Researchers conduct focus groups with nurses on how to prevent the decline of hospitalized older people. They discover some communications strategies that will be of interest to hospital administrators and healthcare practitioners.
York-led research determines a better approach to scheduling, which leads to improved profits, higher practitioner utilization and decreased wait times. Practitioners, policy-makers and hospital administrators will be interested in this highly applicable research.
Last fall, one of the most respected voices on sustainability in the performing arts organized a series of worldwide readings and performances ̶ 50 plays about climate change ̶ to support a UN Conference. That was just the beginning.
New study looks at pay equity and marginalized women, interviews 23 women and shines a light on lived experiences, adding a new and original dimension to this field of study. This new information could be used to help equity become a reality for working women.
Professor Michele Johnson, at the end of her term as director, considers the impact that the Tubman Institute has made in Canada and across the globe. She hopes to rectify the nation’s amnesia around the presence and contributions of persons of African descent to our history.
Professor Nancy Nicol donates her collection of original footage from her documentaries to the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives. This “moving history charged with optimism” will be preserved for generations to come.
CIHR- and NSERC-funded research identifies possible measures to control the mosquito population and the transmission of the West Nile virus in artificial ponds around the GTA. The findings could be used to guide programs in local health units.
SSHRC-funded project documents conjugal slavery in conflict regions of Africa. With high-profile partners, this pioneering research team is now sharing its work with a global audience thanks to the guidance of York’s Knowledge Mobilization Unit.
SSHRC-funded project investigates the problem of access to justice, brings to light new information around health and equity, and promises to inform future thought around research and policy.
Q&A with Yves Lespérance, Editor of two leading AI publications, offers fulsome overview, answers key questions, such as: What is AI? Where are we in its evolution? What are the key questions we should be asking ourselves?