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York U researchers to look for patterns in patient data from ManagingLife’s pain diary app

May 21, 2015app, Manage My Pain, releasesuhasini

TORONTO, May 21, 2015 — A digital journal of pain occurrences maintained by the users of an innovative Manage My Pain app will be the key source for their upcoming study, York University psychology researchers say. The mobile app’s developer ManagingLife will provide the large database to York U in this collaborative effort. ManagingLife […]

NSERC awards more than $3.3 million to York-led research partnerships

May 20, 2015Faculty of Health, Lassonde School of Eng, NSERC grants, releasewallsj

Two industry-academic partnerships led by York University have received a total of $3.3 million through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada's (NSERC) Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) Grants program. James Elder, Professor in the Lassonde School of Engineering’s Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the Faculty of Health’s Department […]

York U thrilled with the Government of Ontario’s approval to build a new York University campus in York Region

May 20, 2015approval, Govt of Ontario, Markham Centre Campus, releasesuhasini

Academic programs will contribute to knowledge economy and global innovation MARKHAM, May 20, 2015 – York University applauds the Government of Ontario’s investment in the new York University-Markham Centre campus, located in an area of the province with a high level demand for post-secondary education. This new York U campus enjoys strong support from its […]

Bee genomes show evolution takes many routes from solitary to social life

May 14, 2015bees, evolution, releasesandramc

TORONTO, May 14, 2015 – An international consortium of researchers, including York University biologists, discovered there are many roads to social evolution, but the evolutionary vehicles tend to be the same. The paper, “Genomic Signatures of Evolutionary Transitions from Solitary to Group Living,” was published today in the journal Science. The evolution of sociality has […]

Weather on alien worlds uncovered: cloudy mornings & hot afternoons

May 12, 2015alien worlds, release, weathersuhasini

TORONTO, May 12, 2015 — We may complain a lot about the weather on earth but perhaps we are much better off here than on some alien worlds, where the daily forecast is cloudy, overcast skies in the morning and scorching heat in the afternoon. A team of international astronomers including York University scientist Professor […]

Quick cancer drug approvals don't benefit patients: York U researcher

May 7, 2015cancer drug, release, School of Health Policy and Managementsuhasini

TORONTO, May 7, 2015 — Highly priced cancer drugs get rushed approvals despite poor trial methodology and little effect on the longevity of patients, cautions York University Professor Dr. Joel Lexchin in the School of Health Policy and Management. “Patients and their doctors should demand that regulators require pharma companies to provide clear evidence of […]

Winners for Canada Prizes announced

April 22, 2015Canadian Prizes, release, winnerssuhasini

OTTAWA, April 22, 2015 – The Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences has announced the winners of the 2015 Canada Prizes, jointly hosted by York University. The Canada Prizes are awarded annually to the best books by Canadian scholars in the humanities and social sciences that make an exceptional contribution to scholarship, are engagingly written, […]