TORONTO, May 3, 2006 -- York University welcomes the $1-billion Post-Secondary Education Trust, the $1.3-billion public transit capital investment fund, the improved student loans program and the continued investment in research and development announced in yesterday’s federal budget. “It’s encouraging to see the government’s recognition and commitment for urgent post-secondary education projects,” said Dr. Lorna […]

TORONTO, May 2, 2006 --  The federal government has eliminated the capital gains tax on gifts of appreciated securities made to charities. Finance Minister, Jim Flaherty, made the announcement on Tuesday, May 2, in the context of the federal budget. The government recognizes that donations made by individuals help build capacity in the charitable sector, which […]

Funding for one new and two existing Canada Research Chairs TORONTO, April 28, 2006 -- Cancer researcher Samuel Benchimol has been awarded a Canada Research Chair at York University, where he will build on his groundbreaking work on the tumour suppressor gene known as p53.   Benchimol is internationally-renowned for studies which indicated that inactivating mutations […]

Osgoode Hall Law School Launches Global Policy and International Legal Research Initiative for Developing Countries   TORONTO, April 20, 2006 -- On Thursday, May 11, 2006 Osgoode Hall Law School of York University will officially launch the International Legal Partnership (ILP), the first non-profit, professional and student cooperative organization in Canada to provide systematic global […]

TORONTO, April 19, 2006 --  A woman in a wheelchair is hit by her caregiver, but the abuse is not reported. She has no way to tell someone else without alerting the abuser, and the woman does not have the power to fire her caregiver.   That is just one type of human rights violation […]

TORONTO, April 18, 2006 --  Simon Thon Kuany says he is grateful to each and every York University student who is supporting his first year of university.  Three cents off of the tuition of each course taken by York University students goes into a fund to support the Student Refugee Program operated through World University Service […]

TORONTO, April 17, 2006 --  A study by York University researchers has found that infants between one and three months old develop more rapidly when adults refrain from imitating their noises and facial expressions, and socialize with them instead. “Parents often imitate babies’ cooing and babbling sounds in an attempt to converse on a level […]