TORONTO, August 19, 2009 -- Students in a new graduate program at York University will study the role that science and technology has played in our lives, past and present, using the tools of the social sciences, philosophy and history. "You can't escape the impact of science on contemporary life – we are so used […]
York U Research Tower occupants to sort and recycle their own garbage
If successful, program will roll out across campus in 2010 TORONTO, August 14, 2009 -- York University community members moving into the new York Research Tower located on the Keele campus will manage their own recycling and trash disposal as part of a new pilot project. The Green Cleaning project, launched by York's Campus Services […]
H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu) Preparedness Information
TORONTO, August 13, 2009 -- H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu) H1N1 Influenza is a severe respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza viruses. Normally, this type of influenza is limited to pigs; however, cases of H1N1 viruses have been reported in humans and can spread from person-to-person. More than 168 countries have reported […]
Hennick Centre for Business and Law Appoints Associate Director
TORONTO, August 10, 2009 -- Archana Sridhar has been appointed Associate Director of the Jay and Barbara Hennick Centre for Business and Law at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School and the Schulich School of Business. She will work closely with the Hennick Centre’s inaugural director, Edward Waitzer, who is Jarislowsky Dimma Mooney Chair in Corporate […]
Forbes ranks Schulich #1 in Canada & among World’s Top 10 Business Schools in Return on Investment
Schulich Ranks #3 in the World In “Years to Payback” Category TORONTO, August 6, 2009 -- Forbes magazine today ranked the Schulich School of Business at York University #1 in Canada and among the top 10 schools in the world in Return on Investment – an important measure for determining the earning power of an MBA […]
Arctic symposium tackles issue of climate change in North
Marks first attempt to formally share knowledge on hydrology-ocean interactions TORONTO, August 5, 2009 -- An Arctic expedition and symposium dedicated to managing the North’s notoriously difficult to measure water supply will be led by York University professor Kathy Young. The 17th Northern Research Basins (NRB) Symposium and Workshop will be held aboard the […]
Seniors cope with cancer pain better than middle-aged: York U-UHN study
TORONTO, August 5, 2009 -- Seniors with cancer pain cope better than their middle-aged counterparts and report personal growth – including strengthened marriages – says a joint York University-University Health Network study. The study looked at chronic cancer-related pain in patients in their late forties and early fifties, contrasted with those in their seventies. While […]
