Changes in muscles could impair ability to manage blood sugar Toronto, ON, Wednesday, April 18, 2018 – A new study from McMaster and York universities has found that poor muscle health may be a complication of Type 1 diabetes, even among active twenty-somethings. The research team analyzed muscle biopsies of young adults with and without […]
York hosts provincial Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition
TORONTO, April 18, 2018 – In an event that conjures up visions of the ‘Dragon’s Den', 20 doctoral and master’s degree students from across Ontario will have three minutes to pitch their research to four industry leaders. Students will travel to York University on April 19 for the provincial finals of the Three Minute Thesis […]
York U to calculate progress on key UN Sustainable Development Goals
TORONTO, Tuesday, April 17, 2018 – York University will lead an international research collaboration to calculate how well countries are managing their natural resources and meeting their United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The University has been chosen by California- and Switzerland-based non-profit Global Footprint Network to produce its National Footprint Accounts. These accounts show each […]
York U students’ Indigenous Friends App set to expand social network for Indigenous students
TORONTO, Monday, April 16, 2018 – An app designed by York University students to connect and support Indigenous youth will be deployed in several colleges and universities over the next three years through a Youth Opportunities Fund grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. The Hon. Michael J. Coteau, Minister of Children and Youth Services, announced […]
Osgoode Investor Protection Clinic receives $80,000 court-directed award
TORONTO, Monday, April 9, 2018 – The Investor Protection Clinic at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School is the recipient of an $80,000 cy-près award from a class action settlement. The award will assist with the ongoing operation of the community clinic including the hiring of four Osgoode students to work part-time at the clinic […]
Osgoode Hall Law School adopts new Indigenous and Aboriginal Law Requirement
A genuine watershed moment,” says Dean TORONTO, April 6, 2018 – York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School will introduce an Indigenous and Aboriginal Law Requirement in its Juris Doctor (JD) degree program starting this September. The new degree requirement is aligned with Osgoode’s commitment to reconciliation, one of five priorities outlined in the Access Osgoode […]
Rt. Hon. Beverley McLachlin to address Osgoode Constitutional Cases Conference
TORONTO, Tuesday, April 3, 2018 – Retired Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin will deliver the 2018 Laskin Lecture Friday at 1:30pm at Osgoode Hall Law School of York University’s 2018 Constitutional Cases Conference. The topic of her lecture, which is hosted by the York Centre for Public Policy and Law, is "The […]
