York U in the news: race and college admissions, preventing crowd crushes and more

A Clash Over Race and College Admissions
Stephen Newman, a professor of American politics and political theory at York University, was interviewed by The New York Times Nov. 1.

TD Insurance reaches $5.1 million settlement in pandemic related trip cancellation class action
Joseph Campisi, an adjunct professor at the Osgoode Hall Law School at York University, was quoted by The Toronto Star Nov. 1.

Kwik and Papagiannis to Keynote ATD’s 2023 Techknowledge Conference
Helen Papagiannis, a senior research associate at the Augmented Reality Lab at York University, was mentioned in Benzinga Nov. 1.

CUPE staging protest in response to Ontario’s ban on strike
David Doorey, a professor of labour law at York University, was featured in TimminsToday Nov. 1.

Deadly crowd crushes can be prevented. Here’s why the tragedy in Itaewon happened and what needs to be done differently
Ali Asgary, an associate professor of disaster and emergency management at York University, was interviewed by CTV News Nov. 1.

‘Hinge moments’ in history: how change happens
Karen Valihora, a professor in the English Department at York University, was featured on CBC Radio Oct. 31.

Guest post: Mapping the most influential Twitter accounts during COP26 – Carbon Brief
Matthew Tegelberg, an associate professor in the Department of Social Science at York University, was quoted by The Hoops News Nov. 2.

Indigenous women’s collective wants universities to revoke Turpel-Lafond’s honorary degrees
York University was mentioned by CBC News Nov. 2.

Revealed: oldest star clusters in the universe
York University was mentioned by EurekaAlert! Nov. 2.