Upcoming Sudan Studies Association conference to be attended by ‘Lost Boys’ TORONTO, August 18, 2005 -- A group of York University professors has collaborated on a plan to aid civilians in war-torn Sudan in beginning to rebuild their lives, and offer support for the ongoing peace process. Professor David Wheeler, Director of York’s […]
York prof identifies genes that will help breed better corn crops
Native Americans began domesticating plant 6,000 - 9,000 years ago TORONTO, August 11, 2005 -- York University researcher Stephen Wright is part of a team of scientists that has identified genes responsible for the domestication of corn -- research that will provide important insights in the quest to breed better, higher-yielding crops. Modern-day […]
Tennis legend Monica Seles to be guest "Prof" at York U Tennis Camp
TORONTO, August 9, 2005 -- The stars of women’s tennis will attract at least 155,000 enthusiasts to the campus of York University beginning Saturday. A highlight of the week’s activities will include a kid’s clinic by legend Monica Seles for a lucky group of young tennis fans. Eight of the top 10 ranked players in the […]
York U prof's study of Antarctic seals may offer hope to heart and stroke victims
Mammals' ability to conserve and process oxygen may hold key to repairing damaged human tissue TORONTO, August 8, 2005 -- A deep diving Antarctic seal may hold the key to recovery for heart and stroke victims, according to Thomas Hawke, a stem-cell biologist and professor in York University's School of Kinesiology and Health Science. […]
Mandatory retirement marginalizes seniors, York U profs say
Nearly half of all women over age 65 work part-time in retail sector TORONTO, August 2, 2005 – Many senior citizens forced into retirement can’t afford to stop working – and they’re increasingly ending up in low-level jobs, say York professors Tom Klassen and Norene Pupo. The pair has collaborated, along with a group […]
York U prof finds female birds cheat on spouses, too
Team of researchers spying on forest birds with tiny tracking devices TORONTO, July 25, 2005 -- York biology professor Bridget Stutchbury is hooking birds up with tiny radio-transmitter backpacks in order to spy on their comings and goings – with some surprising results. In her current study of forest birds, Stutchbury and a team of […]
York U professor receives CFI grant to create Digital Sculpture Laboratory
TORONTO, July 22, 2005 -- A York University professor has been awarded $201,298 in funding by the Canadian Foundation for Innovation to create a ground-breaking laboratory for the study of the convergence of the digital and the physical in art. Under the direction of Brandon Vickerd, Professor of Visual Arts in York’s Faculty of Fine […]
