Collaboration inspires students to participate in robotics and create STEM futures TORONTO, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020 –In a unique collaboration to support Black youth in STEM, the Lassonde School of Engineering has partnered with the African Canadian Christian Network (ACCN) to sponsor their robotics team, made up of high school students from the local Jane-Finch […]
What happens when the Universe ends?
How does it all end? Does the Universe end the same way it started, with a bang? Media are invited to hear theoretical astrophysicist and science communicator Katie Mack discuss what modern astrophysicists believe will happen in her talk, Death of a Universe, at York University.
York symposium looks at impact of extreme climate events
With wildfires, flooding and drought occurring on a global scale, leading experts in extreme climate events from across North America will come together at York University to present research and discuss the future on Wednesday, Feb. 19.
Countries violating international law by imposing coronavirus travel restrictions against China
TORONTO, February 14, 2020 – Dozens of countries are violating international law by imposing travel restrictions against China during the novel coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19), according to a new commentary published in The Lancet. York University global health law professor and senior author Steven J. Hoffman says nearly all of the world’s global health law scholars […]
Watch the Moon eclipse Mars Feb. 18
Mars will play peek-a-boo with the Moon in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Feb. 18, similar to an eclipse. Tune in online to York University’s Allan I. Carswell Observatory for the best views of the Moon moving in front of the red planet, called the occultation of Mars.
Can bilingualism protect the brain even with early stages of dementia?
Researchers find bilingualism provides the brain with greater cognitive reserve, delaying onset of symptoms TORONTO, February 13, 2020 – A study led by York University psychology researchers provides new evidence that bilingualism can delay symptoms of dementia. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, making up 60 to 70 per cent of dementia cases. […]
Mind the trust gap: it’s wider than you think
Migration between southern and northern U.S. regions doesn’t alter wide gap in trust levels among Americans, York U study shows TORONTO, February 12, 2020 – New Yorkers are more trusting of others compared to Alabamans or Texans. While this regional divide between southerners and the rest of Americans is well documented, the gap is […]
