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Schulich School of Business Professors Burkard Eberlein and Mark Kamstra were quoted in the Toronto Star March 6. Read full story.

Stop telling girls to smile — it pressures them to accept the unjust status quo
Natalie Coulter, associate professor and director of the Institute for Research on Digital Literacies at York University, published an article in The Conversation March 7. Read full story.

Toronto van attack trial, verdict gave glimpse into new reality of virtual court cases
Trevor Farrow, professor and chair of Canadian Forum of Civil Justice at Osgoode Hall Law School, was quoted in Global News March 5. Read full story.

To make Toronto safe from another van attack isn’t hard. The solution has been found on our streets for years
A study co-authored by York University Professor Jack Rozdilsky was quoted in the Toronto Star March 6. Read full story.

Explainer: How do payday loans work?
York University Professor Olena Kobzar was quoted in Money Sense March 5. Read full story.

Ontario’s COVID lockdown catch-22
Iain Moyles, assistant professor at York University’s Canadian Centre for Disease Modelling (CCDM), was quoted in NOW Magazine March 5. Read full story.

International Women’s Day was born of a labour movement to combat inhumane work conditions. As the pandemic rages on, that challenge is more real than ever
Andrea O’Reilly, professor at York University’s School of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies, was quoted in the Peterborough Examiner March 6. Read full story.

Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister’s ‘Mystery Bills’ Are a ‘Dangerous’ Violation of Democratic Standards, Experts Say
York University Associate Professor Dennis Pilon was quoted in PressProgress March 5. Read full story.

‘This is a major shift’: Masks, other health measures may outlast pandemic in Brampton, Mississauga, Caledon
York University Professor Jane Heffernan was quoted in BramptonGuardian.com March 4. Read full story.

Study reveals it was easier to get skinny in 1980s vs. today
York University Professor Jennifer Kuk was quoted in Suncoast News Network March 5. Read full story.

Opinion: Companies must stop corporatizing body positivity
York University was mentioned in The Charlatan March 5. Read full story.

The Future of Black Future Lawyers
York University was mentioned in Ultra Vires March 5. Read full story.

UWinnipeg professor co-edits new book exploring mothering during COVID-19
York University Professor Andrea O’Reilly was mentioned in University of Winnipeg News March 3. Read full story.

Bridging the gap in Canada’s healthcare system; Introducing Crowning Gaia
York University was mentioned in Toronto Caribbean Newspaper March 6. Read full story.

York school board releases its strategy to combat anti-Black racism and end a culture of low expectations and ‘throwaway kids’
Tana Turner, adjunct professor in the Faculty of Education at York University, was quoted in the Toronto Star March 8. Read full story.

Banking co-ops run by Black women have a longtime legacy of helping people
York University Associate Professor Caroline Hossein published an article in The Conversation March 8. Read full story.

‘I couldn’t let it go’: How the expulsion of a Black student led a former vice-principal to quit
Carl James, Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community & Diaspora and Professor at York University, was quoted in CBC News March 8. Read full story.

Some sellers, buyers ‘willing to overlook’ racism in Seuss books in the name of money, defiance or nostalgia
Schulich School of Business Professor Peter Darke was quoted in the Toronto Star March 8. Read full story.

What are NFTs? The new digital assets raking in millions, explained
Schulich School of Business Associate Professor Henry Kim was quoted in the National Post March 8. Read full story.

Online platforms have tried to combat harassment against women, but it’s not working
York University PhD candidate Karen Skardzius was quoted in Rappler March 8. Read full story.

Being a woman in the weather industry hasn’t always been a breeze
York University was mentioned in Yahoo! News March 8. Read full story.

The complacent country: How Canadian public health allowed itself to be steamrolled by COVID-19
Steven Hoffman, professor and director of the Global Strategy Lab at York University, was quoted in the Ottawa Citizen March 8. Read full story.

As work and school went virtual so did gender-based violence. With online harassment and abuse, ‘there isn’t really an escape’
York University Contract Faculty Nicole McFadyen was quoted in the Toronto Star March 8. Read full story.

Experts fear the pandemic may have devastating effects on working moms
York University Professor Andrea O’Reilly was quoted in the Windsor Star March 8. Read full story.

Appointments to Superior Court announced: Finlayson, Maxwell, Mills, Vermette
Osgoode Hall Law School was mentioned in Law Times March 8. Read full story.