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York U in the news: virtual schools, retirement and more

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Layoffs of third-party cleaning staff on strike at Durham college could be ‘illegal,’ expert saysDavid Doorey, an associate professor of Work Law at York University, was quoted in the Toronto Star Sept. 5. 10 of the week’s best long reads from the Star, August 27 to September 2David Langille, a professor in the Department of […]

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York U in the news: union, astronauts and more

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Union worked with Uber to ensure Ontario government would not classify gig workers as employees, documents showDavid Doorey, an associate professor of Work Law at York University, was quoted in The Globe and Mail Aug. 26. Canada’s role in humanity’s return to the Moon: astronauts, a new Canadarm and a roverPaul Delaney, a professor of […]

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York U in the news: international treaties, Clayton Ruby and short-term rentals

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Most international treaties are ineffective, Canadian study findsAssistant Professor Mathieu Poirier was quoted in CTV News Aug. 3. Do international treaties actually work? Study says they mostly don’t Assistant Professor Mathieu Poirier was quoted in Phys.org Aug. 3. Clayton Ruby, renowned Canadian civil rights lawyer, dies at 80 York University President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda Lenton was quoted […]

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York U in the news: Rogers, supermoon and gun crime

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Rogers’ five-day refund ‘wholly inadequate’ legal expert saysProfessor Richard Leblanc was quoted in CTV News July 13. Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock ExchangeProfessor Richard Leblanc was quoted in City News July 13. Rogers’ 5-day credit might not be enough: reportProfessor Richard Leblanc was quoted in MobileSyrup July 13. July supermoon: ‘Buck moon’ […]

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York U in the news: Rogers, Vaughan Healthcare Centre Precinct and inflation

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Rogers outage leads to questions about compensation and competition as service rumbles back to life Professor Richard Leblanc was quoted in Toronto Star July 9. Rogers CEO apologizes after Canada outage; services restored Professor Richard Leblanc was quoted in Yahoo! News July 10. Rogers CEO apologizes for outage, says it came after network maintenance updateProfessor Richard Leblanc […]

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York U in the news: queer kids, healthcare innovation and Ukraine

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‘Parental rights’ lobby puts trans and queer kids at risk Professor Jen Gilbert contributed to Toronto Star July 6. Mayor Bevilacqua: Vaughan is advancing world-class healthcare innovation York University President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda Lenton was quoted in City of Vaughan July 6. Kaali can’t be destroyed: Filmmaker Leena Manimekalai as Twitter removes poster York University master’s student Leena […]

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York U in the news: electric cars, tadpoles and protests

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Frank Stronach partners with York University to help build SARIT electric car  York University President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda Lenton was quoted in Toronto Star July 1. Tadpoles undergo surprising number of vision changes when becoming frogsAssistant Professor Ryan Schott was quoted in Phys.org June 30. York University staff to strike if union deal not reached by […]

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New funding expands use of VR technology in undergraduate chemistry teaching

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Faculty of Science chemistry Professors Kyle Belozerov and Derek Jackson have received new funding to expand the use of virtual reality (VR) technology in chemistry courses to help students understand the structure and function of biological molecules at a deeper level.

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