I am pleased to learn and would like to share with you that our two students who were injured March 6th when a firearm was discharged in the Student Centre on our Keele campus are expected to make a full recovery. York University continues to work with the Toronto Police Service in their investigation. In […]
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York U Arctic climate researchers on data collection expedition
TORONTO, March 10, 2014 − As many of us head to warmer places this March break to escape a brutal winter, two researchers from York University have camped out just 1,100km from the North Pole. They are part of an eight-member team of university researchers from Southern Ontario on a month-long atmospheric research and data […]
Presidential statement about the incident on campus
The following statement was issued from President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri to the York community. I would like to express my thoughts and concerns for our two students who were injured when a firearm was discharged on the evening of March 6th on our Keele campus. Toronto Police Service was called immediately and York University […]
York U expert available for comment on National Energy Board decision on Line 9
TORONTO, Mar. 6, 2014 – The National Energy Board will issue its decision today on Enbridge Inc.’s proposal to reverse the flow and increase the capacity of the Line 9 pipeline to ship crude oil from western Canada to refineries in the east. Mark Winfield, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University […]
Hon. Olivia Chow to deliver International Women’s Day speech today at York U
TORONTO, March 6, 2014 – The Hon. Olivia Chow, MP Trinity-Spadina, will be the keynote speaker for this year’s International Women’s Day celebration today at York, the theme of which is inspiring change. She will be joined by aboriginal elder Laureen Waters, featured speaker, with remarks by Rhonda Lenton, York’s provost and vice-president academic, and Professor […]
Osgoode Hall Law School Marks Komagata Maru Week
TORONTO, March 5, 2014 – To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Komagata Maru episode when Canada turned away 376 migrants of South Asian origin aboard a Japanese steamship in Vancouver’s Burrard Inlet, the South Asian Law Students’ Association (SALSA) at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School is launching Komagata Maru Week (March 10-15) […]
Exploring the Future of Cities with former Toronto Mayor and current Calgary Mayor
TORONTO, February 27, 2014 – Two exciting York University student conferences tomorrow – one with former Toronto Mayor David Miller, the other with current Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi – will explore the future of cities. Members of the media are invited to attend both conferences. CONFERENCE ONE: Fri. Feb. 28, Courtyard Marriott Hotel, 475 Yonge […]
