TORONTO, March 13, 2015 – York University researchers have learned how living beings can keep gene expression in check — which might partly explain the uncontrolled gene expression found in many cancers. “Using yeast as a model organism, we studied the Tup1 protein, a negative regulator of gene expression,” says Biology Professor Emanuel Rosonina, adding, “This […]
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York University astronomy expert available on Dawn at Ceres
TORONTO, March 5, 2015 – Tomorrow, March 6, history will be made when NASA spacecraft Dawn enters orbit around dwarf planet Ceres, the largest object in the Main Asteroid Belt. The ion-propelled spacecraft not only will unravel many mysteries of this 1,000 km diameter world, but it will also become the first spacecraft ever to orbit […]
Owls, lizards lend their ears for human hearing research: York U scientist
TORONTO, March 2, 2015 – Lizards and owls are some of the animal species that can help us to better understand hearing loss in humans, according to new research out of York University’s Department of Physics & Astronomy in the Faculty of Science. “These animals, just like human beings, emit sound from their ears,” notes Professor […]
York U experts available on mathematics genius Turing, inspiration for Oscar contender The Imitation Game
TORONTO, February 18, 2015 – Sixty years have passed since British mathematician and logician Alan Mathison Turing’s untimely death at the age of 41. But his work is still alive and so intriguing that several adaptations of his life have been made, including The Imitation Game which is in the race for the 2015 Oscars […]
NSERC awards more than $3.2 million to York-led research partnerships
Funding supports projects in Brain research and Mass Spectrometry-Enabled Science & Engineering over six years TORONTO, July 4, 2014 − Two industry-academic partnerships led by York University have received a total of $3,297,000 through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada's (NSERC) Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) Grants program. Doug Crawford, Distinguished […]
York U student, community ecologist, will receive Toronto Botanical Garden’s Aster Awards
TORONTO, Nov. 18, 2013 – York University’s Scott MacIvor will receive one of the three inaugural Aster Awards presented by the Toronto Botanical Garden (TBG), Nov. 21. “I am honoured to receive the Aster Award from the Toronto Botanical Garden. As an ecologist, being recognized for work that provides meaningful opportunities for people to connect […]
York U to host Canada-Korea diabetes research symposium and free public lecture
TORONTO, July 31, 2013 – On Friday, Aug. 2, 2013 York University will host The Canada-Korea Diabetes Research Initiative Symposium, a one-day event bringing together top diabetes researchers from Canada and Korea to share the latest news and treatments for the disease. “The main focus of the symposium is to disseminate knowledge, engage new partners […]
