Funding will support three projects in biology, kinesiology and psychology TORONTO, January 25, 2011 — The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) has awarded York University $274,689 in infrastructure funding to support the research of three York professors. Olivier Birot, assistant professor in the Faculty of Health’s School of Kinesiology and a member of the Muscle […]
York U grad students launch Alliance Against Modern Slavery
TORONTO, January 25, 2011 – With Black History Month just around the corner, York University will host the launch of the Alliance Against Modern Slavery (AAMS), founded by students in the university’s Graduate Program in History. The AAMS, a not-for-profit organization with a mission to end slavery through research, education and partnerships with other organizations, […]
York U panel examines impact of financial crisis on auto industry
TORONTO, January 21, 2011 – The second panel in York University’s “Automobility” series, taking place Monday, January 24, will examine the changing political economy of the global automobile industry. The panel, hosted by York’s Canadian Centre for German & European Studies (CCGES) and co-sponsored by the International Business Program of the Schulich School of Business, […]
Male community member reports washroom sex assault
January 20, 2011 – York Security Services reports that a male York community member was sexually assaulted in the basement men’s washroom in Curtis Lecture Hall on Wednesday January 19, 2011. At approximately 1:30pm, the community member was in a washroom stall when someone in the adjoining stall reached under the divider and touched him. […]
NSERC awards over $1 million to York-led research partnerships
Funding supports projects in 3D film and personalized cancer diagnosis over three years TORONTO, January 20, 2011 − Two York-led industry-academic partnerships have received a total of $1,237,136 through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada's (NSERC) Strategic Projects Grants program. Sergey Krylov, professor in the Faculty of Science and Engineering and Canada […]
York's underwater robot featured on Daily Planet
York’s AQUA robot was featured on Discovery Channel's Daily Planet on January 14; click here to view the video (fast forward to 1:10 mark). The robot is a joint project of York, McGill and Dalhousie universities, and can be controlled wirelessly using a waterproof tablet built at York. While underwater, divers can program the tablet […]
Visualizing the Invisible - Interaction Designer Jason Bruges headlines York University’s Goldfarb Lecture in Visual Arts
TORONTO, January 18, 2011− British artist, architect and interaction designer Jason Bruges is the featured speaker for the 2011 Goldfarb Lecture in Visual Arts on January 26 at York University. He will discuss his ground-breaking Studio and its innovative practice in an illustrated talk, “Visualizing the Invisible.”Jason Bruges Studio is one of the UK’s leading […]
