TORONTO, April 25, 2019 – A survey of students at four Ontario universities has found that more than half feel they lack competence in basic academic skills that would enable them to succeed in university and beyond. Researchers from York University, Western University, the University of Waterloo and the University of Toronto (Scarborough and Mississauga […]
TORONTO, April 23, 2019 – From computer makers to installers and operators, the Portraits of Digital Canada exhibit will feature photographs from the IBM Canada Images Archive, depicting the budding of the information age in Canada. The exhibit, opening at York University’s Scott Library on April 24, features images authored by award-winning photographer George Dunbar, […]
Method could reduce costs for pharmaceutical, industrial and tech industries TORONTO, April 22, 2019 – York University chemists have invented a new fluorescence-based method for accurately determining the strength of a range of Lewis acids, which could one day be used to help purify pharmaceutical drugs, improve industrial processes and explore next-generation technologies, according to […]
TORONTO, Monday, April 22, 2019 – York University has become one of Canada’s Greenest Employers for the seventh straight year, gaining national recognition for reducing annual electrical consumption by 34,730,786 kWh, saving $5 million in utilities every year, and recycling 3,705,780 kg of waste. “I am proud that York has been honoured as one of […]
York University research shows species is critically endangered TORONTO, April 18, 2019 – The American Bumblebee – a species once more commonly seen buzzing around Southern Ontario – is critically endangered, according to a new study led by York University. The finding, published in Journal of Insect Conservation, found the native North American species, Bombus […]
TORONTO, April 17, 2019 – Being interested in a polyamorous lifestyle, or pursuing multiple relationships, may go beyond simple titillation, a new study says. The study, led by researchers at York University’s Faculty of Health, found there may be unique benefits to diversifying needs across partners when in a polyamorous relationship: experiencing more eroticism and nurturance with […]
TORONTO, April 17, 2019 – Being interested in a polyamorous lifestyle, or pursuing multiple relationships, may go beyond simple titillation, a new study says. The study, led by researchers at York University’s Faculty of Health, found there may be unique benefits to diversifying needs across partners when in a polyamorous relationship: experiencing more eroticism and nurturance with […]
“Arnait Ikajurtigiit: Women helping each other” will be on exhibit, April 17-June 23, 2019 in conjunction with Images Festival: Off-Screen program TORONTO, April 15, 2019 – An exhibition showcasing Artic filmmakers’ collective work on their own lives, both as Inuit and non-Inuit women from the region, will open at the Art Gallery of York University (AGYU) […]
York University hosts science fair for York Region science students TORONTO, April 12, 2019 – If you are curious to know if fruit can be made into plastic or if organs can be bioengineered, budding scientists will be on hand to talk about their experiments at York University during the York Region Science and Technology […]
International scholars will present at the fourth annual maternal health and wellbeing conference TORONTO, April 10, 2019 – From pregnancy complications to post-partum body image and weight stigma, maternal health and wellbeing are the focus of a four-day conference that will bring scholars from around the world to McLaughlin College at York University, April 11-14. The […]