undergraduate students

Professor Gordon Flett offers insight into beating procrastination

Undergraduate and graduate students are especially likely to procrastinate when they feel that others expect them to be perfect, according to research from York University.  “Perfectionism does not necessarily result in higher levels of performance and may even backfire,” says Gordon Flett, a psychology professor in York University’s Faculty of Health and Canada Research Chair […]

HSBC Bank Canada donates $1 million to York University

Environmental scholarship in Canada got a big boost yesterday with the announcement of a $1-million donation from HSBC Bank Canada to York University to support undergraduate students in the Faculty of Environmental Studies.  The gift is the single largest corporate endowment supporting Environmental Studies Awards in Canada. More than 15 bachelor of environmental studies students will receive […]