York U researchers find genetic remix key to evolution of bee behaviour

Worker bees have become a highly skilled and specialized work force because the genes that determine their behaviour are shuffled frequently, helping natural selection to build a better bee, research from York University suggests. The study, published yesterday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, sheds light on how worker bees – who are […]

York President to hold town hall with faculty, staff and students Sept. 21

Seeking answers to questions is what a university is all about. What has York accomplished this year? Where are we going from here? Join President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri and the rest of the senior executive team at the President’s Town Hall – an interactive dialogue bringing York University faculty, staff and students together. The […]

Listen: York film Prof Seth Feldman talks Darwin and Origin of the Species on CBC's Ideas

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 […]