TORONTO, November 12, 2007 -- If you cram for a test, you won’t retain much information afterwards – according to a new study by a York University professor. The study of over 1350 individuals showed that material needs to be relearned at least a month after initial learning, in order to achieve maximum retention a […]
A night of champions at York
TORONTO, November 11, 2007 -- The York Lions are ready to celebrate an outstanding start to the 2007-08 season. The university's three Ontario University Athletics champions - the men's soccer team, the women's soccer team and the men's tennis team - will be honoured Friday (Nov. 16, 6pm) at halftime of the Lions women's basketball […]
Lions soccer teams both in semi-finals on Saturday
TORONTO, November 9, 2007 -- The York Lions men’s and women’s soccer teams have both made it to the Canadian Interuniversity Sport national semi-finals and are just two wins away from national supremacy. Both teams will play semi-final games on Saturday, Nov. 10. The men’s team beat the Saint Mary’s Huskies 2-1 in Vancouver on […]
Annual Bryden Awards celebrate York U. Alumni excellence
Youth ‘netizen’ highlights an impressive group of achievers TORONTO, November 7, 2007 -- Jennifer Corriero, who brings the world's youth together through TakingITGlobal (TIG) -- the online network she co-founded -- is one of five York University alumni who will be recognized for their outstanding contributions and achievements at the annual Bryden Alumni Awards dinner […]
Bill Westcott revives the Jazz Age with Rags, Blues and Stomps at York U
TORONTO, November 6, 2007 -- Professor William "The Piano Man" Westcott headlines the Faculty Concert Series Music at York University on November 15 with Rags, Blues and Stomps, a rousing revival of the music of the Jazz Age. Westcott will bring to life classic works from the early decades of the 20th century, composed and […]
Both York soccer teams OUA champs
TORONTO, November 5, 2007 -- For the first time in York’s history, both Lions soccer teams have won the provincial championship in the same year. The York Lions men’s soccer team beat the Western Mustangs 3-2 in penalty kicks in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) men’s championship game in Ottawa on Sunday, winning their […]
York U students’ atom-trapping experiment a Canadian first
TORONTO, November 2, 2007 -- Physics students at York University have become the first undergraduates in the country to carry out the scientifically-daunting task of trapping atoms, as part of an advanced laboratory course. Two student teams recently trapped atoms using a one-of-kind laser optics lab at York. The experiment is part of a new […]
