Toronto, Feb. 2, 2015 – Toronto Public Health officials are now investigating four cases of measles in the city. With the number of measles cases rising rapidly in the southern United States, following an outbreak at Disneyland last month, there is growing interest in how infectious diseases spread. Jane Heffernan, associate professor in the Department […]
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York U experts available to speak about large asteroid passing close to Earth on Monday
TORONTO, Jan. 23, 2015 – An asteroid that is about half a kilometre wide will pass Earth on Monday evening. Asteroid 2004BL86 will fly by at a distance of about 1.2 million kilometres, or about three times the distance between Earth and the Moon. While not visible to the naked eye, it will be relatively easy […]
Energy experts urge eastern provinces to develop strategies focused on shared goals
TORONTO, December 4, 2014 – Several university researchers have jointly published a white paper on energy policy in eastern Canada, even as Alberta’s Premier Jim Prentice met with his counterparts Ontario’s Kathleen Wynn and Quebec’s Philippe Couillard this week to promote the Energy East project. The white paper, identifying key goals and priorities for action […]
York U history experts explore WWI in documentary to mark centennial
TORONTO, April 24, 2014 — Did you know income tax in Canada is a direct result of the First World War? That we lost nearly an entire generation of men in the war that lasted more than four years? Or that only the Canadian military ranked women as officers during the war? York University’s Department […]
York U expert available for comment on National Energy Board decision on Line 9
TORONTO, Mar. 6, 2014 – The National Energy Board will issue its decision today on Enbridge Inc.’s proposal to reverse the flow and increase the capacity of the Line 9 pipeline to ship crude oil from western Canada to refineries in the east. Mark Winfield, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University […]
York U expert available to comment on proposed Ontario Immigration Act
TORONTO, Feb. 19, 2014 – The Ontario government will introduce legislation today that aims to strengthen the province’s role in attracting more skilled immigrants to help meet the province’s future labour needs and support economic growth. If passed, the proposed Ontario Immigration Act would allow the province to work more closely with the federal government on […]
York University experts available to comment on Olympic Games
TORONTO, Jan. 27, 2014 – As the XXII Olympic Winter Games kick off next week in Sochi, Russia, the following experts from York University are available to comment on various aspects of the Olympics and can be reached directly or through Media Relations. Olympic Experience Frances Flint, Associate Professor, School of Kinesiology & Health Science, fflint@yorku.ca Flint […]
