TORONTO, April 29, 2019─ Ontario’s cottage country, especially the Town of Bracebridge, has experienced record-high floodwaters over the past few days and authorities are continuing to be on high alert with more rain expected in the forecast later this week. Health authorities there have advised residents whose well water has been affected to use bottled […]
New findings and solutions for Toronto student housing crisis
TORONTO, April 29, 2019 – Learn what students at Toronto’s four universities experience when they look for somewhere to live and discover alternatives to the increasingly unaffordable housing options they face as the primary findings of the two-year StudentDwellTO study are released at York University on May 2. What StudentDwellTO is all about Initiated in […]
Study finds more than half of university students feel they need better basic skills to succeed
TORONTO, April 25, 2019 – A survey of students at four Ontario universities has found that more than half feel they lack competence in basic academic skills that would enable them to succeed in university and beyond. Researchers from York University, Western University, the University of Waterloo and the University of Toronto (Scarborough and Mississauga […]
A portrait of Canada’s technological past: photography exhibit opens at York University
TORONTO, April 23, 2019 – From computer makers to installers and operators, the Portraits of Digital Canada exhibit will feature photographs from the IBM Canada Images Archive, depicting the budding of the information age in Canada. The exhibit, opening at York University’s Scott Library on April 24, features images authored by award-winning photographer George Dunbar, […]
York University chemists invent new Lewis acidity test using fluorescence
Method could reduce costs for pharmaceutical, industrial and tech industries TORONTO, April 22, 2019 – York University chemists have invented a new fluorescence-based method for accurately determining the strength of a range of Lewis acids, which could one day be used to help purify pharmaceutical drugs, improve industrial processes and explore next-generation technologies, according to […]
York University is proud to be one of Canada’s Greenest Employers for seventh consecutive time
TORONTO, Monday, April 22, 2019 – York University has become one of Canada’s Greenest Employers for the seventh straight year, gaining national recognition for reducing annual electrical consumption by 34,730,786 kWh, saving $5 million in utilities every year, and recycling 3,705,780 kg of waste. “I am proud that York has been honoured as one of […]
Disappearing bumblebee species under threat of extinction
York University research shows species is critically endangered TORONTO, April 18, 2019 – The American Bumblebee – a species once more commonly seen buzzing around Southern Ontario – is critically endangered, according to a new study led by York University. The finding, published in Journal of Insect Conservation, found the native North American species, Bombus […]
