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Air Canada puts all Rouge flights on hiatus. Click here for more York U in the news

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Fred Lazar, associate professor at York University’s Schulich School of Business, was quoted in CBC News Feb. 4. Read full story. 41 Times People Learned Their Pets Were Smarter Than They Looked York University Professor and Graduate Program Director in the Department of Psychology Suzanne MacDonald was featured in Bored Panda Feb. 4. Read full […]

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York University’s YSpace makes entrepreneurship more accessible with launch of YSpace Digital

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At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the team at YSpace quickly shifted to virtual programming and saw a steep increase in demand for programming. Recognizing an exciting opportunity to grow the community, they launched YSpace Digital, a new virtual talent and startup development hub that offers entrepreneurs customized support and a community-based support system in an online format.

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Welcome to the February 2021 issue of ‘Brainstorm’

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‘Brainstorm,’ a special edition of YFile that publishes once a month, showcases research and innovation at York University. It offers compelling stories about the world-leading work of York University’s academics and researchers across all disciplines and Faculties. ‘Brainstorm’ encompasses both pure and applied research.

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Ontario courts expected to be busy with COVID lawsuits long after pandemic. Click here for more York U in the news

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Joseph Campisi, adjunct professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, was quoted in CBC News Feb. 3. Read full story. Was the global vaccine race inevitable? York University Professor Emeritus Joel Lexchin was quoted in POLITICO Feb. 3. Read full story. Montreal molecular pharmacologist among winners of $100K Killam Prize Distinguished Research Professor Stephen Gill was […]

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Book suggests reinventing past cultural practices could repair damaged world

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A Glendon scholar’s new and profoundly intradisciplinary book suggests that experimenting with traditional practices from the past could help us grapple with today’s challenging times. He profiles three such practices and investigates the restorative powers therein.

Levine profiles the Purim Extravaganza, which gathers queer, leftist and ‘Yiddish-ist’ New Yorkers. Photo depicts the Rude Mechanical Orchestra, Purim 2012. Photo credit: John Bell