York University will welcome two first-year students to campus this fall who have earned prestigious Schulich Leader scholarships for academic excellence, leadership in school and community life and entrepreneurial talent. Rathesh Balendran and Arma Khan will enter their first year at York with scholarships created in 2011 by Canadian business leader and philanthropist Seymour Schulich […]
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York U experts available on sports-related topics
TORONTO, August 5, 2016 – York University is proud of its top athletes headed to Rio for the 2016 Olympic Games, opening Aug. 5. While congratulating them on making it among the 65 athletes representing Team Canada, York U is offering its world-class researchers in sports-related areas for media interviews: Athletic coaching & performance Joe Baker, […]
York U astronomy expert available for comment on NASA Juno mission
TORONTO, July 4, 2016 – NASA’s Juno spacecraft, launched in August 2011, is scheduled to enter Jupiter’s orbit in an historic moment today at about 5pm, Eastern Time. Astronomers suspect that Jupiter, due to its large size, shaped the formation of our solar system; however, the finer details about what the planet is made of and […]
York U experts available on Three Amigos summit
TORONTO, June 29, 2016 — As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hosts Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto and U.S. President Barack Obama in Ottawa today for the so-called Three Amigos summit, York University experts are available for media interviews: Professor Emeritus Daniel Drache is available to analyze the Canada-Mexico relationship including: relaxation of visa restrictions on […]
York U experts available on Brexit and related topics
The Brits have voted to leave the European Union and as a result, David Cameron has announced his resignation as prime minister. York University experts on European politics are available for media interviews to discuss the Referendum on U.K. membership in the EU and related topics: Professor Stephen Gill, who has been researching the unfolding […]
York University researchers awarded more than $5.6 million by NSERC
The Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) announced today that 32 researchers at York University have been awarded more than $4.9 million in NSERC grants, while 10 graduate students and post-doctoral fellows have received a total of $700,000 in funding for scholarships and fellowships. “Our researchers are making important contributions to scientific, […]
Small offshore oil spills put seabirds at risk: industry self-monitoring failing
TORONTO, May 26, 2016 – Seabirds exposed to even a dime-sized amount of oil can die of hypothermia in cold-water regions, but despite repeated requests by Environment Canada, offshore oil operators are failing when it comes to self-monitoring of small oil spills, says new research out of York University. Chronic pollution from many small oil […]
