TORONTO, March 12, 2012 – Buyer beware: “Newer” rarely means “better” when it comes to the latest prescription drugs, according to a York University study. The study, recently published in the journal Health Policy, looked at the benefits of new drugs compared to options already available to consumers. It found that “newer” only really means […]
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University life, technology and environmental action in the spotlight at TEDxYorkU
TORONTO, March 8, 2012 - York University will celebrate great ideas on Saturday at the second annual TEDxYorkU event. TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) conferences began in 1984 in Silicon Valley as a way for tech employees to share their ideas and innovations. TEDxYorkU, which is organized independently of TED, will include talks by 11 […]
Historic Canadian-led experiment brings scientists one step closer to understanding universe
TORONTO, March 7, 2012 – A Canadian-led team of scientists, including two York University students, has offered the world its first glimpse of antihydrogen’s properties, in the first experiment ever performed on the anti-atom. Researchers at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), in an international collaboration led by Canadians, used microwave spectroscopy – one […]
York University seminar will examine lessons from Japanese earthquake – one year later
TORONTO, March 6, 2012 - The Tohoku earthquake and tsunami off the coast of Japan on March 11, 2011, and the resulting nuclear reactor meltdown, has challenged basic assumptions about dealing with large risks and hazards, according to experts who will speak at York University on Friday about the lessons learned from the multifaceted disaster. […]
Daily hassles making perfectionists feel sick: York U study
TORONTO, March 5, 2012 – Perfectionists who can’t stop thinking about being perfect are more likely than others to suffer psychosomatic symptoms when faced with the daily hassles of living, a new study at York University shows. “In both men and women, we found that daily hassles and negative emotions contribute to the link between […]
PowerStream invests in environmental education at York University
TORONTO, Feb. 29, 2012 – York University President and Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri and PowerStream Board Chair and Town of Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti today announced a significant investment towards sustainable energy research and student awards for the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University. PowerStream has pledged a gift of $930,000 to support scholarship, research […]
Minister Kenney to speak at national conference putting the future of immigration under the spotlight
TORONTO, Feb. 28, 2012 – Top immigration experts will debate how immigration trends and future policies will create both challenges and opportunities for Canadian society, during the 2012 National Metropolis Conference in Toronto this week. Taking place from March 1 to 3, this conference will be the 14th of the Metropolis Project, a network of […]
