TORONTO, June 2, 2008 -- A new diploma program in neuroscience will teach York University graduate students about the biggest health care problem in the world – brain disease. “There are more than one billion people in the world with problems with the central nervous system, including Parkinson’s disease, dementia, developmental disorders, autism, cerebral […]
Vision science program lures top science students to York U
Tumbling Room key tool for student research TORONTO, June 2, 2008 -- Twenty-five students from Canada and around the world will attend a week-long vision science program at York University designed, in part, to recruit top graduate students to the school’s Centre for Vision Research (CVR). Third-year undergraduate students from universities across Canada, Scotland, […]
Phoenix lidar transmits first data from Mars: it’s dusty up there
TORONTO, May 29, 2008 -- A sophisticated, Canadian-built laser instrument aboard the NASA Phoenix lander has transmitted its first data from Mars to Earth – a milestone for Canadian scientists, led by York University professor Jim Whiteway. Whiteway released the first measurements from Phoenix’s lidar (laser-based light-detection-and-ranging) instrument during a NASA media briefing today at […]
Canadian companies in pole position for U.S. takeovers: York U study
TORONTO, May 28, 2008 -- Canadian companies should seize the opportunity for mergers and acquisitions as fears of the credit crisis subside and the value of the loonie remains high, said a York University professor studying cross-border takeovers. While some decry the hollowing out of corporate Canada and the federal government blocks the foreign takeover […]
Osgoode PhD candidate Irvin Studin joins elite company of Trudeau Scholars
TORONTO, May 27, 2008 -- Irvin Studin, a doctoral candidate in constitutional law at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School, has been chosen by the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation as one of this year’s 15 Trudeau Scholars. It is the first time since the Trudeau Scholars program began in 2003 that a York University […]
Canadian science team to issue first Mars weather report today
TORONTO, May 27, 2008 -- The Canadian Mars-Phoenix team, led by York University, will issue its first Mars weather report during a NASA media briefing at 2 pm EDT. York University professor Jim Whiteway, principal investigator for the Canadian team, will deliver the first weather data from Phoenix’s Canadian-built meteorological station. Researchers will receive daily […]
Weather on Mars: Sunny, clear skies, cold
TORONTO, May 27, 2008 -- The Canadian Mars-Phoenix team, led by York University, issued its first Mars weather report today, made public during a NASA media briefing at 2 pm EDT. Phoenix’s first day on Mars was sunny and clear, with temperatures ranging between -80 C in the early morning, and -30 C in the afternoon. […]
