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York research helps explain why obesity is more dangerous for men
Building blocks of blood vessels found to be associated with inflammation and disease processes in male mice TORONTO, Jan. 9 2022 – A newly published study from York University sheds light on the biol
January 9, 2023 | 10:29 am
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Multidisciplinary York U team tackles the widening digital divide
While new technologies offer obvious benefits to humanity, concerns over who gets left behind as our world transforms need to be addressed, researchers warn
January 4, 2023 | 11:30 am
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York research: AI better than human eye at predicting brain metastasis outcomes
Lassonde engineers create novel technique they hope will provide cancer patients and clinicians with better, faster information A recent study by York University researchers suggests an innovati
December 19, 2022 | 10:08 am
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New, portable device detects glow emitted by plants to measure their health
When plants are healthy, they emit red light that is nearly impossible to see with the naked eye, but with a new instrument developed at York University, it’s now possible to measure that light whethe
December 8, 2022 | 9:20 am
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Service agreement sees internet users consenting to give up a kidney
York U researcher urges online shoppers to pay closer attention to Terms of Service this Holiday season
December 6, 2022 | 9:02 am
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It’s Not Just: National campaign raises youth awareness about gender-based violence
Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, Marci Ien, met with President Rhonda Lenton and several students to discuss how gender-based violence is impacting Canadian youth.
December 1, 2022 | 2:13 pm
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Teaching youth how to change their world
How do you empower today’s youth to change the dial on climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental degradation? You invite more than 800 students from some 30 Ontario high schools to York Univ
December 1, 2022 | 9:56 am
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Breaking down barriers for Black high school students
York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School and the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) have partnered to create a unique high school program to break down barriers to legal education for Black youth.
November 29, 2022 | 12:49 pm
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York University tackles urgent global health threat of antimicrobial resistance
New policy accelerator aims to bridge science and politics with $8.7 million backing from Wellcome Trust An 1800s newspaper comic depicts European political leaders as hospital patients during an infl
November 22, 2022 | 11:00 am
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Groundbreaking for the Joan and Martin Goldfarb Gallery of York University
TORONTO, Nov. 18, 2022 – York University is celebrating the official groundbreaking for the new Joan and Martin Goldfarb Gallery of York University (GGYU). Thanks to an original gift of $5M – and a ne
November 18, 2022 | 7:53 pm