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Practice makes perfect, York U brain study confirms
TORONTO, January 29, 2015 — ‘Practice makes perfect’ may be a cliché but a new brain study out of York U affirms this age old theory. In this study, Faculty of Health researchers were looking at fMRI
January 29, 2016 | 2:11 pm
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Media coverage of epidemics can slow rate of disease
Toronto, January 28, 2016 – The media can play a large role in helping to slow the spread of the disease during an epidemic, say researchers from York University in Toronto and Shaanxi Normal Universi
January 28, 2016 | 11:03 am
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Message from President Mamdouh Shoukri: A Commitment to Inclusive Communities
Last week, members of the York community received my message on Inclusion Day in which I reaffirmed our core values of inclusivity, diversity and respect, as well as our commitment to free expression.
January 28, 2016 | 6:45 am
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York U experts available for comment on possible existence of a ninth planet
TORONTO, January 20, 2016 – New research has suggested the possibility of a massive ninth planet, possibly 10 times Earth’s mass, in the far reaches of our solar system. If it exists, it’s thought to
January 21, 2016 | 2:48 pm
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Young Muslim women from slums impact India’s globalization: York U study
TORONTO, January 20, 2015 — Muslim women and girls living in the slums of Kolkota are at the forefront of India’s globalization process says York University researcher Kabita Chakraborty in her new bo
January 20, 2016 | 4:06 pm