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York researchers awarded $7 million by NSERC

The Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) announced Wednesday that 60 researchers at York University have been awarded more than $7 million in NSERC grants, while eight graduate students have received a total of $318,500 in funding for scholarships and fellowships. The funding was awarded following national, peer-reviewed competitions conducted by NSERC.   […]

Grooving seniors reap the health benefits of dance

York University’s Department of Dance is spearheading an innovative health initiative that sends students into the community to lead weekly dance activity classes for older adults at partner institutions in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The program, supported by the Government of Ontario’s Healthy Communities Fund, focuses on the positive and preventative effects that dance […]