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Focus on feelings helps couples forgive: York U study

TORONTO, November 13, 2006 -- The same type of emotion-focused therapy that helps individuals let go of negative feelings or forgive those who hurt them can also help spouses and partners forgive affairs, says York University psychology professor Leslie Greenberg.   “There are hardly any treatments for couples which are oriented toward specific betrayals such as […]

Annual Bryden Awards celebrate York U. Alumni accomplishments

Five alumni recognized for their outstanding achievements   TORONTO, November 9, 2006 -- Five York University alumni, including the Toronto Star’s Chantal Hebert, will be recognized for their outstanding achievements and special contributions since graduating from the University at the annual Bryden Alumni Awards dinner this evening in Toronto.   Those being honoured include: Chantal […]

Two York profs receive Early Researcher Awards

TORONTO, November 9, 2006 -- York University professors Denise Henriques and Stephen Wright have been awarded funding under the Ontario government’s Early Researcher Award program for their work in two important fields: the brain’s use of sensory information to control action, and genome research related to Canadian plants.   They will each receive up to $100,000 […]

York prof’s software offers new ways to customize your computer

Allows users to redesign toolbars, menus to fit their needs TORONTO, November 7, 2006 -- York University professor Wolfgang Stuerzlinger hated a lot of things about his computer -- namely, the fact that he couldn’t change what he didn’t like. So, he invented a program that puts the power back in users’ hands. The software, […]

War and remembrance are focus for York film student

Film screening to follow York’s Remembrance Day Ceremony TORONTO, November 6, 2006 -- Ryan Knight was 13 when he saw Saving Private Ryan and decided to become a filmmaker. Now 21, Knight is in his fourth year of film studies at York University, and the themes of love and loss in wartime are on his mind, […]

York International Internship Program wins national award

York among four Canadian universities recognized for excellence in internationalization TORONTO, November 3, 2006 -- York University has won the 2006 Scotiabank-Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada Award (AUCC) for Excellence in Internationalization for its international internship program.  The program has placed undergraduate and graduate students from York in non-credit internships around the world for […]