16.05.2013 in Top Stories

Prof awarded nearly half a million to study concussions and dementia

Everyone from young sports players to construction workers may be at risk of being declared fit for regular duties too soon after having a concussion because no one tests their cognitive and mobility skills together, kinesiology Professor Lauren Sergio says.

15.05.2013 in Top Stories

Statistically speaking: Summer school devoted to the math of infectious diseases

The Centre for Disease Modelling at York University, which organized the summer school, is hosting a series of public lectures on how diseases spread, the impact of travel on the transmission of diseases and more.

14.05.2013 in Top Stories

York University approves a new mental health strategy for students, faculty and staff

The University is moving from the more traditional response of providing care after a mental health crisis has arisen to a more proactive, preventative approach of building a healthy community by addressing pressures before they reach a crisis stage.

10.05.2013 in Top Stories

Ignat Kaneff donates $5 million to York’s Lassonde School of Engineering

Ignat Kaneff, chair and CEO of the Kaneff Group of Companies, has made a $5-million donation in support of York University’s Lassonde School of Engineering, President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri announced Thursday.

09.05.2013 in Top Stories

Sculptor Peter von Tiesenhausen explores sustainability and community through art

Tiesenhausen is the 2013 Louis Odette Sculptor-in-Residence in the Faculty of Fine Arts at York University. He will give a public talk about his work as part of his residency, which runs May 6 to 31 in conjunction with the Intensive Sculpture Workshop offered by the Department of Visual Art & Art History.

08.05.2013 in Top Stories

Winning student art on display at main Bookstore

The second annual Bookstore Art Competition has inspired students to come up with some interesting pieces, the top three of which are now on display in the Bookstore’s front window.

06.05.2013 in Top Stories

Osgoode carves out new connections with Canada’s First Nations

Celebrated Gitxsan First Nations artist and master carver Ya’Ya Heit has been engaged to create a signature art piece for Osgoode Hall Law School.

03.05.2013 in Top Stories

York University’s Sakura cherry trees are in full bloom

Some 250 flowering cherry trees on the Keele campus are in their full glory thanks to the cool spring weather. The trees were planted in 2003 as part of the Japanese government’s Sakura project, symbolizing the long-standing relationship between Japan and Canada.

03.05.2013 in Top Stories

Social justice conference and fair, a call to action, Wednesday

York University’s Department of Equity Studies and some 500 students from the Toronto District School Board will hear internationally recognized speakers talk about social justice and human rights, watch performances and attend a fair in Vari Hall.

02.05.2013 in Top Stories

SAS Canada donates leading industry software to Schulich

The Master of Science in Business Analytics program at York’s Schulich School of Business has just been furnished with a comprehensive package of the world’s leading data analysis software thanks to SAS Canada.

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