TORONTO, June 7, 2010 -- York University will confer 11 honorary degrees during its Spring 2010 Convocation ceremonies, recognizing excellence and service in fields ranging from civil rights to space exploration. Ceremonies will take place from Friday, June 11, to Saturday, June 19, 2010. They will be held at the Tennis Canada Rexall Centre on […]

TORONTO, June 3, 2010 -- York University is celebrating the successful completion of York to the Power of 50, the largest fundraising initiative in the university’s history. The campaign raised $207 million, exceeding its $200 million goal. A wrap event will be held for students, donors and other campaign supporters on June 3rd at York’s […]

 TORONTO, May 31, 2010 - Breakfast may be toast if we don’t take action to save the bees, according to York University professor and bee expert Laurence Packer. “Consider breakfast. Eggs, maybe a slice of watermelon, toast with butter and jam, and a cup of coffee with a dash of milk….The only item in the […]

TORONTO, May 25, 2010 -- Leading researchers from across southern Ontario will converge on York University on Friday to discuss the role that muscle plays in metabolism, heart health, aging and disease. The first annual Muscle Health Awareness Day, organized by York’s Muscle Health Research Centre, will bring together the latest findings on the contribution made […]

TORONTO, May 20, 2010 -- Experience cutting-edge technological wizardry that blurs the line between art, design and science in The Amazing Cinemagician: New Media Meets Victorian Magic, opening May 28 at the Ontario Science Centre’s Idea Gallery.   The exhibition features two interactive installations by new media artist and York University PhD student Helen Papagiannis […]

TORONTO, May 20, 2010 -- York University researchers have played a key role in a new finding that may help explain the imbalance of matter and antimatter in our universe.   The DZero collaboration of scientists at the US Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory submitted a finding to the journal Physical Review D, reporting […]

TORONTO, May 20, 2010 -- York University researchers have issued a report with recommendations for improving technical and vocational training in Southern Sudan, based on in-depth interviews with Sudanese from different walks of life. The report, published jointly by Plan International Canada (Plan Canada) and York’s Centre for Refugee Studies, identifies barriers to such training, […]