TORONTO, September 6, 2012 – The achievements of two York University professors have been recognized by the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), which has inducted them as Fellows. Carl E. James, professor, in the Faculty of Education and Director, York Centre for Education and Community, and Norman Yan, professor in the Department of Biology, Faculty […]
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Bilingualism boosts cognitive capacity for low-income children: York U research
TORONTO, Sept. 5, 2012 – Bilingualism may be key to helping children from low-income families improve their focus and concentration, giving them an academic advantage over their monolingual peers, according to a recent study by an international team of researchers including York University Professor Ellen Bialystok. “For children living in poverty, there are often conditions […]
Procrastination and Perfectionism: How students can tame the dangerous duo of drained productivity: York U research
TORONTO, Sept. 4, 2012 – Undergraduate and graduate students are especially likely to procrastinate when they feel that others expect them to be perfect, according to research from York University. “Perfectionism does not necessarily result in higher levels of performance and may even backfire,” says Gordon Flett, a psychology professor in York University’s Faculty of […]
Drug companies profit through lack of innovation: York U researcher
TORONTO, August 8, 2012 – A new study co-authored by a York University professor finds that American pharmaceutical companies aggressively develop and market new drugs with few clinical advantages over existing ones, contributing to overuse and fuelling up to an 80 percent increase in drug expenditures. The study, published by the British Medical Journal, reports […]
Canadian Tennis Champion Daniel Nestor Awarded Honorary Degree by York University
TORONTO, Aug. 7, 2012 − York University is proud to confer an honorary Doctor of Laws to Canada’s most decorated tennis athlete, world champion, 2000 Olympic gold medalist and 2012 Olympian Daniel Nestor in recognition of his achievements and commitment to sport, the community and health science. “Daniel’s contributions to the sport of tennis and the […]
Canadians super-sizing Canada’s Food Guide Servings: York U study
TORONTO, July 31, 2012 – Think you know what one serving of food looks like? You may want to think again, according to a new study from York University. Many people overestimate the size of one serving of food as defined in Canada’s Food Guide, so they may be overeating even if they believe they […]
It’s a bird, not a plane: York U study finds migrating songbirds depart on time
TORONTO, July 26, 2012 – A new study by York University researchers finds that songbirds follow a strict annual schedule when migrating to their breeding grounds – with some birds departing on precisely the same date each year. The study, published in the journal PLoS ONE, is the first to track the migration routes […]
