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York's virtual reality room turns perception on its head

Home to Canada's only fully-immersive environment TORONTO, March 31, 2005 -- Jumping into the virtual world of a videogame is helping York University researchers understand how humans orient themselves on solid ground and in outer space. Professor Michael Jenkin and his team at York’s Centre for Vision Research have developed a ‘virtual reality room’ called […]

York prof's research could help lessen effects of time change

Understanding of internal clock could lead to cure for disruptions of sleep cycle, jet lag TORONTO, March 30, 2005 -- “Springing forward” this coming Sunday may throw your body for a loop, but understanding the minute mechanics of our internal clocks could make all the difference in treating disruptions of the human sleep cycle, says […]

York U. researcher challenges traditional notion of globalization

Novelty items can be artifacts too TORONTO, March 30, 2005 -- Surveying his office located in the Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts, you likely wouldn't think that York researcher Steven Flusty started out as a student of archaeology. In one corner of the room stands a large, inflatable version of the screaming figure in […]

TRANSPORTATION NOTICE

In the event of a possible Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) strike, York University’s Transportation Services is promoting a RIDE-MATCH program to assist members of the York community who rely on the TTC to get to and from the campus. The University, its offices and libraries will remain open. Students should note that all classes and […]

York U prof recommends a “living will”

Schiavo case raises issues for Canadians TORONTO, March 29, 2005 -- Professor Joan Gilmour of York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School believes Canadians should seriously consider having a document drawn up setting out their wishes about future care to avoid a situation like that of Terry Schiavo, the Florida woman caught in a tug-of-war between […]

Seminar teaches table manners for the working world

TORONTO, March 28, 2005 -- For a student in the job interviewing process, there’s enough to worry about in saying the right thing to a potential employer, without also having to find the right comfort level about which fork to use at lunch, or how to hold a wine glass. That’s why York University’s Career […]

York U Fine Arts alum wins Genie for cinematography

TORONTO, March 22, 2005 -- York University fine arts alum Paul Sarossy is the recipient of this year’s Genie Award for Achievement in Cinematography for his work in the film Head in the Clouds.   Sarossy, a graduate of York’s Film and Video program, won accolades from the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television for […]