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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
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York University’s Glendon Campus celebrates government announcement at the 2016 Toronto Francophonie Forum
York University’s Glendon Campus is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year with an official commitment to provide French-language programs and services and bilingual education for many more
March 23, 2016 | 1:19 pm
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York University welcomes Federal government investment in students, research and innovation
TORONTO, March 22, 2016 – York University President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri welcomes the Government of Canada’s commitments in today’s budget to create a special fund to invest in resear
March 22, 2016 | 6:04 pm
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Blending therapies improves treatment of severe anxiety: York U researcher
Blending therapies improves treatment of severe anxiety: York U researcher TORONTO, March 22, 2016 – Motivating willingness to change is important in treating a person with severe worry. For this, int
March 22, 2016 | 9:41 am
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York University experts available for comment on federal budget
TORONTO, March 21, 2016 − York University experts are available to comment on topics related to the 2016 federal budget, which will be tabled by Finance Minister Bill Morneau on Tuesday. The budget is
March 21, 2016 | 9:16 am
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York University astrophysicists detect ultra-fast winds near supermassive black hole
TORONTO, March 21, 2016 – New research led by astrophysicists at York University has revealed the fastest winds ever seen at ultraviolet wavelengths near a supermassive black hole. “We’re talking wind
March 18, 2016 | 1:39 pm