?'
Feb 28, 2020
Lorne Foster, professor in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies and director of the Institute for Social Research at York University, wrote an op-ed piece titled "What is the Black Canadian experience?"
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Scoop: Faculty of Education Professor Carl James, an expert on the education of Black youth, provided advice and guidance for a Statistics Canada project
Feb 26, 2020
Faculty of Education Professor Carl James, an expert on the education of Black youth, provided advice and guidance for a Statistics Canada project
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Scoop: Pınar Bedirhanoglu, visiting professor in the Department of Politics, presents a seminar in Ottoman and Turkish Studies at U of T on Feb. 27
Feb 25, 2020
Pinar Bedirhanoglu, visiting professor in the Department of Politics, presents a seminar in Ottoman and Turkish Studies at U of T on Feb. 27
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Scoop: Faculty of Education Professor Jen Gilbert discusses her research with young people to understand their experiences of bullying on Podcast or Perish
Feb 24, 2020
Faculty of Education Professor Jen Gilbert discusses her research with young people to understand their experiences of bullying on Podcast or Perish
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SCOOP: Distinguished Research Professor of Psychology and Canada Research Chair in Health Psychology, Joel Katz, was selected as the 2020 recipient of the Canadian Psychological Association's Traumatic Stress Section Award for Excellence
Feb 21, 2020
Distinguished Research Professor of Psychology and Canada Research Chair in Health Psychology, Joel Katz, was selected as the 2020 recipient of the Canadian Psychological Association's Traumatic Stress Section Award for Excellence
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Scoop: Faculty of Environmental Studies Professor Sheila Colla talks to the 'Toronto Star' on what gives her hope amidst a climate emergency
Feb 20, 2020
Faculty of Environmental Studies Professor Sheila Colla talks to the Toronto Star on what gives her hope amidst a climate emergency
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SCOOP: Should emojis and hashtags be part of language learning? Faculty of Education Professor Heather Lotherington says these word-like forms are fundamentally altering how people communicate
Feb 19, 2020
Should emojis and hashtags be part of language learning? Faculty of Education Professor Heather Lotherington says these word-like forms are fundamentally altering how people communicate
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Scoop: Professor Caroline Shenaz Hossein will deliver a lecture Feb. 27 at the Institute of African Development, at Cornell University, for Black History Month. This talk, titled 'Politicized Finance in the Black Americas,' will focus on ensuring African diaspora is accounted for in African institutes focused on development.
Feb 18, 2020
Professor Caroline Shenaz Hossein will deliver a lecture Feb. 27 at the Institute of African Development, at Cornell University, for Black History Month. This talk, titled Politicized Finance in the Black Americas, will focus on ensuring African diaspora is accounted for in African institutes focused on development
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Scoop: Humanities professor S.D. Chrostowska's forthcoming dystopian novel The Eyelid explores the subversive power of dreams
Feb 17, 2020
Humanities professor S.D. Chrostowska's forthcoming dystopian novel The Eyelid explores the subversive power of dreams
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Scoop: York professor B. W. Powe featured on Weird Studies podcast
Feb 12, 2020
B. W. Powe, Canadian poet, novelist, essayist and professor at York University is featured on the Weird Studies podcast
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Scoop: York music instructor Anthony Michelli recognized as the Gretsch company's Featured Spotlight Artist
Feb 11, 2020
York music instructor Anthony Michelli recognized as the Gretsch company's Featured Spotlight Artist
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Scoop: The tricky business of disease diplomacy: Global health law expert Steven Hoffman talks about China's role in the 2019 novel Coronavirus outbreak: "Our system is only as strong as its weakest link."
Feb 10, 2020
The tricky business of disease diplomacy: Global health law expert Steven Hoffman talks about China's role in the 2019 novel Coronavirus outbreak: "Our system is only as strong as its weakest link."
