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Experts advisory: York scientist can discuss detection of gravitational waves
TORONTO, February 11, 2016 – Scientists at the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) announced today that they have detected gravitational waves, upholding Einstein’s century-old
February 11, 2016 | 10:40 am
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York U gains six new Canada Research Chairs and two renewed Canada Research Chairs
York University welcomes the appointment of six new Canada Research Chairs and two renewed Canada Research Chairs. Tier 1 CRCs will receive $1.4 million over seven years and Tier 2 CRCs will receive $
February 9, 2016 | 12:32 pm
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Greenland ice sheet interior slowed, thickened over last 9,000 years, say York U and Texas researchers
York University and University of Texas create map of past ice sheet movement TORONTO, February 4, 2016 – Scientists have created the first map that shows how the Greenland Ice Sheet has flowed over t
February 4, 2016 | 2:02 pm
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York U sport marketing expert available on Super Bowl at 50
TORONTO, February 4, 2016 – This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Super Bowl: the greatest spectacle in American sport. The championship has had many eventful moments over its history and intere
February 4, 2016 | 11:28 am
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Special speaker series highlights Osgoode Professional Development’s 20th anniversary
TORONTO, February 4, 2016 – Osgoode Professional Development (OsgoodePD) is proudly celebrating 20 years as Canada’s leading legal educator for professionals with the launch this month of a three-part
February 4, 2016 | 9:29 am
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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