TORONTO, January 2, 2013 − British music specialist, Professor Dorothy de Val (left)and guest artist Charlene Biggs (right) are “off to see the wizard” in the Faculty Concert Series of York University’s Music Department. They will mark the centenary of the births of British composers Benjamin Britten and George Lloyd and pay tribute to Australian-born […]
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York U researchers identify abnormalities in response to flickering light in migraines
TORONTO, January 2, 2013: Migraine sufferers are extra sensitive to flickering lights starting at an early point in the visual pathway, York University researchers have found. Professor Frances Wilkinson and her co-researchers Michel Thabet, Professor Hugh Wilson and Olivera Karanovic report in the January 2013 issue of Cephalalgia that those who are not affected by […]
New urban studies course invites York U students to explore Toronto through hip hop culture
Toronto, Dec. 18, 2012 – An innovative new course at York University is using Toronto as an urban laboratory to understand the unique relationship between hip hop culture and Canadian urbanism. “It’s the first course in Canada to examine a subject in the social sciences through a hip hop lens,” says course creator and instructor […]
York u experts available to comment on topics ranging from the doomsday dilemma to literacy in the digital realm
(Please note that the best time to reach experts is during the week of December 17 to 21, 2012 or after January 7, 2013) Story idea: Is it the end of the world? With the Mayan calendar coming to an end on Dec. 21 and a possible collision of an asteroid with the Earth, fear […]
Industry sponsorship leads to bias in reported findings of clinical trials: York U research
Toronto, Dec. 13, 2012 – Industry sponsored clinical trials present a more favourable picture of the effects of drugs and medical devices than those reporting on non-industry sponsored trials, according to a new Cochrane Review published Dec. 12 by an international team of researchers including York University Professor Joel Lexchin. “It is important that clinical […]
York U holiday experts available
York University experts are available to demystify and comment on topics related to the Holiday Season and the New Year — from the psychology behind giving gifts to surviving the blues (Please note that the best time to reach experts is during the week of December 17 to 21, 2012) Story idea: ’Tis the season […]
Advisory: Irpinia Club to donate $20k to York U prof researching Parkinson’s Disease
Toronto, Dec. 12, 2012 – York University neuroscience Professor Joseph DeSouza, Faculty of Health, will receive a donation of $20,000 from Peter Cipriano, president of the Irpinia Club, on Thursday, Dec. 13 to support DeSouza’s studies of brain activity in dance and its therapeutic applications for patients suffering from Parkinson's Disease. Applying his recent work […]
