For the third year in a row, Team Schulich has advanced to the final round of the prestigious Harvard Global Case Competition. This year, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers will move forward using a virtual platform. The competition takes place April 25.
Read moreResearchers and staff in the Faculty of Science rounded up more than 50,000 gloves, which were donated to Humber River Hospital. The Faculty also set aside a total of 600 grams of guanidine thiocyanate for donation to the National Microbiology Laboratory. The chemical is used in testing patient samples for COVID-19 infection.
Read morePresident and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda L. Lenton and Provost and Vice-President Academic Lisa Philipps offer an important update to the University community on plans for the Fall semester and academic planning activities.
Read moreHumans crave connection. But how will the way couples interact change when they are suddenly forced to be home together all day, every day? Professor Amy Muise, a York Research Chair in relationships and sexuality and director of the SHaRe (Sexual Health and Relationships) lab at York University, talks about navigating relationships while in self-isolation.
Read moreYork University Assistant Professor Ingrid Veninger has founded an international film collaboration project while in isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the month of April, 10 female filmmakers living around the world will each make a 10-minute film. The goal is to make one film, greater than the sum of its parts.
Read moreThe School of Continuing Studies will award 17 Canadians with $1,500 toward their certificate tuition through a new $25,500 benefit program, which is immediately available to Canadian workers who have unexpectedly lost their jobs or are facing financial difficulty due to the ongoing pandemic.
Read moreThe Schulich School of Business at York University and Pycap Venture Partners announced on April 14 the establishment of the COVID-19 Small Business Support Centre designed to help small businesses and entrepreneurs access financial support programs.
Read moreMost Canadians believe scientific evidence (82 per cent) and advice from medical doctors (78 per cent) should be the key influences affecting government decisions for COVID-19, with only 48 per cent putting economic considerations among the top three, research led by York University has found.
Read moreVidya Shah, an assistant professor in York University’s Faculty of Education, says many parents and educators are struggling with the shift to teacher-led online learning, and while we can’t expect parents to take on the role of teachers, we also have to change our expectations of teachers.
Read moreIn these unprecedented times, York University is issuing a call for time-sensitive, special research proposals with a COVID-19 focus. The University has committed $250,000 to this call as a demonstration of its ongoing commitment to research and innovation in this most difficult period. Proposals are due April 22.
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