Toronto, Dec. 13, 2012 – Industry sponsored clinical trials present a more favourable picture of the effects of drugs and medical devices than those reporting on non-industry sponsored trials, according to a new Cochrane Review published Dec. 12 by an international team of researchers including York University Professor Joel Lexchin. “It is important that clinical […]
York U holiday experts available
York University experts are available to demystify and comment on topics related to the Holiday Season and the New Year — from the psychology behind giving gifts to surviving the blues (Please note that the best time to reach experts is during the week of December 17 to 21, 2012) Story idea: ’Tis the season […]
Advisory: Irpinia Club to donate $20k to York U prof researching Parkinson’s Disease
Toronto, Dec. 12, 2012 – York University neuroscience Professor Joseph DeSouza, Faculty of Health, will receive a donation of $20,000 from Peter Cipriano, president of the Irpinia Club, on Thursday, Dec. 13 to support DeSouza’s studies of brain activity in dance and its therapeutic applications for patients suffering from Parkinson's Disease. Applying his recent work […]
New Osgoode program assists law students to meet needs of people with disabilities
TORONTO, December 10, 2012 – York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School, which has been a leader in “law in action” for several decades, has approved the creation of a new experiential education program to assist law students in understanding the issues of people with disabilities. The Disability Law Intensive Program, the first of its kind […]
York U students ease exam stress with the help of therapy dog
Toronto, Dec. 5, 2012 – Stressed out students at York University will receive a welcome visit this week as Enzo the therapy dog returns to campus to help alleviate their pre-exam jitters. Enzo and his owner Virginia Mantycki are volunteers with the St. John Ambulance Therapy Dog Program, which has matched well-behaved canine ambassadors and […]
‘Education for every girl’ vision wins York U free tuition for future student
TORONTO, December 3, 2012 – York University future student Sosina Tilahun, 18, will receive one year free tuition as part of the university’s this is my time contest jointly presented by MuchMusic. She plans to enroll in York U’s film program offered by the Faculty of Fine Arts. Tilahun was chosen from a large […]
Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women in Canada: Learning from the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry
TORONTO, November 29, 2012 – Amidst growing calls for a national inquiry into missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada, York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School will be hosting a discussion on what form such an inquiry should take with David Eby and Robyn Gervais on Monday, Dec. 3, 2012. Eby and Gervais will offer […]
