York professor tracks the long history of oil pipeline spills in Canada
York University history Professor Sean Kheraj published his findings of the first comprehensive historical analysis of oil pipeline spills in Canada.
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Study indicates importance of post-settlement supports to address depression in Syrian refugees
More attention is needed on the impact of post-migration conditions on depression-level symptoms for Syrian refugees in Canada, according to new research out of York University published in the “Journal of Mental Health” on May 21.
Read moreStudy shows some six-month-old infants can discriminate between musical notes
New research from neuroscientists at York University suggests the capacity to hear the major and minor notes in music may come before you take a single lesson; you may actually be born with it.
Read moreSummer Institute to examine York scholar's theory after 25 years
A five-day course beginning on June 8 will feature a critical assessment of Professor Emeritus Michael Gilbert’s influential article, “Multi-Modal Argumentation,” 25 years after its publication.
Read moreResearch on resource nationalism in Southern Africa receives funding
Richard Saunders has been awarded funding from the Social Science Humanities Research Council of Canada to support his new project exploring innovations in resource nationalism policymaking in Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Read moreAncient stellar collisional ring galaxy forms stars 50 times faster than Milky Way
Researchers have found a rare and massive collisional ring galaxy from some 10.8 billion years ago that is forming stars 50 times faster than the Milky Way, says York University Postdoctoral Fellow Leo Alcorn of the Faculty of Science.
Read moreNew paper in Nature's Scientific Data describes ins and outs of Ontario Climate Data Portal developed at York University
In 2018, scientists at the Laboratory of Mathematical Parallel Systems at York University launched the Ontario Climate Data Portal to provide the most robust climate change projections for Ontario. The team has published a paper in Nature’s Scientific Data to describe the portal’s structure and functions, extensive datasets and data development methodology.
Read moreOzone-depleting chemical alternatives getting into our food and water
An international environmental agreement to regulate the use of chemicals depleting the ozone layer may have inadvertently allowed higher levels of other harmful chemicals to flourish, new research co-led by York University and Environment and Climate Change Canada has found.
Read moreWhat's the bee-g deal with community science?
A survey of participants at Bumble Bee Watch, a community and research collaboration to track and conserve bumble bees in North America, found users are well educated and strongly motivated to save bees, say York University researchers.
Read moreKnowledge Mobilization Unit is available to assist and support researchers
During this global pandemic there has been an increased demand for leading experts at York University to help inform the public, health practitioners and policy makers with research relevant to COVID-19. Staff within the Knowledge Mobilization Unit can assist with developing tools to help make complex research relevant to society.
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