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After decades of Arctic sea ice getting faster and more hazardous for transport, models suggest a dramatic reversal is coming, York U study finds
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After decades of Arctic sea ice getting faster and more hazardous for transport, models suggest a dramatic reversal is coming, York U study finds
Will ice floating in the Arctic Ocean move faster or slower over the coming decades? The answer to this question will tell us whether marine transportation can be expected to get more or less hazardous. It might also have important implications for the rate of ice cover loss, which is hugely consequential for Northern Indigenous communities, ecosystems, and the global climate system.
Mutual Aid Is A Lifeline
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Mutual Aid Is A Lifeline
Equity studies Professor Yvonne Su says that research shows social divisions and inequalities return, often stronger, after the immediate danger of a disaster passes, weighing in on how the efforts to provide community support have shifted since after the first COVID lockdown.
Visionary global educator, York U prof emerita given one of Canada’s highest honours
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Visionary global educator, York U prof emerita given one of Canada’s highest honours
Retired Professor Wenona Giles who broke borders to bring higher education to refugees in Dadaab, Kenya, one of the world’s largest refugee camps, is recognized with Order of Canada
Moving forward while learning from past vital, York U Black History Month panellists
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Moving forward while learning from past vital, York U Black History Month panellists
Education, particularly math education, is not a neutral space for Black students. It continues to be a space where there are fewer expectations of success. That was one of the messages that emerged during the Black History Month panel on education, Black Educators and Black Education, at the Harriet Tubman Institute at York University.
Does a university undergraduate degree lead to a ‘good job?’ It depends what you mean
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Does a university undergraduate degree lead to a ‘good job?’ It depends what you mean
Universities are central to Canada’s economic growth. As a result, governments (which partially fund them), employers (who hire graduates) and students (who pay tuition fees) have come to view universities as a tool to achieve
Black History Month mural campaign unveiled on the TTC
Becoming Professor Carl James
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Becoming Professor Carl James
It was at the now-closed Brockton High School near the new Dufferin Mall on what was then called Awde Street, where a young Carl James met with other community organizers on a September Saturday.
‘Benevolent sexism’ in startups widens the gender gap by advantaging men over women
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‘Benevolent sexism’ in startups widens the gender gap by advantaging men over women
Women continue to face barriers in entrepreneurship, with only 17 per cent of small and medium-sized businesses being owned by women in Canada.
Some 500 high school students to learn how to change their world at York University
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Some 500 high school students to learn how to change their world at York University
Some 500 Ontario high school students from more than 25 high schools are coming to York University next week to learn how they can change the world through understanding the risks of fast fashion, the importance of wetlands, the dangers of storm water runoff and much more.