TORONTO, September 3, 2014 – Keeping upright in a low-gravity environment is not easy, and NASA documents abound with examples of astronauts falling on the lunar surface. Now, a new study by an international team of researchers led by York University professors Laurence Harris and Michael Jenkin, published today in PLOS ONE, suggests that the […]
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York U to host third Southern Ontario Bee Researchers Symposium
TORONTO, Aug. 28, 2014 – York University will play host to the third Southern Ontario Bee Researchers Symposium on August 29, 2014. The event, dubbed “BeeCon” by its organizers, is free and provides an opportunity for local melittologists and students to network. Presentations will cover a wide range of bee-related topics, with many of this […]
SSHRC awards more than $2.5 million in funding to York-led research partnerships
TORONTO, Aug 27, 2014 – Carla Lipsig-Mummé, professor of work and labour studies in York’s Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, has received more than $2.5 million over seven years through the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Partnership Grants program. Lipsig-Mummé will lead a project titled “Adapting Canadian Work and Workplaces to Respond to Climate […]
York U experts available to offer back-to-school tips on personal and financial well-being
TORONTO, Aug 26, 2014 – With back-to-school time here again, students and parents can be stressed about issues such as personal and financial health. York University experts in the Faculty of Health and the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies are available to offer helpful tips on how to make the best choices during […]
Conference to kindle dialogue on community-school partnerships supporting student wellbeing
TORONTO, Aug 20, 2014 – Greater Toronto Area high school students and neighbourhood community youths will have their chance to tell educators, community organizers, health professionals and government representatives how they think their school engagement, educational performance and academic outcomes can be enhanced through more effective school-community partnerships, Aug. 22. The youth panel discussion will […]
Songbird ‘student pilots’ delay departure and make more frequent stopovers during first migration
TORONTO, Aug 20, 2014 – Juvenile songbirds on spring migration travel from overwintering sites in the tropics to breeding destinations thousands of kilometres away with no prior experience to guide them. Now, a new study out of York University has tracked these “student pilots” on their first long-haul flight and found significant differences between the […]
New study first to examine quality of cardiac rehabilitation programs in Canada
TORONTO, August 19, 2014 – The quality of cardiac rehabilitation programs across Canada is strong, with specific criteria areas now identified as requiring further enhancement to improve patient outcomes, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, York University and UHN. “We are the first to comprehensively assess cardiac […]
