A health services expert led an examination of a year-long study with Syrian refugees and discovered that rates of depression actually rose over the year. This brought to light perceived sinking social support and control, language barriers and more disappointments – predictors of depression, which could point the way to policy change.
Read moreRetail companies should engage frontline employees in the ongoing battle to reduce in-store theft, according to new research from M. Johnny Rungtusanatham, Canada Research Chair in Supply Chain Management and Professor of Operations Management & Information Systems at Schulich School of Business.
Read moreControlling heat generation and overheating in electronics is an ongoing challenge in the race between faster-performing processors and thermal management. Researchers at the Lassonde School of Engineering are looking for a solution to the problem by investigating the thermal properties of materials at the nanoscale.
Read moreA new study led by York University researchers has found that some workplace diversity and inclusion policies ended up backfiring during the COVID-19 pandemic by making North American employees of Chinese descent more likely to be the targets of prejudice and mistreatment.
Read moreDuring the study, the brain was scanned while the test subject was in a trance state and the scan showed alterations in brain signals. The researchers at York University found that regions in the brain were activated through music to induce this altered state of consciousness.
Read moreCan governments turn underperforming state-owned enterprises into global champions? A research team led by Justin Tan, the Newmont Chair in Business Strategy at York University’s Schulich School of Business, attempted to address this question by investigating the innovative performance of restructured SOEs in China’s high-speed train sector.
Read moreLassonde School of Engineering Professor Tom McElroy has been researching atmospheric science in Canada for more than 40 years. His research has paved innovation in the field of atmospheric science, including many contributions that are part of our daily life. Read on to find out how he’s adapting to researching from home.
Read moreAn issue of the “Journal of Concurrent Disorders” that explores the health of frontline workers during the COVID-19 pandemic highlights the work of seven York University faculty members.
Read moreA temporary interruption in contact tracing of COVID-19 cases could lead to an irreversible loss of control of the disease even if the pandemic were previously contained, say York University researchers in a new study.
Read moreResearchers led by Faculty of Health Assistant Professor Amrita Daftary, faculty member at the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, recently published a study that describes experiences of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DRTB)-HIV care among patients in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.
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