TORONTO, February 13, 2013 − Nick Cercone, a professor in York University’s Lassonde School of Engineering, has received $294,000 from the Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), plus over $217,000 from industrial partnership organizations through monetary and in-kind contributions, over three years, to study the expression of expression of sentiment, affect, influence […]
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Satellite shows widespread sea ice thinning in Arctic: York U research
TORONTO, Feb. 13, 2013 – A satellite that monitors Arctic and Antarctic ice cover changes has produced its first validated Arctic ice thickness maps showing widespread sea ice thinning, according to a new study co-authored by York University researchers. The study, “CryoSat-2 estimates of Arctic sea ice thickness and volume”, published in the journal Geophysical […]
Women are highly disadvantaged as unpaid health care workers: York U sociology professor
TORONTO, February 7, 2013 — As unpaid care workers, women are contributing significantly to an underground economy to the tune of $51 billion in the health and social service industry, compared to the $42 billion paid labour. But the issue is much bigger than that, says York University Sociology Professor Pat Armstrong. “Unpaid health care […]
High doses of Vitamin D may help ease symptoms of Lou Gehrig’s Disease: York U study
Toronto, Feb. 7, 2013 – High doses of Vitamin D have been shown to temporarily ease symptoms of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig’s disease, according to a new study out of York University. The study, published in the peer-reviewed journal PLoS One, examined the effects of high doses of Vitamin D on ALS in […]
York University receives $6.2 million from CIDA for major international research projects
TORONTO, February 4, 2013 – The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) has awarded almost $6.2 million to York University to lead two major research projects that will bring post-secondary education to the Dadaab refugee camps and surrounding area in north-eastern Kenya and promote employment of people with disabilities in Bangladesh, India and Nepal. York University […]
York University President Mamdouh Shoukri appointed to Order of Ontario
TORONTO, January 31, 2013 – York University President and Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri has been appointed to the Order of Ontario, the province’s highest official honour in recognition of individual excellence and achievement. The Honourable David C. Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, will invest 25 appointees at a ceremony on Wednesday, Feb. 6 at Queen’s Park. […]
Osgoode Hall Law School launches Artist in Residence Fellowship
TORONTO, Jan. 31, 2013 – In a bold and innovative move that brings together artistic creativity with the exploration of justice and the law, York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School has launched a search for an Artist in Residence Fellow for the 2013-14 academic year. A first call for expressions of interest, with an application […]
