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Webb reveals a galaxy sparkling with the universe’s oldest star clusters
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), researchers from the CAnadian NIRISS Unbiased Cluster Survey (CANUCS) team, including York University, have identified the most distant globular clusters e
September 29, 2022 | 11:16 am
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Who is getting vaccinated has shifted as immunizations become more available
Political ideology may be the main driver of who is getting a COVID-19 vaccine in the United States and it’s falling along racial lines with racial and ethnic minorities now being the most likely to r
September 28, 2022 | 9:45 am
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York U weight-loss study shows if at first you don't succeed, try, try again
York University research finds repeatedly regaining weight should be viewed as practice, not failure
September 27, 2022 | 2:21 pm
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Harvard scholar to lecture on global inequality in Intellectual property system
Renowned expert in digital economy, global knowledge governance and innovation policy to deliver this year’s ‘Or ‘Emet Lecture at Osgoode Hall Law School
September 26, 2022 | 12:40 pm
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York University professor partners with Town of Penetanguishene to develop a Climate Change Solutions Park
Climate change has emerged as the world’s most critical environmental issue, as well as one of the most pressing social, economic and health challenges of our time. The Town of Penetanguishene has par
September 22, 2022 | 12:07 pm
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York U to host Ontario’s only in-person National Portfolio Day event, following two-year hiatus
Emerging artists and designers have exceptional opportunity to meet experts from institutions around the world and receive feedback TORONTO, Sept. 20, 2022 – On October 1, representatives from some of
September 20, 2022 | 9:29 am
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York University, Town of Newmarket sign five-year MOU to advance shared goals and demonstrate commitment to positive change
NEWMARKET, ON – Sept. 14, 2022 – Today, York University President Rhonda Lenton and Newmarket Mayor John Taylor signed a new five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) – a clear commitment to advance
September 16, 2022 | 12:21 pm
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Study: Even smartest AI models don’t match human visual processing
York University study highlights how deep-network models take potentially dangerous ‘shortcuts’ in solving complex recognition tasks TORONTO, Sept. 16, 2022 – Deep convolutional neural networks
September 16, 2022 | 12:15 pm
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Adults don’t get better at recognizing masked faces as time goes on, new study finds
Researchers find the face processing system in adults is rigidly fixed. More than two years after the start of the pandemic, adults still have difficulty...
September 13, 2022 | 9:33 am
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York University receives $7.25M to build network and use AI and big data in fight against infectious diseases
Five-year project aimed at ensuring vulnerable and at-risk populations are included in disease outbreak management and policies TORONTO, Sept. 7, 2022 – At a time when the risk of emerging or re-
September 7, 2022 | 11:18 am