TORONTO, April 9, 2009 -- Binge eaters may be genetically predisposed to gorge on sweet and fatty foods, according to a study led by a York University researcher. The study identifies significant genetic differences between obese individuals suffering from Binge Eating Disorder, and obese individuals without the disorder. It found that binge eaters possess a […]
York University and CUPE 3903 reach tentative settlement
TORONTO, April 8, 2009 -- York University and CUPE 3903 reached a tentative settlement for a new collective agreement with the assistance of a mediator on Tuesday evening, April 7. The tentative settlement will be subject to a ratification vote, to be scheduled by CUPE 3903.
Ben Wicks’ cartoons donated to York U
TORONTO, April 6, 2009 -- A collection of almost 2,500 cartoons by the late Canadian cartoonist Ben Wicks will be preserved at York University. York University Libraries’ Clara Thomas Archives & Special Collections will be home to the large collection, which includes signed cartoons Wicks drew in the late ’60s and early ’70s for publications […]
Toronto Police investigating shots fired south of Keele campus
York Security Services Information Bulletin TORONTO, April 3, 2009 -- Toronto Police Service is currently investigating an incident which occurred on Friday, April 3, 2009 at approximately 12:15 p.m., at Finch Avenue west and Sentinel Road. At that time, Toronto Police responded to a report of shots fired by an unknown person who fled the […]
Theatre @ York “Bewitches” with macabre satire
Peter Barnes’ play directed by Nigel Shawn WilliamsTORONTO, March 31, 2009 -- Dora Award-winning director Nigel Shawn Williams takes the helm of Theatre @ York‘s production of The Bewitched by macabre British satirist Peter Barnes, opening April 21 at York University. This nightmarish recreation of late 17th century Spanish society explores the sick hilarity that […]
York U study finds Canadian visual artists underpaid
TORONTO, March 31, 2009 -- A study released today by the Art Gallery of York University reports that Canadian visual artists are “dismally” underpaid. The report, “Waging Culture: The Socio-Economic Status of Canadian Visual Artists,” is the first national survey of Canadian visual artists since Statistics Canada’s 1993 Cultural Labour Force survey. The study analyses […]
York U researchers launch first long-term study of astronaut disorientation in spaceflight
First subject blasts off for International Space Station on University's 50th birthday TORONTO, March 26, 2009 -- A team of York University researchers has begun a groundbreaking study of how astronauts orient themselves in space, following today’s successful launch of the rocket carrying their first subject to the International Space Station. US astronaut Michael Barratt, […]
