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New $160,000 KPM Power Inc. donation provides female STEM students with experiential learning opportunities
TORONTO, July 7, 2021 – Today, York University announced that KPM Power Inc. will provide The Lassonde School of Engineering with a $160,000 donation to establish a bursary to benefit female-identifie
July 7, 2021 | 9:56 am
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Dancing with music can halt most debilitating symptoms of Parkinson’s disease
First-of-its-kind York U study shows participating in weekly dance training improves daily living and motor function for those with mild-to-moderate Parkinson’s TORONTO, July 7, 2021 – A new study pub
July 7, 2021 | 8:44 am
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Next-generation sequencing uncovers what’s stressing bumblebees
TORONTO, July 6, 2021 – What’s stressing out bumblebees? To find out, York University scientists used next-generation sequencing to look deep inside bumblebees for evidence of pesticide exposure, incl
July 6, 2021 | 8:35 am
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Will Earth be swallowed up by a black hole?
TORONTO, June 28, 2021 – As York University physics and astronomy Professor Paul Delaney gets ready to board his spaceship and fly off (retire), he is leaving behind a few answers to some of the publi
June 28, 2021 | 10:11 am
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YorkU Schulich Leader Scholarship winners share passion for solving global challenges
Two incoming Lassonde School of Engineering students awarded coveted Schulich Leader Scholarship TORONTO, June 28, 2021 –Two graduating high school students from the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) are hea
June 28, 2021 | 8:47 am