Can 3D images be made to look more realistic? York University vision researchers have discovered how a to keep our eyes on the prize, so to speak. In order to see 3D images properly, our left and right eyes have to view separate images. Because 3D display technology isn’t perfect, there are times when images […]
York students have a chance this summer to join an archeological dig of an ancient village in Israel’s Negev Desert. Horvat Tsalit flourished during the turbulent years from King Herod to the violent Bar Kochba War (circa 30 BCE to 135 CE). According to ancient historian Flavius Josephus, it provided sanctuary to Judean militias fleeing […]
Most people think of slavery as a thing of the past. But that’s a misconception, says York PhD history candidate Karlee Sapoznik of the newly formed Alliance Against Modern Slavery (AAMS). Human trafficking alone is a $32 billion annual industry today and, at any given time, there are up to 27 million slaves around the world – the majority of […]
Who should be the beneficiaries of publicly funded anthropological research? That was the question York students in Professor Karl Schmid’s second-year Public Anthropology class addressed in their submissions to the 2010 Public Anthropology Competition – a North America-wide contest involving 4,000 students in 21 schools. Seven students in Schmid's class won awards for their op-ed pieces, which debated the […]
Osgoode Hall Law School’s Innocence Project, which provides up to 10 Juris Doctor (JD) students every year with supervised clinical work on cases of suspected wrongful conviction, is the driving force behind a constitutional challenge over preservation of evidence in murder cases. The students, who are supervised by Innocence Project Director and Professor Alan Young […]
Harold Kaplan, professor emeritus of political science and former dean of York’s Faculty of Arts, died on June 22 at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Barrie. He was 74. Kaplan joined the University in 1962 and served as acting chair of political science at the Glendon campus from 1964 to 1965. After his first sabbatical […]
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 […]
Avant-garde, thrilling, provocative, brainy and fascinating are just a few of the words used to describe films directed by several York alumni, as well as a current student, that are screening at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) . The York talent among the 300 productions showing at TIFF Sept. 9 to 19 includes debut […]
York filmmakers are making headlines and shining in the industry spotlight. From film festival successes to prestigious awards, these cinematic storytellers have much to share. CineSiege, York’s annual juried student film festival, is often the harbinger for success at festivals around the world. After, the winner of the CineSiege Best Sound Award in 2009, is […]
It’s safe to say that York student Neil Wilson never expected that his real estate law professor’s idea for an essay topic would land him $3000, wrote Canadian Lawyer Magazine July 5: The Osgoode Hall Law School student’s essay, “Part performance: An invaluable tool in the practice of real estate law”, recently won the 2010 […]