January 9, 2014 York is committed to creating an inclusive learning environment for all students, faculty and staff. Each request for accommodation is carefully reviewed based on its own merits in the best interests of all. The Taylor-Bouchard Commission of 2007-8 recommended accommodation as a guiding principle, while recognizing that the duty to accommodate is […]
Theatre@York presents The Beggar's Opera
Why are the Laws levelled at us? Are we more dishonest than the rest? - The Beggar’s Opera Theatre @ York embraces the question with edgy production of The Beggar's Opera TORONTO, January 9, 2014 — At its London premiere in 1728, John Gay's rollicking Beggar's Opera caused a sensation. Lampooning the politics and […]
Medical journals could increase transparency by removing ads, study shows
TORONTO, January 8, 2014 – Pharmaceutical ads could easily be removed from general medical journals by increasing subscription rates, according to an international study published today in PLOS ONE. York University health policy professor Joel Lexchin, one of the co-authors of the study and a Toronto emergency physician, says he would willingly pay a […]
York University President and Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri Appointed to the Order of Canada
TORONTO, January 2, 2014 – York University is pleased to acknowledge that President and Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri, C.M., O. Ont. has been appointed Member of the Order of Canada in recognition of his contributions “… to the flourishing of Ontario’s academic institutions as both an engineer and an administrator.” “I am both honoured and humbled […]
York U molecular communication researchers send world's first text message using vodka
TORONTO, Dec. 18, 2013 – After successfully text messaging "O Canada" using evaporated vodka, two York University researchers and their UK-based counterpart say their simple system can be used where conventional wireless technology fails. “Chemical signals can offer a more efficient way of transmitting data inside tunnels, pipelines or deep underground structures. For example, the recent massive […]
York U expert available for comment on proposed Canada Pension Plan reforms
TORONTO, Dec. 17, 2013 – Professor Thomas Klassen of York University’s Department of Political Science and School of Public Policy and Administration, is available to comment on proposed reforms of the Canada Pension Plan. Following yesterday’s federal-provincial meeting on CPP reform and Ontario’s avowal to move ahead with its own mandatory retirement pension, Canadians continue […]
From Grinchiness to gratitude: York U experts available to offer tips on managing seasonal stress
York University experts are available to comment on topics related to emotional well-being during the holiday season and the New Year. Story idea: Tips on how parents can help their children overcome mood swings and emotional ups and downs through self-regulation during the holiday season. York U expert: Stuart Shanker, Dept. of Psychology, Faculty of […]
