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Brainstorm<\/em>, a special edition of\u00a0YFile<\/em>\u00a0publishing on the first Friday of every month, showcases research and innovation at York University. It offers compelling and accessible feature-length stories about the world-leading and policy-relevant work of York\u2019s academics and researchers across all disciplines and Faculties, and encompasses both pure and applied research.<\/p>\n

In the November 2018 issue<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Q-and-A with <\/strong>researcher on fantasy video game to help Inuit youth build resilience<\/strong><\/a>
\n<\/strong>Prof speaks with Brainstorm<\/em> about her CIHR-funded project that engages Inuit youth to adapt a Maori-focused role-playing game to their own context in Canada\u2019s North. The impact of this Indigenous-York U collaboration could be profound.<\/p>\n

How disability is disclosed in job interview affects hiring, research finds<\/a>
\n<\/strong>New research analyzes the effect of disclosing a disability when applying to a job. The team of researchers discovered that how this information is presented, and the observer\u2019s response, affect the hiring outcome.<\/p>\n

UN insiders provide keen insights on anti-<\/strong><\/a>LGBTQI campaigns for researchers<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Interviews with UN employees about anti-LGBTQI beliefs and behaviours within UN-member countries provide evidence that points to new strategies to protect vulnerable individuals. This research will capture the attention of both human rights groups and policy-makers on a global scale.<\/p>\n

New book demystifies human sex via highly memorable non-human comparisons<\/a>
\n<\/strong>A new and engaging textbook by a science prof explains human sex through a series of comparisons to non-human organisms. Hint: it\u2019s not all candle-lit dinners, as one non-human species kills and eats its partner during copulation.<\/p>\n

Seabird deaths result of regulatory failure in the offshore oil industry<\/strong><\/a>
\n<\/strong>Researchers investigate the ongoing failure to monitor and prevent risks to seabirds posed by the offshore oil industry in Newfoundland and Labrador.\u00a0This groundbreaking work will be of interest to policy-makers, biologists, environmentalists and oil-industry stakeholders.<\/p>\n

Launched in January 2017,\u00a0Brainstorm<\/em>\u00a0is produced out of the Office of the Vice-President Research and Innovation in partnership with Communications and Public Affairs; overseen by Megan Mueller, senior manager, research communications; and edited by Jenny Pitt-Clark,\u00a0YFile<\/em>\u00a0editor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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