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International report explores community legal services for better access to justice
Community legal clinics, paralegal services, social workers and others assisting those who cannot easily access legal help, are a few ways of narrowing the gap in accessing justice that’s prevalent ac
April 21, 2023 | 9:40 am
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$1.65M NSERC grant will help York U develop future pharmaceutical technology disrupters
As one of today’s recipients of a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) grant worth $1.65 million over six years,
April 18, 2023 | 10:24 am
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York University shines as one of Canada's Greenest Employers for more than a decade
York University's outstanding progress in sustainability earns it the distinction of being one of Canada's Greenest Employers for the 11th consecutive year.
April 18, 2023 | 8:37 am
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Canada’s ecological footprint declined during COVID-19, but is it back to pre-pandemic levels?
What is the size of Canada’s ecological footprint, and that of the rest of the world, and how did that change during the global pandemic? Researchers at York University will release the Ecological Foo
April 17, 2023 | 4:03 pm
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York U drives positive change, empowers individuals to act
The new free microlecture series aims for a more sustainable future.
April 10, 2023 | 3:58 pm
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Big thinkers - three York University professors join ranks of CIFAR
Three York University professors join other big thinkers as part of two new programs launching today by the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) to delve into pressing and challenging ques
April 3, 2023 | 10:41 am
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Video platforms like Zoom can disrupt normal visual communication cues
Visual cues people normally pick up when communicating in-person can become misleading and false over video platforms like Zoom and Skype, making communication not only more difficult, but also exhaus
March 30, 2023 | 11:18 am
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Media invited to take sneak-peek as budding scientists compete for best STEM project
York University to host elementary and high-school students at the York Region science fair this Saturday, April 1 for first time since COVID-19 TORONTO, March 28, 2023 – Using neural networks to dete
March 28, 2023 | 2:10 pm
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To tackle TB, stigma needs to be erased, language transformed, researchers say
Researchers, including those affected by tuberculosis, say a holistic approach is needed to eradicate illness that still kills more than 1.4 million people a year globally and disproportion
March 23, 2023 | 2:00 pm
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Every breath you take: Is your indoor air as polluted as a big city?
Most people know air pollution exists outside from cars, trucks and industry, but many are unaware their indoor air quality could be worse than that of a big city. Until now, there has been no easy wa
March 22, 2023 | 12:10 pm