Climate change, species invasions harming popular native fish in Ontario lakes

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TORONTO, September 29, 2016 – A popular recreational and commercial fish – the native walleye – is at risk of disappearing as invasions of the competitive, predatory smallmouth bass move into Ontario lakes, a new study from York University has found. Walleye fish populations are diminishing as climate change warms the waters allowing smallmouth bass […]

York U scientists discuss fascinating, sometimes scary, world of infectious diseases at public lectures

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TORONTO, September 28, 2016 – Five York University science professors will delve into the fascinating, and sometimes scary, world of infectious diseases in a series of public talks at the Toronto Public Library this fall. The Faculty of Science professors will discuss everything from a plant protein that inhibits the replication of HIV, to the […]

Role of art in civic engagement and urban renewal focus of Media Architecture summit

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International artists and designers, architects, scholars, and representatives from the cultural sector and industry will meet in advance of Nuit Blanche this week to discuss how public art and creative use of digital media can re-animate urban space. Media Architecture Summit 2016, organized by Sensorium: Centre for Digital Arts & Technologies in York University’s School […]

York U concussion research shows lasting brain damage in elite level athletes

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TORONTO, September 21, 2016: York University concussion experts report that young elite level athletes, who have suffered from a concussion, may have lingering neurological consequences that affect their movement control. While young athletes typically go back as players after a few weeks, researchers at York University’s Centre for Vision Research say these athletes may in […]

Media Experts Advisory – Superbugs are a global health threat, but what can be done

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TORONTO, September 20, 2016 – Superbugs are a serious threat to public health, creating bacterial infections that are resistant to most antibiotics, says York University science Professor Dasantila Golemi-Kotra. Not only that, they continue to mutate and outsmart modern drugs. World leaders will discuss ways to combat “antimicrobial resistance” or superbugs when the United Nations’ […]

Two York U Professors among five Canadian scholars honoured as 2016 Trudeau Fellows

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September 20, 2016 − York University Professors Poonam Puri and Catriona Sandilands have been named as two of only five scholars across Canada to be awarded prestigious research fellowships by The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation this year. The fellowships, announced by the Foundation today, recognize intellectuals in the humanities and human sciences for their commitment […]