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Are meat plant employees the most precarious essential workers?
Experts available for interviews on dangerous workplace heath and safety conditions facing racialized workers amid COVID-19 outbreaks TORONTO, February 9, 2021 – COVID-19 outbreaks in several meat pro
February 9, 2021 | 12:02 pm
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Allan I. Carswell Observatory hosts Perseverance landing party
TORONTO, Feb. 8, 2021 – NASA’s Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter are scheduled to land on the Red Planet on Feb. 18 and York University’s Allan I. Carswell Observatory is hosting a landing p
February 8, 2021 | 11:03 am
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New science advisory board strengthens industry and community collaborations
TORONTO, Feb. 3, 2021 – York University’s Faculty of Science launched its inaugural Dean's Special Advisory Board today, strengthening its collaboration with industry and community, and accelerating t
February 3, 2021 | 12:54 pm
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Feel like you’re suffering from face blindness? Research shows masks change the way we process faces
TORONTO, Dec. 21, 2020 – Ever want to walk over to say hello to someone but you’re not sure the person behind the mask is in fact someone you know? Researchers at York University in Toronto and Ben-Gu
December 21, 2020 | 9:02 am
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Canada Research Chairs at York University will study artificial intelligence, climate change and immersive performances
TORONTO, December 16, 2020 – Two new Canada Research Chairs have been appointed at York University and three existing CRCs have been renewed. These commitments by the Government of Canada will support
December 16, 2020 | 1:33 pm