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Mask-wearing can make it more difficult to recognize masked and unmasked faces of others
Recognizing someone may be more difficult when you are wearing a face mask – even if the person you are looking at is maskless, according to new research from York University.
November 16, 2022 | 9:06 am
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Global spotlight on AI’s impact on health care, law and urban development
Innovative York University conference to focus on how interdisciplinary collaborations can help shape a more just, equitable, healthy and sustainable future
November 8, 2022 | 2:52 pm
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York U researchers’ revamped AI tool makes water dramatically safer in refugee camps
A team of researchers from York University’s Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research and Lassonde School of Engineering have revamped their Safe Water Optimization Tool (SWOT) with multiple inno
November 3, 2022 | 11:00 am
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York U expert: COP27 can help step up global environmental commitments
York U social epidemiologist says COP27 can help step up global environmental commitments. Among other topics, he is available to discuss what pandemic treaty negotiators can learn from international
November 2, 2022 | 3:00 pm
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COVID-19 transmission higher in households than in workplaces, schools or community
New research out of York University has found the transmission of COVID-19 is much higher in households than in workplaces, schools or the community as the potential for prolonged contact with infecte
October 27, 2022 | 2:44 pm
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Grandma graduates from York U, following in granddaughter’s and younger sister’s footsteps
“An absolutely ecstatic feeling” says Hortense Anglin, 85, older sister of Osra Lindo who made headlines in 2018 for graduating at 79 TORONTO, Oct. 18, 2022 – Hortense Valerie Anglin, received thunder
October 18, 2022 | 7:45 am
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York U fall convocation begins October 12, three honorary degrees to be conferred
TORONTO, October 12, 2022 ─ Three exceptional individuals will be recognized with honorary degrees while thousands of accomplished students graduate during York University's fall convocation ceremonie
October 12, 2022 | 1:10 pm
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Intercultural romantic relationships aid personal growth, York U researcher says
Research by York University Social Psychologist Amy Muise and her team offers first look at how cultural differences can facilitate personal growth and relationship success
October 6, 2022 | 10:05 am
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The Chair of the Board of York University announces appointment of new Chancellor
Today, York University’s Board of Governors appointed Kathleen Taylor as York’s 14th Chancellor to a three-year term, effective January 1, 2023. The appointment follows outgoing Chancellor, the
October 3, 2022 | 2:31 pm
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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