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 melting of the Greenland ice sheet tend to underestimate the impact of exceptionally warm weather episodes on the ice sheet. The study investigated the […]
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 reach them: the internet. The eXchange for Youth Work was launched today to facilitate youth workers, youth and all who have […]
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 years to come. The Ontario government has granted York University partial designation under the French Language Services Act, which designates the Glendon Campus as a French-language service […]
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 research infrastructure projects at universities, to increase funding for granting councils and to make post-secondary education more affordable for students. In presenting his first Federal budget, […]
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, integrating motivational interviewing (MI) techniques into the commonly practised cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the ideal option, a study led by a York University researcher reveals. “Our […]
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 speeds of 20 per cent the speed of light, which is more than 200 million kilometres an hour. That’s equivalent to a category 77 […]
TORONTO, February 29, 2016 – Ontario’s LGBTQ communities face barriers to finding high quality home care that meet their unique needs, a five-year study by York University researchers reveals. This research, the first study to comprehensively examine home care access for LGBTQ people in Ontario, was conducted by a team led by School of Social […]
TORONTO, February 25, 2016 – York University President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri applauds the Ontario government for its commitment to improving access to post-secondary education in this year’s Ontario budget. In presenting his 2016 provincial budget, Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa announced the government will create a new upfront grant, the Ontario Student Grant, starting […]
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 $500,000 over 5 years. The CRC is part of a package of CRC appointments announced by The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science […]
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 time, revealing that ice in the interior is now moving more slowly toward the edges than it has, on average, over […]