TORONTO, Sept. 18, 2014 — York University researchers say a simple test that combines thinking and movement can help to detect heightened risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease in a person, even before there are any telltale behavioural signs of dementia. Faculty of Health Professor Lauren Sergio and PhD candidate Kara Hawkins who led the study […]
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York U expert available to comment on Scotland independence vote and implications
TORONTO, Sept. 18, 2014 — York University Professor Stephen Brooke in the Department of History and an expert on the 20th century Britain — its politics, society and culture — is available to comment on the implications of an independent Scotland as Scottish voters head to the polls. He is available for media interviews on […]
World historians to explore WW1 and commemoration efforts for 100th anniversary of the Great War
TORONTO, Sept. 17, 2014: Several thousand women around the world – including 2,504 from Canada – left their home countries for the first time to join the First World War (WW1) as nurses. Did they take such bold steps to serve their country and express their patriotism, or with the hope of caring for their […]
Three York University professors named members of The College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists
TORONTO, September 16, 2014 – The Royal Society of Canada has named three York University professors as inaugural members of The College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Alidad Amirfazli, Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lassonde School of Engineering, Sarah Flicker, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Environmental Studies, and Shayna Rosenbaum, Associate […]
York University calls on York residents to register support for proposed campus
TORONTO, September 15, 2014 – Following last week’s announcement of the proposed Markham location and funding commitments for a proposed campus, York University is asking all York Region residents to actively show support for the bid to the Ontario government. “We need everyone’s voice to build the case that York Region should be home to […]
Osgoode Hall Law School announces new approach for financial accessibility
TORONTO, September 15, 2014 – Osgoode Hall Law School at York University today announced an innovative five-year pilot program that will see a minimum of five Juris Doctor (JD) students a year offered admission to the Law School on an income contingent loan basis. Starting in 2015, eligible JD students will not pay tuition while […]
York University’s Mamdouh Shoukri statement on Order of Canada investiture
September 12, 2014 -- Mamdouh Shoukri, President and Vice-Chancellor, York University, paid tribute to colleagues and collaborators as he was invested into the Order of Canada by Governor General David Johnston today at Rideau Hall, in Ottawa. “This distinction is exceptionally meaningful to me as someone who came to Canada 42 years ago to pursue […]
