TORONTO, August 1, 2008 -- A York University graduate student has won a prestigious Fulbright scholarship for his research into public policy surrounding labour law and employment standards. Simon Black, a PhD student in York’s Department of Political Science, will receive a $15,000 scholarship for a year-long project, which will examine how labour law […]
Police investigate a threat at York’s Keele campus
TORONTO, July 31, 2008 --Toronto Police Service is investigating a general threat made against the University this morning. Erring on the side of caution, police will have a heightened visibility on campus as this threat is investigated. All York community members are asked to be vigilant and report any and all suspicious behaviour […]
York U study offers hope for schizophrenia patients who want to quit smoking
TORONTO, July 30, 2008 -- A new study by a York University professor is challenging the notion that people with schizophrenia are doomed to high rates of smoking and unable to quit once they’ve started. “We’ve found that it is possible to help people with schizophrenia to quit at about the same rate as […]
Boost adult literacy before ushering in new e-health era: joint studies
TORONTO, July 22, 2008 -- Critics who lament the sluggish pace at which e-health is being integrated in to the Canadian health care system should consider the low literacy and technology skills of nearly half the adult population, says the Dean of York University’s Faculty of Health, Harvey Skinner. Skinner co-developed an e-health literacy […]
Research to help youth with mental health decisions
York U part of $1.5 million project to improve knowledge transfer methods TORONTO, July 18, 2008 -- How do young people get information about mental health problems and treatment options when they or their friends are in crisis? Anxiety and depression are among the most common mental health problems in Canada, and frequently develop […]
York U embarks on health education and research partnership in India
TORONTO, July 9, 2008 -- York University will launch an initiative with the Rajasthan University of Health Sciences on Wednesday to develop joint teaching and research projects designed to give health industry professionals and nurses the high quality skills they need to work in health care in both India and Canada. Representatives of York’s Faculty […]
York study isolates visual memory centre that may make people accident-prone
TORONTO, July 8, 2008 -- Cut off while driving on the 401 lately? Poor driving habits and other accident-causing behaviour may be less about bad manners and more about people’s inability to create a reliable visual map, according to a new study from York University. The study, published this month in The Journal of Neuroscience, […]