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York U’s interdisciplinary capstone team receives award for innovative teaching
The D2L Innovation Award honours the leadership team for its innovative approach to promoting student-centred teaching and learning in post-secondary education York University’s Cross Campus Capstone
June 9, 2023 | 11:52 am
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Bisexual women at higher risk of suicide and suicide attempts, study finds
Women who identify as bisexual were more than three times more likely to attempt suicide compared to heterosexual women, according to a new study by a group of researchers at York University and ICES
June 7, 2023 | 10:00 am
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International students particularly vulnerable to abuse during tight rental market
With Toronto rents continuing to climb many young people are finding it near impossible to secure affordable places, but international student face additional obstacles, including rights abuses, sexua
June 7, 2023 | 9:13 am
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Scientists discover air quality monitoring stations are collecting urgently needed biodiversity data
An international team of researchers has discovered that thousands of ambient air quality monitoring stations around the world are unwittingly recording more than just atmospheric pollutants and dust:
June 5, 2023 | 11:00 am
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Jane-Finch high school students share lived experiences through poetry at high-profile Congress academic conference on creating a better world
Students from high schools in the Jane-Finch area are asking to listen and be heard at Congress 2023.
June 2, 2023 | 2:13 pm
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York University named as one of the world’s leading universities in the 2023 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings
Community commitment to sustainability underpins top 40 global ranking.
June 1, 2023 | 6:46 am
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York U hosts Congress 2023: Creating a better world through “Reckonings and Re-imaginings”
York University is modeling its commitment to create positive change as host to Congress 2023, the annual red-circle event for social sciences and humanities scholars that kicked off on May 27. Congre
May 29, 2023 | 11:11 am
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York University, Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences Invite Community to Reckon and Re-Imagine at Canada’s Largest Academic Conference this Month
For the first time in four years, Canada’s largest academic gathering – the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences (Congress) – will be held in person from May 27 to June 2 at York University
May 24, 2023 | 11:15 am
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New approach needed to manage systemic risks, such as pandemics, climate catastrophes, financial crises
Controlling systemic risks from things like financial and geopolitical crises, pandemics and natural disasters is vital to protect Canadians, but as Risk and Insurance Studies Centre at York Universit
May 18, 2023 | 8:53 am
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Urbanization leads to more pathogens and inbreeding of wild bees
Wild bees living in cities like Toronto are facing increased environmental stressors compared to those in rural and even suburban areas, such as more pathogens and parasites, found researchers at York
May 16, 2023 | 10:06 am