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Shiny day for Canada as York U alumnae vie for Olympic gold

Vying for gold today, York University alumni Melissa Humana-Paredes will take on world No. 1 Brazilian beach volleyball duo Ana Patricia Ramos and Eduarda Santos Lisboa.

August 9, 2024 | 10:49 am

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More York experts available for Olympics commentary

York alumnae Melissa Humaña-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson compete for gold in Paris today, a first for beach volleyball for Canada, cheered on by Humaña-Paredes’ father, three-time Olympic coach and Y

August 9, 2024 | 10:00 am

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Making history, one volleyball punch at a time

York alumnae Melissa Humaña-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson — both coached by Professor Hernán Humaña — will go down in history as the best finish a Canadian women’s beach volleyball duo has had at the

August 7, 2024 | 4:41 pm

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Record-breaking year of consumption leads to Ecological Footprint overshoot

Data generated by researchers at York University’s Ecological Footprint Initiative shows 2023 to be a record-breaking year for humanity’s Ecological Footprint, which is predicted to exceed what the Ea

July 31, 2024 | 10:09 am

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York experts have got you covered for Paris Olympics

While the Olympics are a show of international friendship and athletic excellence, they are also about politics and diplomacy, tourism, social change and spectacle, and sometimes even espionage. York

July 26, 2024 | 1:23 pm