TORONTO, January 9, 2013: More than half of family doctors do not receive discharge summaries of their patients who undergo cardiac rehabilitation, which may result in ineffective post-discharge care, York University study reveals. Heart disease is one of the leading causes of disability in the world, and cardiac rehabilitation programs have been proven to keep […]
York U seminar to feature leading researchers on homelessness
TORONTO, Jan. 7, 2013 – York University’s City Seminar on Homelessness Research on Friday, Jan. 11 will bring together three experts in homelessness to discuss how their work can be used to inform and support decisions that contribute to solutions. York University Professor Stephen Gaetz, director of the Canadian Homelessness Research Network, will speak about […]
York U forum will examine Canadian government action on issues related to torture
TORONTO, January 4, 2013 – The Jack and Mae Nathanson Centre on Transnational Human Rights, Crime and Security at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School will hold a special forum on Wednesday, January 9, 2013 to discuss Canadian policies and actions on issues related to torture. The forum will focus on topics such as the use of […]
“The Wizard of Oz” - Dorothy de Val headlines York U Faculty Concert Series with guest artist Charlene Biggs in a celebration of Percy Grainger and British music
TORONTO, January 2, 2013 − British music specialist, Professor Dorothy de Val (left)and guest artist Charlene Biggs (right) are “off to see the wizard” in the Faculty Concert Series of York University’s Music Department. They will mark the centenary of the births of British composers Benjamin Britten and George Lloyd and pay tribute to Australian-born […]
York U researchers identify abnormalities in response to flickering light in migraines
TORONTO, January 2, 2013: Migraine sufferers are extra sensitive to flickering lights starting at an early point in the visual pathway, York University researchers have found. Professor Frances Wilkinson and her co-researchers Michel Thabet, Professor Hugh Wilson and Olivera Karanovic report in the January 2013 issue of Cephalalgia that those who are not affected by […]
New urban studies course invites York U students to explore Toronto through hip hop culture
Toronto, Dec. 18, 2012 – An innovative new course at York University is using Toronto as an urban laboratory to understand the unique relationship between hip hop culture and Canadian urbanism. “It’s the first course in Canada to examine a subject in the social sciences through a hip hop lens,” says course creator and instructor […]
York u experts available to comment on topics ranging from the doomsday dilemma to literacy in the digital realm
(Please note that the best time to reach experts is during the week of December 17 to 21, 2012 or after January 7, 2013) Story idea: Is it the end of the world? With the Mayan calendar coming to an end on Dec. 21 and a possible collision of an asteroid with the Earth, fear […]
