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York education experts talk creeping privatization of public education, strategies for success in math
With students returning to the classroom next week, experts from York University’s Faculty of Education are available to talk about how public education is increasingly relying on private dollars and
August 29, 2024 | 3:00 pm
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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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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
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A window of opportunity for climate change and biodiversity
World leaders must take advantage of a pivotal window of opportunity for forging a much-needed joined-up approach to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss, say scientists from ZSL and York Unive
July 23, 2024 | 7:52 am
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Celebrating success of bridging program graduates
A celebratory event will honour the many internationally educated professionals who recently participated in York’s program that helps newcomers to overcome barriers in their career path
July 17, 2024 | 11:29 am
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Canada trumped by Trump’s negative rhetoric around mail-in voting
Has the uproar around mail-in voting in the United States trumped how Canadians view the practice here? Researchers at York University have found former U.S. president Donald Trump’s negative rhetoric
July 17, 2024 | 7:35 am
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York University’s Digital Technologies program, Canada’s first fully work-integrated degree, completes first year with 100 per cent student contract renewals and new IBM partnership
York University’s Lassonde School of Engineering proudly announces the early success of its Digital Technologies BASc program, Canada’s first fully work-integrated degree, as detailed in the newly rel
July 16, 2024 | 1:21 pm
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Breakthrough wildlife tracking technology that adheres to fur delivers promising results from trials on wild polar bears
Studying polar bears just became a lot easier with new “burr on fur” trackers which confirmed scientists’ belief that subadult and adult males spend most of their time on land lazing around, conservin
July 15, 2024 | 8:00 am
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York U’s state-of-the-art emergency and disaster simulation lab with Emergency Operations Centre a multifunctional first
As extreme weather and the likelihood of disasters increase, York University today opened its new state-of-the-art Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Advanced Disaster, Emergency and Rapid Response Simulation (A
July 3, 2024 | 6:40 pm