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TORONTO, November 9, 2010 – A team of Canadian researchers, including a York University professor, has uncovered further evidence that bilingualism can delay the onset of Alzheimer’s by up to five years. The study, published today in the journal Neurology, follows up on a 2007 study led by York University, which found that lifelong use […]

TORONTO, November 8, 2010 – Writing yourself a feel-good letter can lead to a long term boost in emotional well-being, but it won’t work if you’re needy, according to a York University study. Individuals who wrote themselves a compassionate or optimistic letter every day for a week were less depressed up to three months later, […]

TORONTO, November 4, 2010 – York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School and the Society of Ontario Adjudicators and Regulators (SOAR) have agreed to a landmark partnership that will see a new collaboration in the delivery of education and training for administrative adjudicators in Ontario and beyond. Building on SOAR's peer-driven model of adjudicative education and […]

York U adds to its prestigious Bryden legacy - - - Toronto, November 4, 2010 – Nino Ricci, award-winning author and past president of PEN Canada, is one of five York alumni being celebrated for their outstanding contributions and achievements at tonight’s Bryden Alumni Awards at Toronto’s Design Exchange. “The Bryden recipients inspire us—our York […]

Read the November issue of Hospital News to find out how researchers at York’s Faculty of Health are conveying their research findings on patient safety through a play staged as part of Canadian Patient Safety Week. The play dramatizes research conducted in four provinces, in cooperation with the Canadian Patient Safety Institute. It shows what happens […]