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Tadpoles undergo surprising number of vision changes when becoming frogs
Tadpoles see well underwater, but what happens when they become frogs and live primarily on land? Researchers at York University and several other institutions, curious about the answer, found the eye
June 22, 2022 | 4:22 pm
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Are older generations of Quebecers less trusting than younger ones?
A new study by York University researchers finds the Quiet Revolution in Quebec had a strong influence on how trusting Quebecers are of each other.
June 22, 2022 | 3:30 pm
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York U and Town of Aurora ink five-year pledge to build a better future together
On Monday, June 20, Aurora Mayor Tom Mrakas was joined by York University President Rhonda Lenton at a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing at Aurora Town Hall. The event was a celebration of a l
June 21, 2022 | 9:44 am
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York researchers receive more than $16 million in SSHRC funding
TORONTO, June 16, 2022 — The Hon. François-Philippe Champagne, federal minister of innovation, science and industry, today announced more than $175 million in Social Sciences &
June 16, 2022 | 12:33 pm
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Two international students graduating amid pandemic are available to share their unique stories
Meet Syeda Fatima Abbas Rizvi, 19, and mature student Sabina Goranova – two women who started their post-secondary education in person before the COVID-19 pandemic emerged and had to complete their pr
June 15, 2022 | 12:00 pm
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Clues to bee health found in their gut microbiome
The local environment plays a pivotal role in the health and diversity of the gut microbiome of wild bees which could help detect invisible stressors and early indicators of potential threats, say Yor
June 15, 2022 | 10:00 am
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Pollinator Week creates more than just a buzz
Everyone knows about honeybees, but there is much less known about the hundreds of wild bee species in Canada, and other pollinators, that are responsible for pollinating the vast majority of crops an
June 10, 2022 | 10:21 am
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Most Canadians more trusting during pandemic, but socioeconomic trust gap widened
The pandemic has created greater divisions between people who are trusting and those who are distrustful, and those divisions fall along socioeconomic lines, exacerbating social inequalities, accordin
June 10, 2022 | 9:07 am
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New observatory domes will allow for global astronomy research collaboration and more public outreach
Two new observatory domes were lifted into place today at York University’s Allan I. Carswell Astronomical Observatory, replacing the original 1960s ones.
June 9, 2022 | 2:43 pm
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Early clinical and epidemiological features of monkeypox epidemic found
A study conducted by researchers from York University has found the ongoing monkeypox epidemic differs significantly from previous outbreaks in terms of the age and sex/gender of those infected, as we
June 9, 2022 | 9:31 am