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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
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Two York University students receive Canada’s largest STEM scholarship
York University will welcome two first-year students to campus this fall who have earned prestigious Schulich Leader scholarships for academic excellence, leadership in school and community life and e
August 23, 2016 | 10:41 am
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York U experts available on sports-related topics
TORONTO, August 5, 2016 – York University is proud of its top athletes headed to Rio for the 2016 Olympic Games, opening Aug. 5. While congratulating them on making it among the 65 athletes representi
August 5, 2016 | 2:32 pm
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York U athletes compete at 2016 Rio Games
TORONTO, Aug. 5, 2016 – As the 2016 Rio Olympic Games officially begin in Brazil, York University is proud to support four current and former students – and one honorary alumnus – all making an impac
August 5, 2016 | 11:24 am
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Melting ice sheet could expose frozen Cold War-era hazardous waste
TORONTO, Aug. 4, 2016 – Climate change is threatening to expose hazardous waste at an abandoned camp thought to be buried forever in the Greenland Ice Sheet, new research out of York University has fo
August 4, 2016 | 11:02 am
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York U, partners receive $15 million in federal funding to build new patient-centred health-tech
TORONTO, July 21, 2016 − York University and Southlake Regional Health Centre, together with the University Health Network (UHN), will work to develop new technologies to improve the health of Canadia
July 21, 2016 | 11:32 am