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Life on MARS: York U team heads North to look for clues to Martian mystery
Researcher available for interviews for first time from Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, where conditions mimic those on red planet TORONTO, July 13, 2023 - A York University astrobiologist and her team
July 13, 2023 | 9:40 am
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York University leads water sustainability event at United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development to discuss water crisis brought on by extreme climate events
Extreme weather events linked to climate change are affecting water quality, quantity and sustainability for some of the world’s most vulnerable, but the United Nations and York University along with
July 13, 2023 | 8:31 am
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York makes substantial leap forward in latest QS World University Rankings
This year, York climbed more than 100 spots over last year, a 25 per cent improvement in the University’s standing over the past eight years.
July 5, 2023 | 2:17 pm
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New study out of York U answers the question: is anyone truly healthy?
Population-level research suggests nearly all of us have something we could work on TORONTO, July 04, 2023 – A new long-term study of population-level data shows that when it comes to health, pretty m
July 4, 2023 | 1:03 pm
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Brain injury survivor graduates at York U Spring 2023 convocation
Teen drunk driving crash survivor Dean Wardak earns a professional writing degree, aims to author an inspirational autobiography of resilience and courage
June 23, 2023 | 2:07 pm
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National pollinator strategy needed to save Canada's wild bees, say York University researchers
Canada’s wild pollinators are in decline and without a national pollinator plan, many species could be heading for extinction, like the endangered rusty-patched bumblebee or the American bumblebee, sa
June 22, 2023 | 9:24 am
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York community celebrates Spring Convocation as leaders of tomorrow prepare to create positive change
Throughout June the York community is celebrating convocation, a tradition that celebrates every student’s academic accomplishments.
June 19, 2023 | 10:36 am
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York U’s first nursing PhD grad to cross spring 2023 convocation stage
After taking an unusual career path for a male in India in the 1980s, Tamil Canadian achieves the distinction of being York’s first PhD graduate in nursing
June 15, 2023 | 3:09 pm
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New study gives clues on why exercise helps with inflammation
Researchers have long known that moderate exercise has a beneficial impact on the body’s response to inflammation, but what’s been less understood is why. New research coming out of York University do
June 15, 2023 | 12:30 pm
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Black Canadians see workplaces as epicentres of racism, while 90 per cent see it as a serious problem in the criminal justice system
Black Canadians see workplaces as the epicentre of racial discrimination and unfairness, according to the Black Canadian National Survey (BCNS) research project by York University’s Institute for Soci
June 13, 2023 | 11:21 am