TORONTO, Feb. 10, 2021 – Canada likes to believe it’s different from its neighbours to the south, that there is less systemic racism, but York University Professor Lorne Foster says the Black experience tells a different story.
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 processing and packing facilities in Alberta – including the recent second wave in the Cargill Canada plant in High River – highlight the precarious health and safety conditions facing […]
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 party the same day.
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 the success of its students and Faculty.
Collaboration to tackle COVID-19 in Africa and future disease outbreaks
TORONTO, Jan. 25, 2021 – York University and the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa are building on a successful collaboration to tackle COVID-19 across Africa by creating an international consortium of experts in disease modelling and artificial intelligence.
Food accelerator program led by York University helps entrepreneurs to taste success
TORONTO, Jan. 21, 2021 — York University’s innovation hub YSpace has started the new year on a high note, showcasing entrepreneurial ventures that offer a range of products from a zero-sugar oat milk beverage to vegan Jamaican patties. A virtual event on January 19 showcased the 2020 cohort of ventures to guests in the audience […]
York U, Mackenzie Health Launch Innovative Health Collaboration in York Region
TORONTO, January 20, 2021 – Today, York University joins forces with Mackenzie Health in an innovative new community-focused health collaboration that will aim to enhance health services, training of highly qualified personnel, research and innovation and healthier outcomes for York Region residents, and beyond. During a virtual signing event earlier today, York U President Rhonda […]
