Attention broadcast & digital producers/editors: raw footage of videos and images of the players taking coordination tests are available for media use. TORONTO, July 15, 2015 - Just days ahead of their preliminaries at the Toronto 2015 Games, Canadian women’s and men’s handball teams took a trip to York University to test their hand-eye coordination. […]
York U experts available to comment on Pan Am Games-related topics
TORONTO, June 15, 2015 – With the Year of Sport in Canada well underway, sports fever is catching on across the country. Thousands of athletes are already here to practice and perform in major international sporting events scheduled throughout the summer. Several York University experts are available for comment, discussion and interviews on various topics […]
Bumblebees disappearing as climate warms in North America and Europe
TORONTO, July 9, 2015 – Bumblebees are rapidly declining in both North America and Europe, and a new study points to climate change as the major factor. The study, a comprehensive analysis of how climate change impacts these critical pollinators, was published in Science today. The research shows that bumblebees are losing large amounts of […]
York U experts available to discuss New Horizons approach of Pluto
TORONTO, July 8, 2015 – After more than nine years of cruising through space, the New Horizons spacecraft will encounter Pluto in the closest approach ever on July 14. It is the first investigation of its kind of Pluto, now classified as a Dwarf Planet, and is considered an important milestone. What will scientists see […]
What's the buzz? New book highlights life of bees up-close
TORONTO, July 2, 2015 – A new book co-authored by York University Professor Laurence Packer takes an up-close and personal look at more than 100 bees from around the world with photographs by Sam Droege. In Bees: An Up-Close Look at Pollinators Around the World, Packer and Droege provide vignettes that looks at how bees […]
Rick Waugh appointed as Chair of York University Board of Governors
Business leader says York is well positioned as one of Canada's leading universities TORONTO, June 22, 2015 – The Board of Governors of York University announces the appointment of Rick Waugh OC, BComm (Hon. Manitoba), MBA (York), HonLLD (York) as the chair of the Board, effective July 1, 2015. Waugh, a Board member since January […]
Researchers to explore latest in human & computer vision at conference
TORONTO, June 22, 2015 - The process of seeing is a lot more complicated than it looks. A roster of leading biological and computer vision researchers will discuss the latest research on how humans and machines integrate and organize visual cues, June 24 to 26, at York University. The international speakers will showcase their work […]
