TORONTO, July 5, 2010 -- Fifty years after the Mariposa Folk Festival began, the Hilroy Spiral Note Book that started it all has been preserved by York University − digitally. Filled with jotted-down notes from Mariposa founder Ruth Jones McVeigh, the diary has been transferred from Library Archives Canada to join the holdings of […]
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York researcher part of team developing instrument to map asteroid
The Canadian Space Agency invests in concept studies for future space mission to Venus, the Moon or an Asteroid TORONTO, June 29, 2010 -- The Canadian Space Agency has awarded two contracts to MDA and a contract to the University of Calgary to develop three different concept studies for Canada’s participation in NASA’s New Frontiers mission […]
York U study finds better way to battle mosquitoes
Research could provide more effective treatment against West Nile Virus TORONTO, June 28, 2010 -- Protecting ourselves from backyard mosquito bites may come down to leaving the vacuuming for later, a study from York University shows. Rather than vacuuming the grass clippings out of catch basins before adding treatments to control mosquitoes, municipalities should […]
Earthquake advisory
TORONTO, June 23, 2010 -- At approximately 1:45 pm today, an earthquake occurred across a reportedly-wide area of southern and eastern Ontario. The quake was felt by those on York’s Keele and Glendon campuses. At this point, there are no reported injuries or damages as a result of the quake. This message will be updated […]
Gay men’s bilateral brains better at remembering faces: York U study
TORONTO, June 22, 2010 -- Gay men can recall familiar faces faster and more accurately than their heterosexual counterparts because, like women, they use both sides of their brains, according to a new study by York University researchers. The study, published in the journal, Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition, examined the influence of […]
President's Year-End Message
TORONTO, June 21, 2010 Dear Members of the York Community: The balloons and banners have come down, the cake is gone and the candles are put away, but even as we wind down our 50th anniversary, there is still so much to celebrate. I would like to think of us not as 50 years old, […]
Innovative York U program aims to improve refugee services
TORONTO, June 16, 2010 -- A York University certificate program aimed at training front line workers who deal with refugees has graduated its first cohort of students, and is already showing promising results. York’s Certificate in Refugee and Forced Migration Issues, run out of the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies and the Centre […]
