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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
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Fluoride exposure associated with hypothyroidism in pregnancy, York study finds
– New research out of York University found that fluoride exposure via drinking water may increase the risk of hypothyroidism in pregnant women. In a smaller subset of participants, the researchers fo
February 9, 2023 | 9:52 am
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Jazz virtuoso Terri Lyne Carrington in York U for Oscar Peterson Artist-in-Residence soon after Grammy win
Grammy-winning drummer and educator to offer masterclasses, public performances and workshops geared at mentoring students who will be the future of jazz TORONTO, Feb. 6, 2023 – Following the 65th Gra
February 6, 2023 | 7:29 pm
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York U celebrates Markham Campus construction milestone and latest major gift
MARKHAM, ON, Feb. 1, 2023 – Today, President and Vice-Chancellor of York University, Rhonda Lenton, together with dignitaries, University leadership, local community members and philanthropists, marke
February 1, 2023 | 1:48 pm
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‘Ghostly’ neutrinos provide new path to study protons
Scientists are that much closer to understanding protons today after using a novel technique involving a high-energy neutrino beam to precisely measure their size, which could change how these kinds o
February 1, 2023 | 11:26 am
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Anti-Black bias can persist despite kids’ tendency to favour same-gender peers
Children as young as five can display more positive associations with white children over Black children on measures of unconscious bias and new research from York University finds this can be true ev
February 1, 2023 | 11:01 am