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York U physicist, Newton apple-tree guardian, available for comment ahead of Gravity Day

York University’s Newton apple tree has had a storied existence, with lineage that is thought to go back to Sir Isaac Newton’s original discovery of gravity in the 1600s and the apple tree that infamo

September 5, 2024 | 11:12 am

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Gravity of famous Newton apple tree not lost on York researchers as they plant descendants

York’s Newton tree descendant was the first in Ontario to take root and blossom. It’s now joined by two more seedlings. A thunk to the head, so the myth goes, planted the seed for Sir Isaac Newton’s l

September 5, 2024 | 5:45 am

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York education experts talk creeping privatization of public education, 123s and ABCs

With students returning to the classroom next week, experts from York University’s Faculty of Education are available to talk about how public education is increasingly relying on private dollars and

August 29, 2024 | 3:00 pm

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York profs to advance health research with more than $3.5M in federal CIHR funding

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) recently granted York University professors more than $3.5 million dollars combined, money that will go towards research that aims to help parents and

August 16, 2024 | 10:21 am

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Glendon’s GENIAL initiative helps Ontario francophone students and communities excel

Cette démarche axée sur l’entrepreneuriat inculque aux personnes qui débutent en affaires les compétences fondamentales qui leur permettront d’identifier des occasions et de concevoir des approches in

August 9, 2024 | 1:57 pm