TORONTO, June 13, 2008 -- York University will confer an honorary doctor of laws degree on physician and educator Dr. Murray M. Fisher, during its spring convocation ceremonies, Monday, June 16, 2008. “Dr. Fisher’s passion for environmental issues and his unique vision for protecting endangered rainforest through a partnership with York is just one […]
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Award-winning team brings Grade 8 students to York U for ‘Brain Day’
Optical Illusion and Tumbling Room demonstrations expose students to careers in the sciences TORONTO, June 11, 2008 -- Twenty Grade 8 students will put their textbooks aside to investigate how the brain works through an experiential learning partnership at York University and a Toronto middle school. Students from Portage Trail Community Middle School will […]
Vision science program lures top science students to York U
Tumbling Room key tool for student research TORONTO, June 2, 2008 -- Twenty-five students from Canada and around the world will attend a week-long vision science program at York University designed, in part, to recruit top graduate students to the school’s Centre for Vision Research (CVR). Third-year undergraduate students from universities across Canada, Scotland, […]
Neuroscience diploma will have social and scientific impact
TORONTO, June 2, 2008 -- A new diploma program in neuroscience will teach York University graduate students about the biggest health care problem in the world – brain disease. “There are more than one billion people in the world with problems with the central nervous system, including Parkinson’s disease, dementia, developmental disorders, autism, cerebral […]
Phoenix lidar transmits first data from Mars: it’s dusty up there
TORONTO, May 29, 2008 -- A sophisticated, Canadian-built laser instrument aboard the NASA Phoenix lander has transmitted its first data from Mars to Earth – a milestone for Canadian scientists, led by York University professor Jim Whiteway. Whiteway released the first measurements from Phoenix’s lidar (laser-based light-detection-and-ranging) instrument during a NASA media briefing today at […]
Canadian companies in pole position for U.S. takeovers: York U study
TORONTO, May 28, 2008 -- Canadian companies should seize the opportunity for mergers and acquisitions as fears of the credit crisis subside and the value of the loonie remains high, said a York University professor studying cross-border takeovers. While some decry the hollowing out of corporate Canada and the federal government blocks the foreign takeover […]
Weather on Mars: Sunny, clear skies, cold
TORONTO, May 27, 2008 -- The Canadian Mars-Phoenix team, led by York University, issued its first Mars weather report today, made public during a NASA media briefing at 2 pm EDT. Phoenix’s first day on Mars was sunny and clear, with temperatures ranging between -80 C in the early morning, and -30 C in the afternoon. […]
