TORONTO, February 11, 2008 -- Provincial strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are welcome but are no substitute for the type of effective federal strategy Canada needs, York University professor Mark Winfield concludes in a recent analysis published by the Canadian International Council (CIC). And it was very clear at the United Nations climate change […]
ADHD sufferers may have alternatives to medication: York U study
TORONTO, February 8, 2008 -- A team of York University researchers has conducted a review which suggests that individuals with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) may have alternatives to medication-based treatments. Researchers from York’s LaMarsh Centre and the Department of Psychology reviewed 26 major studies of patients with ADHD, undertaken between March 1981 and May 2007. […]
University re-opens as weather emergency ends
TORONTO, February 7, 2008 -- The weather emergency has ended as of 7:00 A.M.Thursday, February 7, 2008 and the University has resumed normal operations. Those required to report to work are expected to do so.
York University spearheading assessment of "ecological footprint" as sustainability indicator in Canada
TORONTO, February 6, 2008 -- York University researchers are leading the push to assess the ecological footprint as an indicator of environmental health and sustainability in Canada. “Our impact on the environment needs to be tracked as closely as our economy,” says York University Professor Peter Victor, co-chair of the Ecological Footprint Workshop, a meeting […]
Catherine Robbin Graces the Stage at York U in Rrare Public Performance
TORONTO, February 6, 2008 -- Internationally recognized mezzo soprano Catherine Robbin headlines the Faculty Concert Series of York University’s Music Department on February 21 in a rare public performance, her first post-retirement recital. She will share the stage with her department colleagues, tenor Colin Ainsworth, and pianist Raisa Nakhmanovich in the recital, which takes place at […]
A Joint Statement on Community Values from the University Leadership
As we consider the events of recent weeks and months, it is important for us to take stock and ask ourselves where we are headed as an academic community. We live in an age of unparalleled access to information and in a country with one of the highest standards of living in human history. […]
Anxiety before surgery may increase demand for morphine: York U study
TORONTO, February 5, 2008 -- Patients who worry a great deal about upcoming surgery may push the painkiller button more frequently when the surgery is over, a new study from York University professor Joel Katz has found. Katz, a psychology professor in York’s Faculty of Health and Canada Research Chair in Health Psychology, surveyed 117 […]
