New study out of York U’s Lassonde School of Engineering and Sunnybrook could give doctors unprecedented ability to personalize cancer treatment TORONTO, Feb. 10, 2022 — Breast cancer will affect roughly one in eight women at some point in their lives, and it kills about 5,000 women every year in Canada. Among the available treatment […]
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York U gospel music scholar available on the African American vocal genre
Professor Karen Burke is considered an authority on gospel music, including its origins dating back to slavery TORONTO, Feb. 09, 2022 – “Gospel music since its inception, and even further back to the development of spirituals by enslaved Africans, has always been about encouraging people and uplifting the soul,” says York University Professor Karen Burke, a singer, […]
Who is that? Kids find it more difficult than adults to recognize faces behind masks
TORONTO, Feb. 7, 2022 – Children are having difficulty recognizing faces that are partially covered by masks. This could potentially impact social interactions with peers and educators, as well as the ability to form important relationships, according to a new study led by York University.
Public Services and Procurement Canada’s Translation Bureau announces new partnership with York University’s Glendon Campus
GATINEAU/TORONTO, February 1, 2022 - The Honourable Filomena Tassi, Minister of Public Services and Procurement, today announced a partnership agreement between the Translation Bureau and Glendon Campus at York University. Under this agreement, the Translation Bureau will provide educational support for Glendon’s Master of Conference Interpretation (MCI) program to help develop Canada’s conference interpreter workforce. […]
Le Bureau de la traduction de Services publics et Approvisionnement Canada annonce un nouveau partenariat avec le campus Glendon de l'Université York
GATINEAU/TORONTO, 1 Février , 2022 - L'honorable Filomena Tassi, ministre des Services publics et de l'Approvisionnement, a annoncé aujourd'hui que le Bureau de la traduction et le campus Glendon de l'Université York ont conclu une entente de partenariat. Selon cette entente, le Bureau de la traduction offrira un soutien à l'enseignement du programme de maîtrise en […]
Artificial intelligence can be used to tackle COVID-19 inequities
TORONTO, Jan. 31, 2022 – Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help tackle inequities that contribute to a higher risk of the most vulnerable contracting and dying of COVID-19, but York University researchers say the right data is crucial for that to happen.
Sprawl can be vertical or horizontal, tackling it requires a hard look at housing policy
TORONTO, Jan. 26, 2022 – Usually when people think of urban sprawl it’s rows of houses spread out horizontally from a city centre, but in a new paper, York University researchers say vertical sprawl is equally an issue. Sprawl is tied to the lack of accessibility, how houses are commodified and financed, and the current housing crisis, which the pandemic has exacerbated.
