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Women working rotating shifts especially likely to be frail, York study finds
March 17, 2023, TORONTO — A new study led by researchers at York University has found a link between shift work and frailty among middle-aged and older workers in Canada, especially fo
March 17, 2023 | 9:00 am
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York University announces inaugural Chief Sustainability Officer
Today, President Rhonda Lenton announced that Mike Layton will join York as its first Chief Sustainability Officer, a key role in advancing the University’s commitment to sustainability
March 14, 2023 | 10:58 am
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York U and Canadian Black Chamber of Commerce partner to create positive change for Black-owned businesses and social enterprises
New agreement will leverage purchasing power of Canada’s third-largest university to reduce barriers and enhance equity
March 13, 2023 | 12:26 pm
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Legal experts available on how the emerging metaverse impacts human rights
According to York University experts at Osgoode Hall Law School, as the metaverse grows fast and furious with major companies investing in this cyberspace, legal issues are emerging at the same pace.
March 9, 2023 | 8:33 am
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York U launches powerful resource to inspire action towards a greener future
New microlecture series features world-renowned academic experts
March 7, 2023 | 9:31 am
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New study finds most targeted COVID-19 border closures ineffective, likely illegal
A research team from the Global Strategy Lab (GSL) at York University looked at border closures implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic and concluded that many were ineffective, illegal and even when
March 2, 2023 | 9:07 am
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Osgoode alumni give back by establishing $1.2-million Davies Fellows Award to create positive change in the legal profession
York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School receives transformative contribution to its No Barriers campaign from alumni working at leading Canadian law firm Davies TORONTO, March 1, 2023 – York Univers
March 1, 2023 | 2:49 pm
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Report tackles big tech, personal data collection ahead of Canada’s competition policy review
As Canada starts reforming its competition policy, a new report out of York University says Canadians should not only be worried about the dominance of big tech and the lack of competition, but the pr
March 1, 2023 | 11:30 am
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York University’s Lassonde School of Engineering receives provincial funding to launch STEM program for Black youth
York’s Lassonde School of Engineering k2i (kindergarten to industry) academy has received $463,800 from the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Multiculturalism to develop and implement a unique micro
February 22, 2023 | 10:07 am
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Is spontaneous sex better? New research casts doubt on commonly held belief
TORONTO, Feb. 13, 2023 – The idea that spur-of-the-moment sex is the most passionate and satisfying is a deeply ingrained one in popular Western imagination, but new research from York University call
February 13, 2023 | 9:57 am