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York University invites community to watch Mercury in transit May 9
TORONTO, May 5, 2016 – Watch Mercury transit across the Sun’s disk at York University on May 9. The last time Mercury made the move was in 2006. Observatory telescopes and a live feed will be in place
May 5, 2016 | 9:37 am
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Role-playing alien game to promote deep learning in new course, says York U instructor
TORONTO, May 4, 2016 – Having students role play characters in a multi-player, online science fiction game is one way to increase their critical thinking skills. That’s the idea behind a new course st
May 4, 2016 | 10:24 am
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New cause of exceptional Greenland melt revealed
TORONTO, April 1, 2016 – A new study by researchers from Denmark and Canada’s York University, published in Geophysical Research Letters, has found that the climate models commonly used to simulate me
March 31, 2016 | 3:57 pm
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Youth learn how to change their world: York U conference
TORONTO, March 31, 2016 – More than 800 students from 21 Ontario secondary schools will learn about renewable energy, climate change, filmmaking, oil spills and more at the Change Your World Conferenc
March 31, 2016 | 2:14 pm
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Online knowledge hub launched to support youth facing barriers
TORONTO, March 31, 2016 – YouthREX at York U’s School of Social Work has created a hub for sharing information and ideas to break barriers unique to marginalized youth, through an ideal channel to rea
March 31, 2016 | 10:57 am