TORONTO, Feb. 3, 2014 – A bee colony’s health depends largely on the diligent efforts of its sterile worker bees, who perform essential tasks such as gathering nectar, building honeycombs, feeding larvae, regulating temperature and sacrificially defending their hive. But how did these amazing behaviours evolve when honey bee workers cannot leave any offspring of […]
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Study warns about safety concerns with new drugs
TORONTO, Jan. 28, 2014 – A York University study of drug safety shows that new drugs are often on the market in Canada for more than three years before they are withdrawn as unsafe, raising concerns about turning to the newest drugs available. The study by Joel Lexchin, an emergency room physician and professor of […]
York Researcher receives $1 million in funding to build a Global Disability Rights Monitoring System
TORONTO, January 27, 2014 – York University Distinguished Research Professor Marcia Rioux, in the School of Health Policy and Management, has recently received more than $1 million in funding from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency and York University contributions to support the final phase of development of a global disability rights monitoring system. […]
Statement from York University President Mamdouh Shoukri on Religious Accommodation
Many of you have no doubt seen recent media reports regarding the request of a York University student for religious accommodation in an online course. This issue is obviously of interest to the broader York community and, therefore, I feel it is important to make the University’s position very clear. York is a secular university. […]
STATEMENT FROM RHONDA LENTON, PROVOST AND VICE-PRESIDENT ACADEMIC, YORK UNIVERSITY
January 9, 2014 York is committed to creating an inclusive learning environment for all students, faculty and staff. Each request for accommodation is carefully reviewed based on its own merits in the best interests of all. The Taylor-Bouchard Commission of 2007-8 recommended accommodation as a guiding principle, while recognizing that the duty to accommodate is […]
York University President and Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri Appointed to the Order of Canada
TORONTO, January 2, 2014 – York University is pleased to acknowledge that President and Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri, C.M., O. Ont. has been appointed Member of the Order of Canada in recognition of his contributions “… to the flourishing of Ontario’s academic institutions as both an engineer and an administrator.” “I am both honoured and humbled […]
York U molecular communication researchers send world's first text message using vodka
TORONTO, Dec. 18, 2013 – After successfully text messaging "O Canada" using evaporated vodka, two York University researchers and their UK-based counterpart say their simple system can be used where conventional wireless technology fails. “Chemical signals can offer a more efficient way of transmitting data inside tunnels, pipelines or deep underground structures. For example, the recent massive […]
