TORONTO, September 23, 2005 -- Government budgets in Canada affect men and women differently and are leaving women behind, says a new report by York University professor Isabella Bakker. “At first glance, the federal budget appears to be a gender-neutral policy instrument. However, government spending and tax cuts impact men and women differently because, in […]
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Cohabitation not rehearsal for marriage, York prof says
TORONTO, September 20, 2005 -- Cohabitation and marriage are not equal – especially for young women – and living together before marriage actually increases the risk of divorce, an analysis by York University professor Anne-Marie Ambert has found. The professor of Sociology reviewed a large amount of research in the field to compare legally-sanctioned marriage […]
Reminder: Scheduling of Classes on Days of Religious Significance
September 16, 2005 -- York University is committed to respecting the religious beliefs and practices of all members of the community, and making accommodations for observances of special significance to students, faculty and staff. Please note the following: · No classes or exams will be held on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur or the […]
York U prof studying gravity to understand global warming
TORONTO, September 16, 2005 -- York University professor Spiros Pagiatakis is helping to piece together a picture of global warming using surveyors’ gravity observations and notes from the 1940s and satellite observations from today. The professor of geomatics engineering has analyzed five decades of measurements of gravity to determine how the earth’s crust is […]
Tata Consultancy Services Collaborates with York University to Strengthen Ties with Canadian Communities
Memorandum of Understanding positions TCS to help Canada advance competitive technology skill set Toronto, Ontario (September 15, 2005) – Further strengthening its ties with world-renowned academic institutions, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BOMBAY: TCS.bo, NSI: TCS.NS), a leading global IT services firm, today announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Toronto’s York University, Canada’s third […]
Unforgettable faces harder to remember, study says
York profs first to find evidence that “average” faces more easily distinguished by our brains TORONTO, September 14, 2005 -- Star-gazers beware: Picking a celebrity’s face from a crowd might not be as easy as you thought -- according to a new study by two York University professors. “In the case of celebrities, many of […]
Transportation Minister boosts buses for York U
TORONTO, September 12, 2005 -- Transportation Minister Harinder Takhar visited York University today to experience firsthand what the Ontario government’s investment in transit means to the university and its students. The university welcomed Minister Takhar, who announced that GO Transit has expanded its Highway 407 service between the Pickering GO Station and York University. The improved […]
