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More algal blooms likely in Lake Erie as deep-water oxygen levels continue to drop
York University researchers take novel approach to look at history of deep-water oxygen in Lake Erie through insect larvae in lake sediment over last 150 years Retrieval of the box corer containing La
July 25, 2023 | 8:42 am
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Media advisory: York U and 407 ETR working to fix leaky pipe in STEM education
Leadership from Lassonde School of Engineering and 407 ETR available for interviews, as well as Jane and Finch area high school students and undergraduate mentors TORONTO, July 24 2023 – Media are inv
July 24, 2023 | 12:49 pm
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Looking for cracks in the standard cosmological model
York University and an international team of astrophysicists have made an ambitious attempt to simulate the formation of galaxies and cosmic large-scale structure throughout staggeringly large swaths
July 19, 2023 | 9:00 am
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Water research strength recognized as York University hosts timely UN panel
As academic lead for the Global Water Academy, York hosted a panel for the UN’s High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.
July 14, 2023 | 3:55 pm
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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