Fresh drinking water and winter recreational activities would suffer TORONTO, January 28, 2019 – The iconic winter traditions of skating outdoors and ice fishing on a frozen lake could vanish across southern Canada and the Northern Hemisphere by the late 21st century thanks to climate change, according to new research led by a professor in […]
Youth in the digital age expert at York University available for comment
TORONTO, January 25, 2019 – In this digital world, life can feel like a roller-coaster ride for people of all ages. It is even more pronounced for young people, who are born and raised in a constantly changing environment, both physical and digital. At York University, Professor Kate Tilleczek is Tier 1 Canada Research Chair […]
Researcher part of international project to protect river deltas in South and Southeast Asia
River deltas are key to global food supply TORONTO, January 24, 2019 – York University professor Nga Dao is the only Canadian on an international team that will receive $17.2 million British pounds to study how to protect environmentally sensitive river deltas in South and Southeast Asia, the huge supply of food they produce and […]
York University space engineer to provide update on OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample-return mission
TORONTO, Jan. 22, 2019 –Lassonde School of Engineering Professor and Director of York’s Centre for Research in Earth and Space Science Michael Daly will join a panel of Canadian scientists and engineers from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx to update the public on the first-ever sampling mission by NASA that explores the near-Earth asteroid, Bennu. The mission, which plans […]
Experts advisory: Will the revamp of Canada’s Food Guide meet the needs of all Canadians?
York U experts available for interviews TORONTO, Jan. 22, 2019 – Canada’s revised food guide unveiled today by the Federal Government waves goodbye to the four food groups Canadians have been following for years and now promotes the health benefits of plant-based eating with less emphasis on dairy and meat products. Additional changes include less […]
Is Barbie a positive feminist icon?
Doll’s designer will speak at York University following film screening TORONTO, January 17, 2019 – While Barbie is admired by some as a feminist role model reinvented with a variety of skin tones and body types, others still blame the plastic doll for negatively affecting girls’ body image. This is just the type of debate […]
New building for Schulich School of Business taking management education into the future at York University
Rob and Cheryl McEwen Graduate Study & Research Building a hub for experiential education and research TORONTO, January 10, 2019 – York University and the Schulich School of Business officially opened a new building today designed to bring industry into the classroom and to stimulate interdisciplinary research in fields ranging from business ethics and big […]
