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SCOOP: Kinesiology and Health Science PhD student Jacqueline Kathnelson talks about the intersection of sex and disability on the new Grad Life podcast

Kinesiology and Health Science PhD student Jacqueline Kathnelson talks about the intersection of sex and disability on the new Grad Life podcast


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Scoop: Sheila Colla and the Bumblebee Watch APP

Bee researcher Sheila Colla talks to the CBC about the Bumble Bee Watch app and why it brings citizen scientists and researchers together in a data collection effort that could be useful to preventing the decline of wild bees


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Scoop: Steven Hoffman on the Ebola crisis

York Professor Steven Hoffman, director of the Global Strategy Lab, discusses the Ebola crisis in an interview with CBC News. There is growing concern that the virus could spread more widely across Congo.


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Scoop: In a new article, Dr. Ambreen Sayani, MD and a York U PhD candidate in Health Policy & Equity, concludes cancer control plans can advocate for the determinants of health that influence cancer risk, outcomes and mortality

In a new article, Dr. Ambreen Sayani, MD and a York U PhD candidate in Health Policy & Equity, concludes cancer control plans can advocate for the determinants of health that influence cancer risk, outcomes and mortality


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Scoop: Lassonde professor talks about the Ozone Layer on Irish radio show and podcast

Co-inventor of the UV Index, Lassonde Professor Emeritus Tom McElroy was featured on Ireland's Radio Kerry. He discussed the impact of climate change on the Ozone Layer


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Scoop: Andrew Paul, a recipients of FGS' Thesis & Dissertation Prize, recently defended his thesis about the proposed Salween Peace Park, an Indigenous protected area in the Karen State

Andrew Paul, a recipient of the Faculty of Graduate Studies' Thesis & Dissertation Prize, recently defended his thesis about the proposed Salween Peace Park, an Indigenous protected area in the Karen State


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SCOOP: Professor Jen Gilbert expands discussion on LGBTQ issues with new book 'Trans Youth in Education'

Professor Jen Gilbert expands discussion on LGBTQ issues with new book Trans Youth in Education


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The Scoop: Richard Leblanc speaks about Canopy's ouster of its CEO Bruce Linton

York Professor Richard Leblanc speaks to the Financial Post about the end of the Bruce Linton era at the cannabis giant


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The Scoop: Professor Sheila Cavanagh writes about transgender and psychoanalysis

Professor Sheila Cavanagh explores transgender psychoanalysis in an online article written for the American New School for Social Research


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Scoop: On this week’s Grad Life podcast, York geography MA student Andrew Paul witnessed the fight for Indigenous self-governance in Burma

On this week's Grad Life podcast, York geography MA student Andrew Paul witnessed the fight for Indigenous self-governance in Burma


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Scoop: Professor Idil Boran, together with Sander Chan, publish Rethinking Global Climate Action Beyond 2020 in The Current

Professor Idil Boran, together with Sander Chan, publish "Rethinking Global Climate Action Beyond 2020" and outline elements of a post-2020 global climate action agenda


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Scoop: Emily Laxer, assistant professor of sociology at Glendon, has published an op-ed in the Globe and Mail on Quebec's ban on religious symbols.

Emily Laxer, assistant professor of sociology at Glendon, has published an op-ed in the Globe and Mail on Quebec's ban on religious symbols.


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SCOOP: Professor Nazilla Khanlou wrote a guest editorial in a special issue of the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction on post-secondary student mental health and well-being

Professor Nazilla Khanlou wrote a guest editorial in a special issue of the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction on post-secondary student mental health and well-being


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The Scoop: B.W. Powe reading

The Medium is the Muse: A night of internationally acclaimed poets, including York University Professor B.W. Powe. The event takes place June 28 at 20 St. George Street, Toronto.


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Scoop: Two Master of Business Analytics students, Daniel Kur (MBAN '20) and Revthi Jayarajan Palangat (MBAN '20), are the recipients for this year's Vector Scholarships in Artificial Intelligence (VSAI)

Two master of business analytics students, Daniel Kur and Revthi Jayarajan Palangat, are the recipients for this year's Vector Scholarships in Artificial Intelligence