York U in the news: corporate news blockades, demystifying financial aid and more

Corporate news blockades underscore the need to regulate Big Tech and rebalance power
An op-ed by York University Professor Natasha Tusikov was published in the Globe and Mail Aug. 28.

Doug Ford’s Greenbelt scandal: The beginning of the end of his years in power?
An op-ed by York University Professor Mark Winfield was published in the Conversation Aug. 17

Meta’s news block causes chaos as Canada burns
Schulich School of Business Professor Markus Giesler was quoted in Technology Magazine Aug. 30.

Six things students should know about using financial aid to pay for school
Andre De Freitas, director of student support and advising in York University’s registrar’s office, was quoted in the Globe and Mail Aug. 25.

Toxic trouble as the Arctic heats up
York University Professor Cora Young was quoted in Chemical & Engineering News Aug. 27.

‘We’re just getting started’: Aurora launch pad for road tennis in Ontario
York University Professor Carl James was quoted on YorkRegion.com Aug. 25.

Unifor targets Ford Motors as lead company in auto contract talks
York University Professor Steven Tufts was quoted in CP24 Aug. 29.

Canadian, U.S. autoworkers negotiating with Detroit Three for the first time
York University Professor Steven Tufts was quoted in Design Engineering Aug. 29.

Metro and Unifor return to bargaining table after court restricts union pickets
York University Professor David Doorey was quoted in the Globe and Mail Aug. 30.

Metro seeks injunction against striking workers preventing deliveries to stores
York University Professor David Doorey was quoted in MRO Magazine Aug, 28.

Metro seeks injunction against striking workers preventing deliveries to stores
York University Professor David Doorey was quoted in CTV News Toronto Aug. 25.

Chestermere grapples with wildfire misinformation. Unravelling fact from fiction
York University Professor Eric Kennedy was quoted in the Chestermere Anchor Aug. 29.

Unifor Detroit Three autoworkers vote for strike mandate, mirrors U.S. counterpart
York University Professor Steven Tufts was quoted on CTVNews.ca Aug. 29.

Trudeau says ‘densification’ is key to fix housing crisis. Is it enough?
Schulich School of Business Professor James McKellar was quoted on globalnews.ca Aug. 28.

Working at certain times of the day or night can affect memory, research says
York University PhD student Durdana Khan was quoted in People Aug. 28.

Study: Shift work may impair cognitive function
York University PhD student Durdana Khan was quoted on health.com Aug. 25.

International students in Canada face discrimination, exploitation
York University Professor Tania Das Gupta was mentioned in CBC News Aug, 29.

My mortgage is coming up for renewal – what should I do now?
York University Professor Moshe Milevsky was mentioned in the Financial Post Aug. 29.

Is the government’s ‘unfavourable’ position towards electronic pharmacies now becoming neutral?
Aria Ilyad Ahmad, the the Global Health Foresighting Research Fellow at York University’s Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, was mentioned on trendeepro.com Aug. 28.

Shift work tied to negative impact on cognitive functioning
York University PhD student Durdana Khan was mentioned in HealthDay Aug. 25.

Some Ontario Universities pulling course info from public sites for safety, faculty want more say
York University was mentioned in CP24 Aug. 30.

Harding: Bank of Canada wants digital currency and cashless society
York University was mentioned in the Western Standard Aug. 28.

Third balloon flight measured space debris, light pollution
York University was mentioned in the Timmins Daily Press Aug. 24.

Shift work linked with negative effects on memory and cognition: Canadian study
York University was mentioned in CTV News Aug. 25.

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