Collaborating on particle and nuclear physics projects TORONTO, June 30, 2009 -- York University will become a full member of TRIUMF, Canada’s national laboratory for particle and nuclear physics, on July 1. Located on the campus of the University of British Columbia, TRIUMF is Canada's accelerator laboratory and premier facility for studying the nature […]
Whites dominate Canada’s not-for-profit boards: York U study
TORONTO, June 30, 2009 -- Canada’s not-for-profit boards are moving close to equal representation for women, but are still nearly 90 per cent white, according to a study by York University researchers. The study looked at the proportion of board members who are visible minorities or from ethnically diverse backgrounds. It found that whites are most […]
Tickets for Sunday 3:30 pm convocation ceremony sold out
TORONTO, June 26, 2009 -- Please note that there are no remaining tickets available for the Faculty of Health Convocation on Sunday, June 28th at 3:30pm. As indicated in their confirmations, graduands must arrive at the REXALL CENTRE at 1:30pm and follow the signs to student robing. Their guests will use the main entrance which […]
Health care reformers Kirby and Romanow to receive honorary degrees at York U convocation
TORONTO, June 26, 2009 -- Two former politicians instrumental to the debate about health care reform over the last decade will receive honorary doctorates from York University on Sunday, June 28. Roy Romanow, former premier of Saskatchewan and head of the Royal Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada and Michael Kirby, […]
Urgent need to assess and treat babies suffering from chronic pain: York U study
TORONTO, June 25, 2009 -- Signs that an infant is experiencing chronic pain may be going unrecognized by doctors and other caregivers in hospitals due to a lack of consensus on what constitutes chronic pain in babies, according to a study led by a researcher at York University with collaborators from the Hospital for Sick […]
Honorary degrees a fitting tribute to York's 50th anniversary
TORONTO, June 23, 2009 -- York University will confer 14 honorary degrees during its 2009 Spring Convocation ceremonies, which start Wednesday, June 24, and run to Tuesday, June 30. Convocation ceremonies will be held at the Tennis Canada Rexall Centre on York’s Keele Campus (map), with the exception of the Glendon College ceremony, which will take […]
Students from around the world to study green building design
York U and World Green Building Council kick off pilot program to train leaders of tomorrow TORONTO, June 22, 2009 -- York University and the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) have taken an important step toward a sustainable built environment by partnering to develop an International Education Program in Green Building Design. The first program […]
