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York U sport marketing expert available on NBA topics
TORONTO, February 11, 2016 – The NBA All-Star Weekend is here, and all eyes are on the Toronto Raptors. The Canadian team is leading the playoff standings for the Eastern Conference with 35 wins for t
February 11, 2016 | 1:41 pm
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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