TORONTO, July 19, 2013 – Today TRIUMF, a Canadian laboratory for nuclear and particle physics that works in partnership with York University and University of Toronto, announced a new breakthrough in understanding neutrinos – nature’s most elusive particles. The international Tokai to Kamioka (T2K) collaboration designed an experiment to investigate how neutrinos change from one […]
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Expert available on the myths and facts of UV rays
Toronto, July 17, 2013 – With UV Index at 10 or very high, as extreme heat alert continues, protecting yourself from the harmful effects of Ultra Violet rays is essential. York University Professor Tom McElroy, co-inventor of UV Index is available to talk on the negative effects of UV rays, including sunburn, and to offer […]
Expert available: York U extreme heat researcher is available for media interviews
York University expert on extreme heat, Tanya Gulliver, is available to offer tips on how to survive the extreme heat wave. She has developed North America’s first risk-based heat registry, a guide on extreme heat. Media Contact: Gloria Suhasini, York University Media Relations, 416 736 2100 ext. 22094, suhasini@yorku.ca
Medical school students are susceptible to influence of industry sponsors: York U researchers
TORONTO, July 4, 2013 – Medical students are potentially often exposed to biased, industry sponsored and commercially driven information due to inadequate conflict of interest policies at schools, York University researchers say. “We evaluated the conflict of interest policies of all the 17 medical schools in Canada and found that only one had relatively stringent […]
York U symposium looks at how to take action in Sudan and South Sudan crisis
Toronto, July 2, 2013 – York University’s Centre for Refugee Studies will host a symposium July 3-5 examining what steps can be taken in Sudan and South Sudan to bring stability to the region and end human right violations and rising rates of refugees. Prior to gaining independence in 2011, South Sudan was part of […]
Symposium will link arms together for the rights of Indigenous peoples
TORONTO, June 26, 2013 – Former students of Indian Residential Schools, members of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and representatives of the United Nations and human rights organizations will all converge at York University for a symposium aptly titled Linking Arms Together, to join hands in upholding Aboriginal rights, June 28. Speakers will bring […]
Book launch and panel discussion will focus on struggles facing LGBT community
TORONTO, June 25, 2013 – British colonial laws that criminalize sexual minorities, and recent changes to Canadian immigration law that impact LGBT asylum seekers, will be discussed by a panel of experts during Pride Week, at the 519 Church Street Community Centre. The June 26 event, Sexuality, Repression and the Law: Resistance and Asylum, was […]
