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Role of art in civic engagement and urban renewal focus of Media Architecture summit
International artists and designers, architects, scholars, and representatives from the cultural sector and industry will meet in advance of Nuit Blanche this week to discuss how public art and creati
September 27, 2016 | 2:13 pm
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York U concussion research shows lasting brain damage in elite level athletes
TORONTO, September 21, 2016: York University concussion experts report that young elite level athletes, who have suffered from a concussion, may have lingering neurological consequences that affect th
September 21, 2016 | 10:41 am
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Media Experts Advisory – Superbugs are a global health threat, but what can be done
TORONTO, September 20, 2016 – Superbugs are a serious threat to public health, creating bacterial infections that are resistant to most antibiotics, says York University science Professor Dasantila Go
September 20, 2016 | 2:54 pm
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Two York U Professors among five Canadian scholars honoured as 2016 Trudeau Fellows
September 20, 2016 − York University Professors Poonam Puri and Catriona Sandilands have been named as two of only five scholars across Canada to be awarded prestigious research fellowships by The Pie
September 20, 2016 | 12:54 pm
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Symposium on the role of the judiciary honours former Israeli Supreme Court President
Prominent judges, lawyers and scholars from Canada and Israel will explore the role of the judiciary in the 21st century at a symposium on September 26 and 27, 2016 in honour of Dr. Asher D. Gr
September 15, 2016 | 9:32 am
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Saying sorry not enough when trust, gender roles broken, just ask Clinton and Trump
TORONTO, September 12, 2016 – Public figures such as United States presidential candidates Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump may have to do a lot more than just say sorry to win back public trust after
September 12, 2016 | 9:57 am
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York U researchers receive more than $7 million in SSHRC awards
TORONTO, September 9, 2016 – Today at York University, the Hon. Kirsty Duncan, minister of science, announced $163 million in Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) fundin
September 9, 2016 | 3:01 pm
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World Leading Vision Research Program Receives Canada’s Premiere Grant
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Part of $120M multi-partner investment in York U’s VISTA program TORONTO, September 8, 2016 - Today, York University’s world class expertise in vision research is being recognize
September 8, 2016 | 12:53 pm
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York U expert available for comment on school board exemptions from classes based on religious beliefs
TORONTO, September 8, 2016 –Some Greater Toronto Area school boards have allowed students to be exempted from classes on the basis of religious beliefs. This exemption for some boards is done on a cas
September 8, 2016 | 9:52 am
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York U celebrates launch of OSIRIS-REx mission
TORONTO, Sept. 6 – York University, the lead university for Canada’s instrument contribution to NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission, will celebrate the mission’s launch to the asteroid Bennu on Thursday, Sept.
September 6, 2016 | 11:44 am