York U in the news: Earth Day vacation controversy, TTC cuts and more

Developers propose taller towers for Toronto’s Midtown
Mark Winfield, a professor of environmental and urban change at York University, was quoted in The Globe and Mail April 7.

Canadian Police Technique Under Fire for Breeding False Confessions
Timothy Moore, a professor of psychology at York University, was quoted in the New York Times News April 9.

How the parental rights movement resurged in response to trans inclusivity in classrooms
Jen Gilbert, an associate professor at York University, was quoted in CBC News April 8.

Sunwing is touting Earth Day beach vacations. Here’s what environmentalists think
Ellie Perkins, an ecological economist at York University, was featured in the Toronto Star April 6.

Toronto’s mayoral race has begun and experts predict it’s about to get fiery
Zachary Spicer, an associate professor of political science at York University, was quoted in CBC News April 9.

Someone in Toronto ate 712 slices to write their PhD thesis on pizza
Alexander Hughes, a PhD candidate at York University, was featured in BlogTO April 6.

Giving Canadians the ‘right to repair’ empowers consumers, supports competition and benefits the environment
Natasha Tusikov, an assistant professor of social science at York University, was featured in Yahoo! News Canada April 9.

Mistakes, typos drove long lineups for Fiona money distributed by Red Cross on P.E.I
Eric Kennedy, an associate professor of disaster and emergency management at York University, was quoted in CBC News April 6.

Latest TTC service cuts and changes will mean longer Line 1 subway wait times
Susanna Hermanns, a student at York University, was featured in City News April 6.

Parasocial Relationships Are Just Imaginary Friends for Adults
York University research was cited in DNYUZ April 6.

Will Bill C-9 restore public confidence in the judiciary? | Agnès Whitfield
Agnès Whitfield, a professor in the Department of English at York University, was featured in Law360

When Mounties Pose as Mobsters, Some Canadians Cry Foul
Timothy Moore, a psychology professor at York University, was quoted in The New York Times April 9.

A new study finally explains why online meetings feel so exhausting
Research by Nikolaus Troje, a professor in the Department of Biology and Canada Research Chair in Reality Research at York University, was cited in the Toronto Star April 11.

Opinion: Yet another subscription fee: Twitter, Facebook, Netflix are desperate and dying
Kean Birch, the director of the Institute for Technoscience and Society at York University, was featured in The Globe and Mail April 10.

Silver medal finish for Glendon at case competition
York University’s Glendon College was featured in Education News Canada April 11.

York students victorious at National Japanese Speech Contest
York University was featured in Education News Canada April 11.

LA&PS students receive Aspiration Awards
York University was featured in Education News Canada April 11.

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