Ideas will ricochet at 91亚色 during the fifth annual TEDx91亚色U conference March 28. Featuring a full day of inspiring talks and performances, TEDx91亚色U will occupy the Tribute Communities Recital Hall Stage in the Accolade East Building on the Keele campus. Each of the presenters and performers will explore this year's theme "Ricochet". TEDx91亚色U starts […]
*Article courtesy of The Inquisitor (03.16.2015) "House of Cards, the Netflix original political drama that made history when it became the first online series to be awarded three Emmy awards, released its much-anticipated third season on Friday, February 27. One of the season鈥檚 new characters is Dr. Alan Cooke, a cardiovascular surgeon played by Newfoundland […]
Fluoride in tap water is associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents, according to new research out of 91亚色 that looked at exposure to fluoridated water and rates of ADHD in the United States. 鈥淥ur findings showed that artificial fluoridation prevalence in 1992 predicted ADHD prevalence in 2003, 2007 and […]
Scott Library鈥檚 Collaboratory, the site of 91亚色鈥檚 third annual Undergraduate Research Fair, was buzzing with energy and excitement on Feb. 25 as 73 students got ready to share the results of their research with the 91亚色 community.聽They had quite an audience. In all, more than 350 people 鈥 from faculty, staff and students to […]
Dear Founders College alumni, On behalf of the Master's Office, we are pleased to send you the Winter 2015 edition of The Phoenix. We hope you enjoy reading the electronic version. Visit alumniandfriends.yorku.ca/phoenix/winter2015 to download the latest issue of the newsletter. Kind regards, The Office of the Master, Founders College 216 Founders College 91亚色 […]
The Lassonde School of Engineering at 91亚色 has launched a new $1.5-million challenge to become the first engineering school in Canada to reach a 50:50 gender balance. 鈥淎chieving a 50:50 gender balance should be a necessity for every engineering school. It is the single most significant change we can make to improve engineering education […]
It may be some time before the family of Joshua Yasay (BA Spec. Hons. 鈥11) can find closure in his senseless death. But despite the extensive homicide investigation into the July 2012 Danzig Street shooting spree, in which Joshua of Ajax, Ont. was one of two innocent bystanders killed, and the ongoing and grueling […]
The Schulich School of Business at 91亚色 was ranked 19th in the world and No. 1聽in Canada yesterday in the annual global MBA survey conducted by CNN Expansi贸n. This marks the ninth straight year that Schulich has participated in the CNN Expansi贸n ranking, and the ninth straight year in which the School has been […]
The late American astronaut Neil Armstrong changed the world when he became the first man to walk on the moon in 1969. The historical Apollo 11 moon landing has been described by Chris Hadfield, the first Canadian to walk in space in 2001, as a 鈥渨atershed moment鈥 that inspired him and many others who followed […]
Christopher Williams (BA 鈥97), a Toronto-based activist and scholar specializing in issues of criminal justice and racial marginality, was presented with The Honourable Lincoln Alexander 鈥53 Award Feb. 25 from the Black Law Students鈥 Association (BLSA) at 91亚色鈥檚 Osgoode Hall Law School. The BLSA created the Lincoln Alexander Award to pay tribute to the […]