Some disclaimers may even harm at-risk women TORONTO, November 28, 2019 –Labels that warn an image has been altered or enhanced do nothing to mitigate women’s negative perceptions of their appearance, according to a study published in Body Image this week. More importantly, some disclaimers heightened and even harmed body dissatisfaction in at-risk women, the study […]
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York University announces new head of Research & Innovation
York University announces new head of Research & Innovation TORONTO, November 26, 2019 –York University has selected a new Vice President of Research & Innovation. The Executive Committee of the Board of Governors has accepted the recommendation of the search committee that Professor Amir Asif be appointed for a five-year term beginning on May 1, […]
Will Canadian insurers be on the hook for major climate polluters?
The appetite for suing the biggest climate polluters is growing and, as a result, so too is the risk to Canadian insurers. At a York University, Faculty of Environmental Studies, lecture Monday, respected environmental lawyer, Dianne Saxe, will discuss how the rising concern over climate is changing the game. Saxe will discuss how the evolving […]
Tackling drug-resistant infections will take global effort, say York U health experts
TORONTO, November 15, 2019 –Superbugs and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) continue to raise the alarm globally and prevent the effective prevention and treatment of infections. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), drug-resistant infections could cause 10 million deaths each year by 2050 and are increasingly a threat to global public health. One of the biggest factors accelerating […]
Diabetes awareness hockey night at York University
York Lions will host Dahlgren’s Diabeauties Night to support children with Type 1 diabetes TORONTO, November 15, 2019 – York University Lions will face Guelph Gryphons in their hockey game tomorrow, Nov. 16, with a special purpose – to spread awareness about diabetes. The free admission York Lions Men’s Hockey Diabetes Awareness & Dahlgren’s Diabeauties Game will […]
What is cinema in an era of mobile screens?
Industry leaders to speak at 50th anniversary event for York U’s School of the Arts TORONTO, November 14, 2019 – The screen industry in Canada is undergoing rapid change in response to social media, streaming services and new media such as virtual and augmented reality. In a time of ubiquitous mobile media and computing, predictions […]
York U engineering research uses AI to predict flood risk in real-time
Research models use data from Toronto’s Don River and Calgary’s Bow River TORONTO, November 11, 2019 – Using complex models based on artificial intelligence (AI) and data from the Don River in Toronto and Bow River in Calgary, researchers at the Lassonde School of Engineering can now predict the water levels in rivers days in advance […]
