German diplomat appointed director of York’s Canadian Centre for German and European Studies TORONTO, September 4, 2007 -- Dr. Klaus Rupprecht, until recently consul general of the Federal Republic of Germany in Toronto, has been appointed director of the Canadian Centre for German and European Studies (CCGES) at York University. He took up his position […]
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York students document Tom Thomson mystery
TORONTO, August 30, 2007 -- When Canadian artist Tom Thomson disappeared at Canoe Lake in Algonquin Park on July 8, 1917, he set in motion a whodunit that students and history buffs are still trying to solve. Ninety years later, York University graduate researchers are building an archive of documents to help student sleuths reach their […]
New facility expands air quality research at York University
Centre for Research in Earth and Space Science prime centre for atmospheric science; Research assesses global impact of air quality on climate change TORONTO, August 27, 2007 -- York University’s Centre for Research in Earth and Space Science (CRESS) today opened the Gordon G. Shepherd Atmospheric Research Facility. The facility includes three laboratories, two […]
Forbes ranks Schulich School of Business #1 in Canada, #4 in the world among MBA Programs outside the US
TORONTO, August 17, 2007 -- Forbes magazine today ranked the Schulich School of Business at York University number one in Canada, and number four in the world among two-year MBA programs outside the US. “We’re pleased to have once again been ranked number one in Canada by Forbes and among the top four schools in […]
Modesty may not pay off:York research
Women should consider self-promotion to stay competitive in workplace TORONTO, August 9, 2007 -- Women who believe in modestly under-representing their accomplishments at work appear to earn less than those who think it is appropriate to speak up, York Professor Marie-Hélène Budworth told the annual meeting of the Academy of Management this week. Budworth, lead […]
York U experiment to be deployed aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour
TORONTO, August 8, 2007 -- Space Shuttle Endeavour, set to launch today, will carry a York University experiment that aims to solve the hand-eye coordination problems experienced by astronauts in space. “While in microgravity, astronauts have a harder time reaching and pointing to objects than when they are on Earth. This could be critical in emergency […]
York U research headed for Mars aboard NASA Phoenix Mission
TORONTO, August 1, 2007 -- Meteorological instrumentation developed by a team led by York University space scientists will play a key role in NASA’s Phoenix Mission to Mars, scheduled to launch on August 4, 2007. York University leads the Canadian science team responsible for the design and construction of the lander’s sophisticated weather station, which […]
