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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
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Researchers develop novel way to prevent waterborne infectious diseases at refugee settlements
Waterborne illness is one of the leading causes of infectious disease outbreaks in refugee and internally displaced persons (IDP) settlements, but a team led by York University has developed a new tec
September 6, 2022 | 2:01 pm
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Whose satisfaction is more important in a mixed-gender romantic relationship?
Changes in your relationship satisfaction today are linked to how satisfied you will feel down the road, says York University Psychology Professor Amy Muise, who recently co-authored a study examining
August 29, 2022 | 11:59 am
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Twitter shows lower-to-middle income countries have higher unemployment post pandemic
Lower-to-middle-income countries still struggle with high unemployment rates after COVID-19 lockdowns and economic restrictions, unlike higher-income countries such as Canada, finds a new study led by
August 24, 2022 | 2:00 pm
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Toronto greenspaces create structural and systemic barriers for racialized residents
Racialized residents could face structural and systemic barriers to accessing, using and navigating Toronto’s greenspaces, say the authors of a new report led by York University
August 9, 2022 | 3:05 pm
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York University officially opens newest YSpace location in northern York Region
Hub supports entrepreneurship, economic growth in Georgina and East Gwillimbury TORONTO, Aug. 5, 2022 — In partnership with the Towns of Georgina and East Gwillimbury, York University is ple
August 5, 2022 | 1:00 pm