TORONTO, April 20, 2016 — Who will win the women’s singles tennis title at the 2016 Rio Olympics this August? That’s a question recent York U brain research can help answer. The new study shows that when doing a visual task, neural activity in the frontal cortex initially reflects the visual goal accurately but errors […]
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Media needs to do more when it comes to reporting on Aboriginal issues
TORONTO, April 18, 2016 – Only when there is a crisis in the Aboriginal community, such as the suicides in Attawapiskat or missing and murdered women, do mainstream media really report on issues there. But even then, the reporting is fairly superficial, says a new report out of York University. “The media really play an […]
NSERC awards $1.65 million to York-led research partnership
April 14, 2016 – An academic-industry partnership led by York University has received a total of $1,650,000 through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada's (NSERC) Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) Grants Program. The Government of Canada announced funding for the project this morning, part of $21.4 million investment in 13 new […]
School of Continuing Studies launches Ontario's first comprehensive certificate program in cyber security aligned with CISSP CBK
TORONTO, April 13, 2016 – York University's School of Continuing Studies will launch Ontario's first comprehensive, cyber security certificate program aligned to the Certified Information Systems Security Professional Common Body of Knowledge (CISSP CBK) this November. The program will help provide qualified security professionals in one of the fastest growing tech fields in the world and […]
Time is right for federal government to invest in youth homelessness, says new brief
TORONTO, April 11, 2016 – In a policy brief released today, the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness at York University, in partnership with A Way Home, is calling on the new federal government to invest $16.5 million annually to support communities to plan and implement strategies to end youth homelessness by 2026. There are some 35,000 […]
York U’s Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence opens its doors to innovative learning
TORONTO, April 8, 2016 – York University’s Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence officially threw open its doors today marking the beginning of a new kind of learning. The Bergeron Centre, known for its unique architectural design, is heightening the learning experience of students at the Lassonde School of Engineering by fostering creativity and emphasizing a […]
Four Toronto universities release findings of student transportation needs
StudentMoveTO, a collaboration between Toronto’s four universities to address student transportation needs, found that students in the GTA are spending too much time commuting to and from classes each day. The findings are the result of a joint survey conducted by the four universities. It is the largest survey of its kind in the region, […]
