TORONTO, October 13, 2016 – Homeless people may be some of the hardest hit in a pandemic, but pandemic preparedness plans often don’t include them. A new book looks at the unique challenges and issues of pandemic planning, preparedness and response when it comes to homelessness populations and those that work with them across Canada. […]
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What's the buzz? New book highlights life of bees up-close
TORONTO, July 2, 2015 – A new book co-authored by York University Professor Laurence Packer takes an up-close and personal look at more than 100 bees from around the world with photographs by Sam Droege. In Bees: An Up-Close Look at Pollinators Around the World, Packer and Droege provide vignettes that looks at how bees […]
Osgoode Hall Law School professor to publish new book on corporate board diversity
TORONTO, November 17, 2014 – New research by Professor Aaron Dhir of York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School offers compelling insights into the role law can play in addressing the lack of gender diversity in corporate boardrooms. In his forthcoming book, Challenging Boardroom Homogeneity, to be published by Cambridge University Press in February, Dhir analyzes […]
York U professor's new book examines the changes and challenges of retirement in Canada
TORONTO, Nov. 1, 2013 – A century ago, the average Canadian lifespan was 60 – today, we can expect to live 20 years longer than that. Just as the influence of the baby boom generation has transformed society, so will it transform the choices and challenges associated with retirement. York University professor Thomas R. Klassen […]
Passage to Promise Land: The Hon. Vivienne Poy launches new book at York U
TORONTO, May 13, 2013 – On Thursday, May 16, The Hon. Vivienne Poy will launch her latest book, Passage to Promise Land: Voices of Chinese Immigrant Women to Canada, at York University as part of this year’s Asian Heritage Month Festival celebration. Spanning six decades, Passage to Promise Land is a revealing study of Chinese […]
New book tackles competing human rights: York U launch Wednesday
TORONTO, November 27, 2012 − The practice of human rights is becoming increasingly complex in diverse societies such as Canada according to a new book edited by two York professors and a director with the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC). Balancing Competing Human Rights Claims in a Diverse Society: Institutions, Policy, Principles (Irwin Law) explores […]
