TORONTO, Nov. 18, 2020 – As winters become milder and lake ice less stable, more children and young adults are falling through the ice and fatally drowning, say York University researchers. A new study, which looked at 4,000 drownings in 10 countries, including Canada, Russia, Finland, Germany, Sweden, and the United States, found warming winter air temperatures were a good predictor of the number of drownings.
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WHO Collaborating Centre at York University researching international action on antimicrobial resistance
TORONTO, November 18, 2020 – Antimicrobial resistance is recognized by the World Health Organization as one of the top 10 global threats to public health. In the face of this threat, research is underway to determine what kind of international commitments and frameworks for cooperation are needed to address such a large, transnational challenge. One […]
Osgoode Investor Protection Clinic will use $157,750 court-directed award to provide pro bono advice
TORONTO, Wednesday, November 18, 2020 — An Osgoode Hall Law School clinic that provides free access to legal services for vulnerable investors has received a cy-près award of $157,750 from a class action settlement approved by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. “The Osgoode Investor Protection Clinic fills a critical gap in the retail investment […]
UN releases Research Roadmap for the COVID-19 Recovery; report led by CIHR Institute at York University
Professor Steven J. Hoffman available for comment TORONTO, November 17, 2020 –The United Nations today launched the UN Research Roadmap for the COVID-19 Recovery . The development of this Roadmap was led by York University Professor Steven J. Hoffman in his role as Scientific Director of the Institute of Population & Public Health at the Canadian […]
International experts to discuss urgent need for global action on antimicrobial resistance
WHO Collaborating Centre at York University will host Q&A with leaders in AMR on Wednesday TORONTO, November 16, 2020 – As the race to find new vaccines and treatments for the novel coronavirus accelerates worldwide, experts are also coming together this week to address the increasingly urgent global challenge of antimicrobial resistance. November 18th marks […]
New findings shed light on teachers' efforts to adapt to school closures and meet student needs
Survey led by York University Faculty of Education researcher provides snapshot of challenges experienced by elementary and secondary school teachers TORONTO, November 16, 2020 – The emergency shift to online teaching at the beginning of the pandemic disrupted teacher-student and student-student relationships and made it difficult to assess how students were performing, according to the findings of […]
Precision wins physics professor a lifetime achievement medal
TORONTO, Nov. 13, 2020 – Precision matters. York University Distinguished Research Professor Eric Hessels, who has conducted the most precise measurement to date of the fine structure of helium and of the hydrogen n=2 Lamb shift to come closest to solving the proton-size puzzle, deals in precision every day. It is his work in the precision measurement field that has earned him the 2020 Canadian Association of Physicists (CAP) Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Physics.
