As of Friday, July 10, the wearing of non-medical mouth and nose coverings is mandatory at York University, where maintaining two-metre physical distancing is not possible or predictable in common and shared spaces within buildings, on both the Keele and Glendon campuses.
Read moreYork University Professor Steven Hoffman has been chosen to lead a United Nations effort to develop a research roadmap for the post-pandemic recovery period.
Read moreVivian Lee, a postdoctoral fellow and her supervisor, Professor Jonathan Weiss, in Department of Psychology, along with their colleagues were awarded the competitive Canadian Institute for Health Research Knowledge Synthesis Grant: COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity in Mental Health and Substance Abuse — 2020 for the project “Impact of COVID-19 on the Mental Health and Well-being of Caregivers and Families of Autistic people.”
Read moreWorking from their bedrooms or kitchen tables, York students on remote internships are gaining valuable international experience, connecting with colleagues across oceans and continents and making contributions to the health and well-being of other nations.
Read moreThree projects led by York University researchers have received almost $1 million in funding from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research to do rapid research over the next year related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read moreThe York University Emergency Bursary for students who needed urgent financial aid to cover the unexpected costs of the pandemic is helping students, but the need for emergency relief has far surpassed expectations. The University has committed $2 million and with two special matching funds from the Pierre Lassonde Family Foundation and the Victor Dahdaleh Foundation totalling $300,000.
Read moreA statement has been issued by Jennifer Myer, executive director, Athletics & Recreation, to the York University community on the Ontario University Athletics announcement of the cancellation of all competitive sport until Dec. 31.
Read moreWhen the novel coronavirus was declared a global pandemic, the York International team worked closely with program leaders and faculty members from across the University to make sure York students were able to return home safely. With the students spread out across 31 countries, the endeavour was a challenging one, but the York community rose to meet that challenge.
Read moreAs SARS-CoV-2 has the potential to mutate, it is important to check the efficacy of current diagnostic tests, say York University researchers, who found seven out of 27 methods had potential sequence mismatch issues that may lead to underperforming or false-negative COVID-19 test results.
Read moreProfessor Leah Vosko is among a group of researchers and infection control and occupational health and safety experts on the Migrant Worker Health Expert Working Group, which aims to bring attention to the unsafe working conditions of the more than 50,000 temporary migrant workers who ensure that Canadians have food on the table every year.
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