Professor Mary Wiktorowicz: Cordinating mental healthcare in Nova Scotia

Research by York Faculty of Health Professor Mary Wiktorowicz on how government policy can foster a more coordinated mental health-care system was front and centre March 18 at a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Best Brains Exchange. The event, which took place in Halifax, NS, is part of CIHR’s ongoing effort to bring together the best brains of […]

York displays research and innovation at YTA Solutions Showcase

York researchers and students displayed their research projects and innovations at the York Technology Alliance’s Solutions Showcase event, which took place at the Markham Convergence Centre (MCC) on March 10. Titled “Game Changers: How local innovations are creating a new ‘business as usual'”, the York Technology Alliance (YTA) showcase encouraged participants from industry, academia and government agencies […]

York Central Hospital's partnership with York University will improve patient care

"Knowledge translation", says Dr. Indy Ghosh, will be one of the greatest benefits of a partnership between York Central Hospital and York University to foster research and access to research at the hospital, wrote YorkRegion.com March 1: It will not only ensure patients receive leading-edge care but help build a reputation for excellence at the […]

Psychology students' blog aims to make trauma research accessible

How people cope with traumatic events varies widely between individuals, and the impact on a family can be long lasting and devastating. Now there is a new resource coming out of York University for people seeking information on what to do when faced with the effects of trauma. Released today, The Trauma and Attachment Report […]

YIHR hiring administrative clerk; Knowledge Mobilization seeking five graduate interns for climate change projects

The York Institute for Health Research (YIHR) is seeking an administrative clerk for a one-year contract. Applications are due by Tuesday, March 1, 2011. The Knowledge Mobilization unit it also seeking five graduate interns (students enrolled in master's or PhD programs) for placement with a variety of municipal partners in the GTA. There are several […]

Mobilizing Minds project is seeking a project coordinator

The Mobilizing Minds project is seeking a project coordinator for a one-year contract (maternity leave replacement). Details about the posting are available in Research Jobs. Applications are due by Monday, February 28, 2011. Posted by Elizabeth Monier-Williams, research communications officer.

York University launches commercialization presence in York Region

If collaboration across industry, academic and public sectors is key to bridging Canada’s innovation gap, how do you make university research more accessible to the people and organizations who need this expertise? York University has answered this challenge by launching Innovation York (IY). Strategically located in York Region, IY is the public face and conduit […]

PhD student, artist and researcher explores augmented reality's wonderment and play

A few months ago, I was introduced to Helen Papagiannis, an artist, designer and researcher working with the emerging technology Augmented Reality (AR), wrote Rob Rothfarb in Museum Virtual Worlds Jan. 10 in a published interview with the student in the York/Ryerson Joint Graduate Program in Communication & Culture: Papagiannis: “I began experimenting with AR […]

CBC’s Ideas re-airs girls and bullying documentary, featuring Professor Debra Pepler

CBC Radio's Ideas program is re-airing "It's a Girl's World," Lynn Glazier's audio documentary about the social world of girls where a hidden culture of nastiness lurks beneath a cultural facade of niceness. The series examines the tumultuous nature of female relationships from girlhood to adulthood. The radio series, and its companion National Film Board […]

Professor Marin Litoiu recognized for cloud computing achievements

This has been a banner year for Marin Litoiu. The computer scientist has won two major awards and just received a $500,000 grant to expand his research at York. Litoiu has won awards before, but these particular ones stem from his pioneering work in cloud computing, the next big evolution in computing technology. “It’s one of […]