The Osgoode-York Working Paper Series in Policy Research publishes research that has been presented as part of the Osgoode-York Seminar Series in Policy Research, although authors who have not presented their work in the seminar series may still submit papers for consideration, provided that they relate to public policy themes, more broadly. With the assistance […]
$11.5 million interdisciplinary project includes computer scientists, vision scientists, designers, artists and social scientists at York, OCAD and U of T, with 14 industry partners How do you look at millions of genomic patterns and see the diagnostic implications? How do you assimilate satellite data to better predict and visualize the effects of global warming, […]
Due to what is sometimes called the CNN effect – the rapid transmission of images and news – the media can have a huge impact on global aid response to a disaster. The most dramatic images of suffering attract the most funds and push other, more protracted emergencies, off the radar. The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami […]
Ron Owston, professor of education, director of the Institute for Research on Learning Technologies (IRLT), and co-director of the Technology Enhanced Learning Institute (TELi), spoke to teachers last week about his research in education, professional learning, and technology. Owston's presentation was part of a leadership symposium hosted by Advanced Broadband Enabled Learning (ABEL), which supports […]
Wearing red at the Olympics may give an athlete an easy advantage, according to a York University study that shows perceptions of motion are subconsciously affected by colour. “All things being equal between two figure skaters – including their actual speed on the ice – the judges will perceive a skater in red is moving […]
The Institute for Research & Innovation in Sustainability (IRIS) at York University is accepting nominations for volunteers to serve on its executive board. Nominations are open to students, staff and faculty and are due by March 3. IRIS promotes practical sustainability solutions that encompass environmental, social and economic considerations at local, regional and global scales. Operating as a […]
Cutting calories may speed the progression of the fatal neuromuscular disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) because of changes that occur at the molecular level, a study from York University has found. The research, which looked at the effects of caloric restriction in a mouse model of ALS, found that restricting caloric intake to 60 per […]
The Globe & Mail ran an urban renewal feature today on the transformation of Surrey, viewed in the past as Vancouver's ‘ugly sister', into Canada's fastest-growing suburb. Part of its success, Lisa Rochon writes, is Surrey's emphasis on innovative design. Rochon's article quotes Roger Keil, professor in the Faculty of Environmental Studies, director of the […]
$1.4 million interdisciplinary project includes filmmakers, vision scientists, psychologists and industry partners Filmmakers, vision scientists and psychologists at York University have secured over $1.4 million to fund the 3D Film Innovation Consortium (3D FLIC), a two-year academic-industry partnership that will expand capacity for 3-D film production in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and Ontario. "The […]
Golda Koschitzky, York benefactor and honorary degree recipient, has died. She was 102. On Nov. 5, 1999, York presented the philanthropist and Jewish education innovator with an honorary doctor of laws. Over 90 years old at the time, she had supported the establishment of a professorship then a Chair in Jewish Teacher Education at York through […]
In 2009, York Professor Seth Feldman in the Faculty of Fine Arts' Department of Film marked the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin’s transformational and contentious book, On the Origin of Species, by producing his 26th documentary for CBC Radio’s "Ideas". Feldman is the director of York’s Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies. His series […]
Osgoode Hall Law School Professors Craig Scott and Stepan Wood have each been awarded prestigious fellowships at European institutions. Scott, who is the director of Osgoode’s Jack & Mae Nathanson Centre on Transnational Human Rights, Crime & Security, has been awarded a 2010 Ikerbasque Fellowship by the Bacsque Foundation for Sience. The foundation is a granting agency […]
History is not just about dusty old scrolls, manuscripts and things of the past – it has real relevancy in today’s world. Just watch the video prepared by York’s Department of History in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, which aired recently at a conference in the United States. What makes York’s Department of […]
York University is flexing its muscle. With the recent launch of the Muscle Health Research Centre (MHRC), the University is devoting time and space to understanding what makes us move, reported Metro Toronto Feb. 9. “It’s a centre that brings together about 16 different scientists who all study muscle in some way. Mostly skeletal muscle, the […]
Carla Lipsig-Mummé, professor of work and labour studies in York's Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies and research fellow in York’s Institute for Research & Innovation in Sustainability, has received $1 million over six years from the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). Right: Carla Lipsig-Mummé The award will fund an international project to study […]
With any kind of catastrophe, such as the recent earthquake in Haiti, helping victims cope and figuring out what to do differently in the future can take years. This is something York social work Professor Renita Wong knows a thing or two about. Following the 2008 8.0-magnitude earthquake in the Sichuan province of China, Wong has […]
A series of films, concerts, workshops, artist talks and community events will usher in Black History Month this February, under the title Performing Diaspora 2010: Celebrating Black History Month through Expressive Culture – Afro Diasporic Women in Focus. Produced by York's Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on the Global Migrations of African Peoples, Performing Diaspora 2010 is designed to serve as a catalyst […]
From January 31 to February 5, 2010, the Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on the Global Migrations of African Peoples will present The International Research Film Festival: Slavery, Memory, Heritage and Contemporary Forms. Funded in part by the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), the festival addresses issues of slavery in its […]
York University officially opened the Muscle Health Research Centre (MHRC), the first of its kind in Canada, at 10:30 today. “This centre is unique in that we’re zeroing in on skeletal muscle and its relationship to health, with a strong focus on what exercise can do,” says Professor David Hood, the centre’s founding director. “We’re looking for new discoveries […]
Researchers at York University’s Centre for Research in Mass Spectrometry (CRMS), Mount Sinai Hospital and the University Health Network have identified protein biomarkers that may aid in the diagnosis and prognosis of endometrial cancer, which affects the lining of the uterus. The researchers hope that a partnership with the private sector will expedite clinical testing and […]