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Northern lakes warming six times faster in the past 25 years
TORONTO, Oct. 21, 2021 – Lakes in the Northern Hemisphere are warming six times faster since 1992 than any other time period in the last 100 years, research led by York University has found.
October 20, 2021 | 9:59 pm
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Photo series to showcase steadfast commitment of Filipina care workers during COVID-19
TORONTO, Oct. 19, 2021 – A collection of photos by Filipina nurses, personal support workers and in-home caregivers that capture everyday moments of struggle, while caring for the most vulnerable duri
October 19, 2021 | 12:55 pm
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Markham and York University celebrate milestone with newly named University Boulevard
MARKHAM, ON – October 15, 2021 – Today, Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti, together with President and Vice-Chancellor of York University, Rhonda Lenton, celebrated another milestone en route to the openi
October 15, 2021 | 4:35 pm
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Canadian Jewish Literary Awards to celebrate winners in six categories
TORONTO, Oct. 15, 2021 – The Canadian Jewish Literary Awards will celebrate six outstanding works in Jewish writing, in the categories of fiction, biography, poetry, children and youth, scholarship an
October 15, 2021 | 1:49 pm
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York University announces appointment of Deputy Provost for Markham Campus
TORONTO, Oct. 15, 2021 — Following an extensive search, York University is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Gordon Binsted to the position of Deputy Provost Markham, with a five-year term be
October 15, 2021 | 1:37 pm
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Researchers discover a novel way muscle stem cells can divide
Findings on role of p107 protein could have implications for studying cancer cell division TORONTO, Oct. 13, 2021 — Researchers at York University’s Stem Cell Research Group in the Faculty of Health h
October 13, 2021 | 1:33 pm
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Osgoode Professional Development’s new entrance awards to support internationally trained students
TORONTO, Oct. 13, 2021 – Osgoode Professional Development (OsgoodePD) is introducing two entrance awards — the OsgoodePD International Entrance Award of Excellence and the OsgoodePD International Entr
October 13, 2021 | 10:38 am
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York University announces permanent appointment of Detlev Zwick as Dean of Schulich School of Business
TORONTO, Oct. 12, 2021 — Today, York’s Board of Governors has approved the appointment of Detlev Zwick to the position of Dean, for a five-year term. Professor Zwick has served with great distinction
October 12, 2021 | 2:51 pm
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Virtual conference buzzes with sweet bee insights
TORONTO, Oct. 12, 2021 – This year’s BeeCon will explore the effects of human-driven landscape disturbance on wild bee communities, the development of diagnostic tools for neonicotinoid exposure, altr
October 12, 2021 | 10:37 am
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York University kicks off Securing Black Futures: A National Partnership to Advance Youth Academic & Career Success
Made possible by $1.2-million donation from RBC Foundation, as part of RBC Future Launch York University has received a $1.2-million donation from the RBC Foundation as part of RBC Future Launch, dire
October 7, 2021 | 5:27 pm