TORONTO, July 31, 2013 – On Friday, Aug. 2, 2013 York University will host The Canada-Korea Diabetes Research Initiative Symposium, a one-day event bringing together top diabetes researchers from Canada and Korea to share the latest news and treatments for the disease. “The main focus of the symposium is to disseminate knowledge, engage new partners […]
Expert available on the politics of pot – to legalize or not
Toronto, July 31, 2013 –The political pot is stirring a debate on the legalization of marijuana. York University Professor Alan Young, a legal expert on Canadian drug laws, is available for media interviews. York University is helping to shape the global thinkers and thinking that will define tomorrow. York U’s unwavering commitment to excellence reflects […]
York U expert in British social, cultural and political history, available on the royal birth
Toronto, July 22, 2013 – With the Duchess of Cambridge currently in labour, excitement and anticipation have heightened for the arrival of the third in line to the British throne. York U Professor Stephen Brooke, an expert in British social, cultural and political history, is available for media interviews, including the implications of the line […]
York U / U of T researchers part of international team that caught neutrinos 'in the act'
TORONTO, July 19, 2013 – Today TRIUMF, a Canadian laboratory for nuclear and particle physics that works in partnership with York University and University of Toronto, announced a new breakthrough in understanding neutrinos – nature’s most elusive particles. The international Tokai to Kamioka (T2K) collaboration designed an experiment to investigate how neutrinos change from one […]
Expert available on the myths and facts of UV rays
Toronto, July 17, 2013 – With UV Index at 10 or very high, as extreme heat alert continues, protecting yourself from the harmful effects of Ultra Violet rays is essential. York University Professor Tom McElroy, co-inventor of UV Index is available to talk on the negative effects of UV rays, including sunburn, and to offer […]
Expert available: York U extreme heat researcher is available for media interviews
York University expert on extreme heat, Tanya Gulliver, is available to offer tips on how to survive the extreme heat wave. She has developed North America’s first risk-based heat registry, a guide on extreme heat. Media Contact: Gloria Suhasini, York University Media Relations, 416 736 2100 ext. 22094, suhasini@yorku.ca
Medical school students are susceptible to influence of industry sponsors: York U researchers
TORONTO, July 4, 2013 – Medical students are potentially often exposed to biased, industry sponsored and commercially driven information due to inadequate conflict of interest policies at schools, York University researchers say. “We evaluated the conflict of interest policies of all the 17 medical schools in Canada and found that only one had relatively stringent […]
