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TORONTO, August 14, 2006 -- A York University study of risky sexual behaviour and other AIDS-related topics shows that when it comes to predicting who will engage in unprotected sex, religion is more important than ethnicity.   Dr. Trevor Hart, a clinical psychologist and professor in York University’s Department of Psychology, surveyed 500 undergraduate students […]

Later this month, York alumnus Steve MacLean (BSc '77, PhD '83, D.Sc '93) is scheduled to fly to the International Space Station on board the Space Shuttle Atlantis. MacLean, a member of the board of the York University Alumni Association, has written a diary recounting his activities as he prepares for the launch, expected to take place on or after Aug. […]

TORONTO, July 31, 2006 -- York's Canada Research Chair in Chemical Mass Spectrometry, Diethard Bohme, has received the Gerhard Herzberg Award this year for outstanding achievement in the science of spectroscopy. The Canadian Society for Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy presented the award to Bohme at the 52nd International Conference on Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy held in Kelowna, BC, in June. […]

TORONTO, July 27, 2006 --  In the wake of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa and the aftermath of the 1994 genocide, people in Rwanda are not only in need of medical attention, they also require mental health services. However, such services are scarce. There are only two psychiatrists in the country of eight million people […]

TORONTO, July 26, 2006 -- Eight York professors have made the first cut in TVOntario’s competition for Best Lecturer 2007. Producers of "Big Ideas" have selected political science Prof. Olivier Courteaux; humanities Prof. Andrea Davis; theatre Prof. Robert Fothergill; law Prof. Allan Hutchinson; education Prof. Heather Lotherington; political science Prof. Stephen Newman; biology Prof. Mark […]

TORONTO, July 25, 2006 -- Innovative activities developed and curated by the Art Gallery of York University (AGYU) have been recognized by the Ontario Association of Art Galleries (OAAG) with four prestigious awards. Philip Monk, curator and director of AGYU, received the association's major curatorial writing award for his book, Spirit Hunter: The Haunting of American Culture by […]

TORONTO, July 21, 2006 -- York University will meet its enrolment targets for new admissions for the 2006-2007 academic year. As planned, the first-year class will be smaller this fall than in the previous year because of two main factors. The University is experiencing a higher student retention rate flowing through each year and York is […]