Soraya Mehdizadeh, undergraduate psychology student, finds Facebook fiends tend to be narcissistic and insecure

Narcissists and those with low self-esteem gravitate toward Facebook as a self-promotional tool and tend to be heavier users of the site, according to a study by a York University psychology student. Soraya Mehdizadeh examined the online habits and personalities of 100 Facebook users at York University ranging in age from 18-25 years old. Her […]

Faculty of Health study: ‘Facebook narcissists’ may have self-esteem issue

You could be an online narcissist if you keep updating your status and posting pouty profile pictures on Facebook, wrote the International Business Times News Aug. 30: An analysis by researchers from York University’s Faculty of Health suggests that egotism and low self-esteem may be related to “greater online activity” among Facebook profiles of users […]

3D FLIC project brings film studios to York University to work on 3-D technology, writes Toronto Star

Everyone from video game console makers such as Nintendo, to satellite TV services such as Bell TV, is making a bet on 3-D, wrote the Toronto Star July 31: “The studios are realizing there’s a golden goose here because you get all these bums in seats that will pay a 30 per cent premium,” says […]

Education professors' community learning project nets two awards

Professors' SSHRC-funded project involves research collaboration with the Toronto District School Board A project led by York Faculty of Education Professors Heather Lotherington and Jennifer Jenson at Joyce Public School in North York, and funded by the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), has received two awards. The York University-Joyce Public School Multiliteracies […]

Four things you need to know about SSHRC's streamlined program architecture

Over the past year, the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) has reviewed the way its funding programs are structured to provide researchers with a simpler, more flexible and more effective system of application and assessment. SSHRC president Chad Gaffield addressed this process during a town hall meeting held with faculty and students […]

Ontario Centre of Excellence's Discovery 2010 was now, not next

Discovery 2010, the Ontario Centre of Excellence’s annual conference to showcase and celebrate Ontario innovation, is one of Ontario’s flagship programs that supports and promotes research at Ontario’s universities, colleges, research institutions and companies. Held May 17 and 18, Discovery 2010 was billed as “Where next Happens” for Clean Tech, Health Tech, High Tech and […]

York Centre for Asian Research awards six graduate scholarships to fuel innovative research projects

Six York students have won five awards for their research on Asia or Asian diaspora this year from the York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR). Vanessa Lamb (right), a second-year doctoral candidate in geography, is the 2010 Vivienne Poy Asian Research Award recipient. Her research interests include the politics of the environment and development, feminist political ecology […]

Music professor on how Justin Bieber leveraged digital media to became a global sensation

Keeping up that intense feeling of personal connection via the Internet is incredibly important in marketing to the Justin Bieber demographic, says Rob Bowman, who teaches popular music in York University’s Faculty of Fine Arts, wrote The Globe and Mail May 29: “You’re appealing to a certain adolescent group who’ve got fairly innocent notions of […]

Professor Emeritus Jerome Durlak mentored many York students

Professor Emeritus Jerome (Jerry) Durlak, a mentor to many generations of York students in numerous programs, died on Friday, May 21, in Toronto. For more than 50 years, Prof. Durlak worked on applied research and development projects internationally. He introduced innovations ranging from hybrid corn in Costa Rica to agricultural television programs in Guatemala and […]

York PhD student showcases "The Amazing Cinemagician" at the Ontario Science Centre

Experience cutting-edge technological wizardry that blurs the line between art, design and science in The Amazing Cinemagician: New Media Meets Victorian Magic, opening May 28 at the Ontario Science Centre’s Idea Gallery. The exhibition features two interactive installations by new media artist and York University PhD student Helen Papagiannis that use augmented reality (AR) technology, […]