Study suggests impact of concussions reduced in children with more years of sport experience

TORONTO, April 4, 2019 – More years in sports – not less – may help protect the brains of children who have had a concussion, against future concussions, a new study says. Research from York University’s Faculty of Health found that children who have played in a performance sport for at least seven years, and have […]

Health Ecosphere collaboration leads to innovative digital health tech solutions to urgent healthcare challenges

TORONTO, March 27, 2019 – Health Ecosphere, an innovative project established to support the development of digital health technologies in Canada, has led to the commercialization of over 75 new products, forged close to 100 new partnerships, and created a new business model for moving health-tech prototypes to market. The lead partners of Health Ecosphere—York […]

Will hunting cormorant birds help to protect Ontario’s ecosystem?

York University bird expert available for comment TORONTO, December 10, 2018 – Ontario’s high population of double-crested cormorants – birds with a bad reputation for eating fish and nesting habits that kill trees – may be best controlled with government-led deterrence methods, rather than allowing extreme legal hunting of the species, according to York University […]

York University research to start with Canadian astronaut in space

TORONTO, November 28, 2018 – Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques is launching to the ISS on Dec. 3, and soon after his arrival, some important research from York University Professor Laurence Harris will begin. This effort could one day help research in the areas of Parkinson’s disease, stroke recovery, damaged organs, aging and remote […]

York U research shows exercise may improve muscle health in specific cancer patients

TORONTO, Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018 – Patients diagnosed with p53-mutation cancers, such as soft-tissue sarcomas, or cancers of the colon, lung, breast, liver, brain, and hemopoietic tissues, may be able to improve their muscle health and performance through exercise training, a study from York University finds. The protein p53 maintains normal mitochondrial content and function in […]

Shopify, York University partner to offer innovative computer science degree program

TORONTO, September 24, 2018 –This fall, York University’s Lassonde School of Engineering is partnering with the leading cloud-based, multi-channel commerce platform, Shopify, to bring a new model of experiential learning called Dev Degree, to the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) for the first time. The unique program embeds students directly into development teams at Shopify through a […]

Lassonde School of Engineering expands Summer Student Research and Mentorship Program to support young women in engineering and computer science

Six-week paid internships give high school students opportunities to build everything from cube satellites to materials for human implants TORONTO, ON, August 13, 2018—Dozens of Grade 11 students from the Toronto area are taking part in a newly-expanded mentorship program for girls at the Lassonde School of Engineering this summer, designed to give them the […]

Lassonde School of Engineering expands Summer Student Research and Mentorship Program to support young women in engineering and computer science

Six-week paid internships give high school students opportunities to build everything from cube satellites to materials for human implants TORONTO, ON, August 13, 2018—Dozens of Grade 11 students from the Toronto area are taking part in a newly-expanded mentorship program for girls at the Lassonde School of Engineering this summer, designed to give them the […]

GTA’s Don River watershed economically vulnerable due to flood risk

A new method produces more accurate flood maps which could change the way the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) grows its cities in the future TORONTO, ON, August 1, 2018— Using a multi-criteria analysis that included social and economic vulnerability, engineers at York University’s Lassonde School of Engineering found that the Don River watershed, which has suffered […]

Study shows combination of cognitive and motor training can not only slow down progress of dementia, but in some cases, reverse it

TORONTO, ON, July 25, 2018— Researchers at York University’s Faculty of Health found that just 30 minutes of visually-guided movements per week can slow and even reverse the progress of dementia.  Those in the early stages of dementia who were exposed to 30 minutes a week to a game which used rules to make visually-guided […]