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Professor Steven Hoffman, Dahdaleh Distinguished Chair and director of the Global Strategy Lab, was quoted in Vox April 23. Read full story.

Earth Day 2021: Canada’s latest budget falls dangerously short on climate action
Bruce Campbell, adjunct professor in the Faculty of Environmental Studies and Urban Change, published an article in The Conversation April 22. Read full story.

Ping-pong, free food, beer on tap — but no support for Black employees. Tech companies are rushing to create new policies, but are they willing to do the real work?
Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community & Diaspora and Professor in the Faculty of Education Carl James was quoted in the Toronto Star April 22. Read full story.

Doug Ford’s flip-flops: A dangerous failure of risk communication in COVID-19 third wave
Jack L. Rozdilsky, associate professor of disaster and emergency management, published an article in The Conversation April 22. Read full story.

‘Hurrah, it’s leprosy!’ How a conservator and a historian are decoding the grisly tales in Canterbury Cathedral’s stained-glass windows
Associate Professor of History Rachel Koopmans was quoted in the Art Newspaper April 23. Read full story.

Toronto mobilizes parks ambassadors to clear encampments
Osgoode Hall Law School’s Environmental Justice and Sustainability Clinic was mentioned in NOW Magazine April 22. Read full story.

Long-awaited ‘reforms’ fail to address realities of environmental injustice
Peter Hillson, student at Osgoode Hall and candidate in the master’s program in Environmental Studies, published an article in Canadian Dimension April 22. Read full story.

English professor brings worldly perspective to classroom
York University was mentioned in the Good Five Cent Cigar April 22. Read full story.

Self-Compassion Is Key To Survive Working From Home
York University was mentioned in Forbes April 22. Read full story.

Orangeville resident inspires York University’s Plastic Pickup Challenge
Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change Contract Faculty Mark Terry was quoted in the Orangeville Citizen April 22. Read full story.