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Glendon College commemorated with new provincial plaque

The Ontario Heritage Trust, in collaboration with York University, unveiled a new provincial plaque at Glendon College that recognizes its pivotal role in advancing bilingual education in Ontario and across Canada. Glendon, York University’s founding campus, opened in September 1959 on the Toronto estate, built in the 1920s, that once belonged to the Wood family. Today, Glendon is a cornerstone of Ontario’s educational heritage.

Priming for planned sex increases desire, frequency in parents with young children, York study finds

Between the lack of sleep and free time, physical, hormonal and relationship changes, and juggling work and other life commitments, many couples find their sex lives take a hit in the transition to parenthood. Continuing through the early years of child rearing, this can have a negative impact on the overall relationship. While spontaneous sex is put on a pedestal in Western society, a new study led by researchers at York University’s Faculty of Health found that encouraging couples with young children to plan sex led to increased desire and frequency.  

York Region Council approves $25M to support York University’s new School of Medicine

TORONTO, Nov. 27, 2025 — York University welcomes York Region’s decision to make a significant contribution of $25 million to support the new School of Medicine set to open to students in 2028.  The $25 million commitment will help fund the physical infrastructure and development of the School of Medicine, which will be built in […]

CIFAR launches new AI safety Networks to address synthetic evidence in the legal system and linguistic inequality

Each Solution Network will receive $700,000 over two years to design, develop and implement AI safety solutions to pressing challenges. Reposted with permission from CIFAR and written by Justine Brooks. See original story here. CIFAR has launched its first two AI safety Solution Networks under the Canadian AI Safety Institute (CAISI) Research Program at CIFAR. The […]

York ranked a top sustainable global university

York University continues to be a leader in sustainability, scoring in the top six per cent of universities internationally and in the top three per cent across Canada in the latest QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2026.