TORONTO, May 8, 2008 -- Four York University researchers received operating grants yesterday from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). The projects range from mental health promotion among under-privileged youth to obesity prevention to new cancer diagnostics and treatments. Minister Tony Clement announced that York received $921,000 in funding as part of CIHR’s 2008 […]
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Maternal-Child Health Program launched at York U with $2 million gift
TORONTO, May 7, 2008 -- York University research concerning the relationship between early life development and later physical and mental health has received a $2 million boost thanks to a recent gift from the Lillian and Don Wright Foundation. "I want to express my gratitude on behalf of York University to the Lillian and Don Wright […]
York University to confer 10 honorary degrees at spring convocation
TORONTO, May 6, 2008 -- York University will confer 10 honorary degrees during its spring 2008 convocation ceremonies, from June 16 to 21, to leaders in fields as diverse as politics, the corporate world, education, media, community service and environmental conservation. Ceremonies will be held at York’s Keele Campus, with the exception of the Glendon […]
York Science Olympics challenges high school students with ‘Green Games’
TORONTO, May 5, 2008 -- The 29th annual York University Engineering & Science Olympics will test the skills of Ontario’s brightest high school students in the area of sustainable science and engineering on Tuesday, May 6. The games are a chance for students in Grades 9 to 12 to compete in six events designed […]
Young moms unfairly demonized: York U expert
TORONTO, May 2, 2008 -- The best gift young mothers can give themselves this Mother’s Day is to resist public opinion that is hyper-critical of young moms, says a York University professor exploring ways to empower mothers. “Young, disadvantaged mothers, in particular, must continually prove their fitness for parenting to the world at large,” said […]
York U study finds schizophrenia and superior verbal intelligence can co-exist
TORONTO, April 29, 2008 -- A study released today by York University researchers has found that schizophrenia patients with superior verbal abilities are like similarly-gifted healthy people in many ways, but still have trouble functioning in the community. The study is the first to confirm the existence of small numbers of schizophrenia patients with superior […]
York U space instrument successfully launched aboard microsatellite
TORONTO, April 28, 2008 -- York University researchers will begin measuring pollution on Earth with instrumentation aboard a Canadian microsatellite, launched on an Indian spacecraft earlier today. York University’s Argus microspectrometer is riding aboard the University of Toronto’s CanX-2 microsatellite, launched out of Sriharikota, India, at 9:23 am local time (11:53 pm EST) on the […]
