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TORONTO, Nov. 10, 2011 – Toronto police are ticketing the city’s homeless more aggressively than ever, despite a decline in offences, according to a new report by the University of Guelph and York University. The report, released today, looked at interactions between Toronto police and homeless people, particularly youth. Researchers conducted an 11-year-long statistical review […]

  TORONTO, November 8, 2011 ─ York University psychology professor Robert T. Muller has won a prestigious international award for his book about how to treat adult trauma survivors who resist therapy. The International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD) presented the Written Media Award to Muller for his 2010 book Trauma […]

TORONTO, November 1, 2011 — York University President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri announced a $25-million dollar transformative donation from Pierre Lassonde, chairman, Franco-Nevada Corporation (TSX: FNV) (NYSE: FNV), for an expanded School of Engineering at York’s Keele campus. “York University is extremely thankful to Pierre Lassonde for his very generous gift,” says Shoukri. “This transformative […]

TORONTO, October 25, 2011 – Theatre @ York launches its 2011-12 season with the world premiere of a new adaptation of John Vanbrugh's English Restoration romp, The Provok’d Wife. Director Vikki Anderson of Toronto’s DVxT Theatre Company commissioned playwright and actor Rick Roberts to rework this tragicomic rollercoaster ride on the subject of relationships. Witness […]

York University announces transformative donation  TORONTO, October 28, 2011 – York University President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri and Janusz Kozinski, dean of York’s Faculty of Science & Engineering, will announce a significant donation from a private citizen. The announcement will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011 at 1pm in the Computer Science & Engineering […]

Reporter (and York U alum) Galit Solomon interviewed Professor Gordon Shepherd about York's unique space science program and facilities. Click here to watch (fast forward to 1:12). For more information about space science at York, visit the Department of Earth & Space Science & Engineering website.

TORONTO, October 27, 2011 – Teenaged boys who experience “persistent” pain aren’t all that fazed by it – at least not compared to girls – a York University study finds. The study, conducted at the Ontario Science Centre, looked at more than 1,000 children and adolescents from ages 8-18. While boys and girls reported the same […]