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York prof leads new study finding Toronto police data underreports cyclist and pedestrian injuries
Cycling and pedestrian injuries are severely underrepresented by police data, particularly those not involving a motor vehicle, according to new research believed to be the first of its kind in Canada
January 15, 2024 | 11:00 am
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York and United Way Greater Toronto partner to create positive change as communities recover from pandemic, weather high inflation, and cost-of-living crisis
Building on a decades-long partnership to address social issues and community needs, earlier today York University and United Way Greater Toronto (UWGT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to a
January 10, 2024 | 3:44 pm
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War on bugs can’t be won, York U researchers declare
From a wartime spread of antimicrobial resistant disease in Ukraine, to superbugs in China causing “white lung” pneumonia in children, 2023 brought no shortage of new evidence that antimicrobial resis
January 9, 2024 | 10:00 am
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Thinking about God inspires risk-taking for believers, York University study finds
Does thinking about faith make religious people more likely to take leaps? A new study lead by York University’s Faculty of Health says yes, finding that participants were more likely to take risks wh
December 14, 2023 | 10:10 am
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Grey water bling: York U and Noventa to explore sustainable solution to heat Glendon
In the future, when Canadian rapper and musician Drake sings “Wasting Time” at “7am on Bridle Path” in his shower, he could inadvertently be doing York University’s Glendon Campus a “Solid” by helping
December 14, 2023 | 9:06 am