TORONTO, October 15, 2008 -- York University will host award-winning scientist, broadcaster and environmentalist David Suzuki on Wednesday, Oct. 15th as part of its Green Week activities. Suzuki will discuss how students and other Canadians can make a positive impact on their environment by making simple changes to their lifestyles. Suzuki is the […]
Four York Canada Research Chairs renewed
TORONTO, October 7, 2008 -- The federal government has renewed four Canada Research Chairs (CRC) held by York University Professors Colin Coates, Sergey Krylov, Janine Marchessault, and James Whiteway, whose research projects range from health and digital media to Canadian cultural history and atmospheric science. As Tier 2 CRCs, each professor will receive $500,000 over seven […]
York hosts all-party dialogue on health care
TORONTO, October 6, 2008 -- With voting day just over a week away, health-care professionals and academics want to turn the political spotlight onto issues largely ignored during the federal election campaign: health and health care. On Wednesday, Oct. 8, the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) and York University’s Faculty of Health are […]
Climate change research underway at York U
Air quality research funded by Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences TORONTO, October 3, 2008 -- New research at York University will quantify the link between emissions and air pollution levels at particular sites, and examine the air quality changes that Canadians are likely to experience in the next 50 years. The […]
York U Bookstore launches breast cancer fundraiser
TORONTO, October 1, 2008 -- The York University Bookstore ‘Spirit in Pink’ fundraising campaign launches today with the goal of raising $10,000 for breast cancer research. The bookstore will sell pink T-shirts for $10 each throughout the month of October, coinciding with National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The T-shirts have "York Cares" and the […]
York U’s Top Young Film Talent Shines at CineSiege
TORONTO, September 29, 2008 -- CineSiege 08, York University’s 7th annual juried film showcase, brings outstanding student productions to Toronto’s Royal Cinema on October 20. Sharing the silver screen will be five films – short fiction, provocative documentaries and cutting-edge alternative works – selected by five leading lights of the Canadian film and media […]
Canadian scientists discover snow falling from Martian clouds
TORONTO, September 29, 2008 -- A team of Canadian scientists, led by York University, has discovered snow falling from Martian clouds – a first in observations from the surface of the red planet. A laser instrument designed to gather knowledge of how the atmosphere and surface interact on Mars, detected snow from clouds approximately four […]
