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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
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Neutral result charges up antimatter research
TORONTO, January 20, 2016 – Scientists of the international ALPHA Collaboration have once again pushed the boundaries of antimatter research with their latest breakthrough studying the properties of a
January 20, 2016 | 1:22 pm
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York U expert available to comment on Davos principles, influence on consumers
TORONTO, January 20, 2015 — The World Economic Forum has kicked off at Davos, Switzerland with leaders around the world converging to discuss on key topics including turbulent financial markets, plumm
January 20, 2016 | 1:06 pm
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Performing Indigeneity: Theatre @ York raises Brébeuf’s Ghost
Award-winning Algonquin/Métis director and playwright Yvette Nolan helms Theatre @York’s compelling new production of Brébeuf’s Ghost, “a tale of horror in three acts” by internationally renowned Abor
January 20, 2016 | 12:32 pm
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Dangerous driving puts kids at higher risk of getting hit during school drop-offs
TORONTO, January 20, 2015 — Dangerous driving when dropping children off at schools may put kids at increased risk of getting injured in the vicinity of their schools, a recent York University and The
January 20, 2016 | 11:07 am
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Davies Business Law Lecture: 'Hall of Fame' lawyer and Columbia Professor of Law John C. Coffee, Jr.
"Shareholder Wealth Maximization – On Steroids: Do the Brakes Still Work in Corporate Governance?" TORONTO, January 11, 2016 – John C. Coffee, Jr., the Adolf A. Berle Professor of Law at Columbia Univ
January 11, 2016 | 12:45 pm
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A Legal Giant Joins Osgoode
TORONTO, January 7, 2016 – Lorne Sossin, Dean of Osgoode Hall Law School at York University, today announced the appointment of The Honourable Marshall Rothstein as a Distinguished Visiting Professor.
January 7, 2016 | 9:44 am