TORONTO, July 26, 2007 -- A record number of incoming York U students are attending a pre-orientation program that is the first of its kind in Canada. RED Zone -- an on-campus lounge for incoming students and their parents -- offers a facilitated experience of "all things York,” immediately following admission and prior to orientation. Now […]

TORONTO, July 27, 2007 -- York University student Shannon Condie triumphed early at the XV Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, landing a silver medal in taekwondo on the third day of the Games, which continue until Sunday. Another top athlete from York, wrestler Ohenewa Akuffo brings home a silver, and an alumna of York demonstrated her […]

TORONTO, July 9, 2007 -- York University’s engineering program has been granted accreditation by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board, enabling graduates to apply directly for a professional engineering licence. Graduates previously had to undergo additional testing in order to receive accreditation. York’s engineering program focuses on three key strengths: space, geomatics and computer engineering. “Our […]

TORONTO, July 6, 2007 --  A professor in York University’s Faculty of Health has been awarded $1.4 million USD to examine the effect of bilingualism on children’s cognitive and linguistic development and how this is linked to academic achievement. The five-year project, headed by psychology professor Ellen Bialystok, will look exclusively at children from Toronto, […]

Skill retention by PGA pros is encouraging for seniors who remain active TORONTO, July 4, 2007 -- Professional golfers lose driving distance as they age, but maintain their putting prowess, a new study from York University has found. This is good news not only for optimistic duffers heading into their golden years with golf club in […]

TORONTO, June 22, 2007 --  Former Legal Aid Ontario Chair Janet Leiper has been appointed Visiting Professor of Public Interest Law at Osgoode Hall Law School of York University, Osgoode Dean Patrick Monahan announced today. Leiper, who will serve as Visiting Professor for two years starting July 9, 2007, will help to advance public interest programs […]

TORONTO, June 20, 2007 From time to time universities across the world come under pressure to boycott the universities and academics of a particular nation, for one reason or another. Currently, for example, some UK academics are proposing a boycott of Israeli universities. Often, the rationale proposed for such action is to oppose the politics […]