TORONTO, August 9, 2005 -- The stars of women’s tennis will attract at least 155,000 enthusiasts to the campus of York University beginning Saturday. A highlight of the week’s activities will include a kid’s clinic by legend Monica Seles for a lucky group of young tennis fans. Eight of the top 10 ranked players in the […]
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York U prof's study of Antarctic seals may offer hope to heart and stroke victims
Mammals' ability to conserve and process oxygen may hold key to repairing damaged human tissue TORONTO, August 8, 2005 -- A deep diving Antarctic seal may hold the key to recovery for heart and stroke victims, according to Thomas Hawke, a stem-cell biologist and professor in York University's School of Kinesiology and Health Science. […]
Mandatory retirement marginalizes seniors, York U profs say
Nearly half of all women over age 65 work part-time in retail sector TORONTO, August 2, 2005 – Many senior citizens forced into retirement can’t afford to stop working – and they’re increasingly ending up in low-level jobs, say York professors Tom Klassen and Norene Pupo. The pair has collaborated, along with a group […]
York U prof finds female birds cheat on spouses, too
Team of researchers spying on forest birds with tiny tracking devices TORONTO, July 25, 2005 -- York biology professor Bridget Stutchbury is hooking birds up with tiny radio-transmitter backpacks in order to spy on their comings and goings – with some surprising results. In her current study of forest birds, Stutchbury and a team of […]
York U professor receives CFI grant to create Digital Sculpture Laboratory
TORONTO, July 22, 2005 -- A York University professor has been awarded $201,298 in funding by the Canadian Foundation for Innovation to create a ground-breaking laboratory for the study of the convergence of the digital and the physical in art. Under the direction of Brandon Vickerd, Professor of Visual Arts in York’s Faculty of Fine […]
York U to help establish public policy/governance programs for future Palestinian civil servants
July 18, 2005 – A team of scholars and students led by York Professor Saeed Rahnema, from the School of Social Sciences, Atkinson Faculty of Liberal & Professional Studies, has been awarded funding in the second phase of the federal government's Canada Corps University Partnership Program. The York University project is targeted towards establishing undergraduate programs […]
York U researchers: genetic extinction of bees could ultimately threaten food supply
One third of food we eat depends on pollination TORONTO, July 15, 2005 -- Crops and flowers that rely on pollination for their yields could be in peril, as more than 1,000 species of bees in Canada, and 20,000 species worldwide are facing the possibility of genetically-induced extinction, according to research by York University doctoral […]