York University ranks No. 1 in research publication growth
York University has been named Canada’s top university in research publication intensity growth in the comprehensive category for the period 2004 to 2009
View ArticleStudy finds people can see the forest without the trees
When you look at someone’s office, what do you see – the desk, some pens, a computer? Do you know it’s an office because of the objects in it, or by taking in the entire scene? A new York U study says...
View ArticleHigh doses of vitamin D might affect Lou Gehrig’s disease
High daily doses of vitamin D may improve the quality of life for patients diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig’s disease, a study at York University has found. Using an...
View ArticleWeight loss a losing battle without team approach: study
Publicly funded weight-loss clinics, armed with experts who can address everything from behaviour modification to proper nutrition, would help solve Canada’s obesity epidemic, according to a York...
View ArticleDon’t be too hard on yourself; study finds daily hassles make perfectionists...
Perfectionists who can’t stop thinking about being perfect are more likely than others to suffer psychosomatic symptoms when faced with the daily hassles of living, a new study at York University...
View ArticleGrad students contribute to historic antimatter experiment
A Canadian-led team of scientists, including two York University students, has offered the world its first glimpse of antihydrogen’s properties, in the first experiment ever performed on the anti-atom....
View ArticleTwo York profs receive Ontario Early Researcher Awards
York Professors Natasha Myers and Thilo Womelsdorf have been awarded $100,000 each in funding under the Ontario government’s Early Researcher Awards program. Ontario’s Ministry of Economic Development...
View ArticleYouth not active enough, especially girls, says York researcher
One of the main points coming out of the recently released 2012 Get Active Toronto Report on Physical Activity is that youth are not active enough, especially girls, says one of the report’s...
View ArticleYork study: We super-size Canada’s Food Guide servings
Think you know what one serving of food looks like? You may want to think again, according to a new study from York University. Many people overestimate the size of one serving of food as defined in...
View ArticleProfs launch teacher training in refugee camp—to improve education for all
Refugee camps are supposed to be temporary shelter in emergency situations. Children aren’t supposed to grow up in them. But they do. Millions of refugees the world over have spent sometimes decades...
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