Academic programs will contribute to knowledge economy and global innovation MARKHAM, May 20, 2015 – York University applauds the Government of Ontario’s investment in the new York University-Markham Centre campus, located in an area of the province with a high level demand for post-secondary education. This new York U campus enjoys strong support from its […]
Bee genomes show evolution takes many routes from solitary to social life
TORONTO, May 14, 2015 – An international consortium of researchers, including York University biologists, discovered there are many roads to social evolution, but the evolutionary vehicles tend to be the same. The paper, “Genomic Signatures of Evolutionary Transitions from Solitary to Group Living,” was published today in the journal Science. The evolution of sociality has […]
York U expert available on Pink Floyd at half-century mark
TORONTO, May 13, 2015 — This year marks the 50th anniversary of the British band Pink Floyd, which made impactful music with universal themes. Though the band’s first stage performance was in May of 1965, Pink Floyd shot to fame in 1973 with the album Dark Side of the Moon and has remained ever popular. […]
Weather on alien worlds uncovered: cloudy mornings & hot afternoons
TORONTO, May 12, 2015 — We may complain a lot about the weather on earth but perhaps we are much better off here than on some alien worlds, where the daily forecast is cloudy, overcast skies in the morning and scorching heat in the afternoon. A team of international astronomers including York University scientist Professor […]
Quick cancer drug approvals don't benefit patients: York U researcher
TORONTO, May 7, 2015 — Highly priced cancer drugs get rushed approvals despite poor trial methodology and little effect on the longevity of patients, cautions York University Professor Dr. Joel Lexchin in the School of Health Policy and Management. “Patients and their doctors should demand that regulators require pharma companies to provide clear evidence of […]
York U astronomy experts available to comment on Hubble Space Telescope's 25th anniversary
TORONTO, April 22, 2015 – This Friday will be the 25th anniversary of the deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope by the space shuttle Discovery. Five servicing missions later, the telescope continues to be very productive. Often referred to as astronomy’s ‘discovery machine,’ it is one of the most iconic telescopes ever created. The following […]
Winners for Canada Prizes announced
OTTAWA, April 22, 2015 – The Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences has announced the winners of the 2015 Canada Prizes, jointly hosted by York University. The Canada Prizes are awarded annually to the best books by Canadian scholars in the humanities and social sciences that make an exceptional contribution to scholarship, are engagingly written, […]
