TORONTO, December 1, 2014 – For the first time, a team of astronomers – including York University Professor Ray Jayawardhana – have measured the passing of a super-Earth in front of a bright, nearby Sun-like star using a ground-based telescope. The transit of the exoplanet 55 Cancri e is the shallowest detected from the ground […]
Study of York Region youth shows homelessness not just a Toronto problem
TORONTO, Nov. 27, 2014 – Long seen as a big city problem, youth homelessness is as real in suburban York Region as in Toronto and demands a coordinated, systemic response, according to a new study published today. The report Leaving Home: Youth Homelessness in York Region draws on research conducted with 60 young people who […]
York U congratulates Julia Foster on being named one of Canada’s most powerful women
TORONTO, November 26, 2014 – York University congratulates Julia Foster, Chair, Board of Governors, on today being named one of Canada’s Top 100 Powerful Women in 2014 by the Women’s Executive Network (WXN). "Julia’s outstanding leadership in higher education, the arts and healthcare are making Canada a better place to live and work,” says York […]
Report on Youth Homelessness in York Region will focus on early intervention
TORONTO, November 24, 2014 – A study of homeless youth in York Region will be released in Aurora on Thursday, detailing how young people become homeless and where earlier intervention could have made a difference. The report, “Leaving Home: Youth Homelessness in York Region”, draws on research conducted with 60 young people who have experienced […]
York U space technology expert available to comment on Lunar One Kickstarter campaign for Moon mission
TORONTO, November 20, 2014 – York University Space Engineering Professor Ben Quine is available to speak to media about the Lunar Mission One Kickstarter campaign, which is hoping to raise funds to send an unmanned robotic landing module to the South Pole of the Moon – an area unexplored by previous missions. Quine can speak […]
Two new baryon particles discovered in agreement with York U prediction
TORONTO, November 19, 2014 – Today an international team of researchers announced the discovery of two new particles in the baryon family, which makes them cousins of the familiar proton and neutron. The LHCb collaboration at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, used CERN’s Large Hadron Collider to make these discoveries. The masses of […]
Schulich’s J. Mark Lievonen Scholarship invests in Future Leaders in Canada’s Health Industry
TORONTO, November 19, 2014 – The Schulich School of Business at York University is pleased to announce the establishment of the J. Mark Lievonen Scholarship for MBA students enrolled in the School’s Health Industry Management Program (HIMP), which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. The J. Mark Lievonen Scholarship was established by Sanofi Pasteur Limited […]
