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Case of mistaken identity solved! Rarest bee genus in North America is not so rare after all
TORONTO, June 15, 2021 - Canadian researchers have discovered that a bee thought to be one of the rarest in the world, as the only representative of its genus, is no more than an unusual specimen of a
June 15, 2021 | 10:32 am
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York University and UNECE to mark global homelessness partnership
TORONTO, June 14, 2021 – York University will sign a memorandum of understanding with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) on Wednesday, June 16, marking a global partnership to s
June 14, 2021 | 1:52 pm
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York University receives $3.2 million in NSERC CREATE grants
Funding to address workforce needs in Canada’s space and residual waste sectors TORONTO, June 10, 2021 – York University has been awarded more than $3.2 million for two projects to prepare students f
June 10, 2021 | 12:12 pm
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York University’s UNESCO Chair to discuss higher education’s role in post-pandemic recovery
TORONTO, June 10, 2021 – The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed global inequalities in access to education, providing an opportunity to reimagine learning and pedagogy, says Charles Hopkins, UNESCO Chair i
June 10, 2021 | 7:12 am
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Social media use one of four factors related to higher COVID-19 spread rates early on
TORONTO, June 9, 2021 – Researchers from York University and the University of British Columbia have found social media use to be one of the factors related to the spread of COVID-19 within dozens of
June 9, 2021 | 2:00 pm