TORONTO, Nov. 13, 2013 – Alan Middleton, assistant professor of marketing in York University’s Schulich School of Business, is available for comment this morning on Toronto's brand and its resilience. York University is helping to shape the global thinkers and thinking that will define tomorrow. York’s unwavering commitment to excellence reflects a rich diversity of […]
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York U disaster management experts available for comment on the Philippines typhoon aftermath
TORONTO, Nov. 13, 2013 – York University experts in various areas of disaster management, including resiliency, response and reconstruction, are available to speak to the recent Philippines typhoon calamity. Ali Asgary, associate professor of the Emergency Management Program in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies Jennifer Hyndman, professor in the departments of Social […]
Rational thinking in children, adolescents increases with age: York U-led study
TORONTO, Nov. 12, 2013 – Some types of rational thinking in children and adolescents get better with age and positively correlate with intelligence and executive functioning, according to the findings of a developmental study led by York University Professor Maggie Toplak. “The results are very exciting. Scientifically, they are consistent with what we are finding […]
Where research meets client experience: Toronto Central CCAC partners with York University
November 11, 2013 – Toronto Central Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) and York University have entered into a formal partnership to collaborate on joint research and training opportunities in the home and community care sector that will focus on key priorities such as: Culture of health care Supporting caregivers Managing multiple medications Falls prevention Palliative […]
York U President Mamdouh Shoukri receives Honorary Doctorate from India's Amity University
TORONTO, Nov. 11, 2013 – York University President and Vice Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri received an Honorary Doctor of Science Degree from India’s Amity University, Nov. 11, at a special convocation ceremony in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. "It is my great pleasure and privilege to accept this honour from the esteemed Amity University. As someone who has benefitted […]
York University student celebrated as an urban hero
TORONTO, Nov. 8, 2013 – York University’s Sam Tecle has been honoured with North York Mirror’s Urban Hero Award, for his notable contribution to education and for being a role model in the Jane and Finch community. “I am blessed, honoured and humbled by this award. The recognition serves as a validation of my work […]
Pianist Christina Petrowska Quilico performs virtuosic Canadian works for York U Faculty Concert Series
TORONTO, Nov. 7, 2013 – Renowned pianist, York University music Professor Christina Petrowska Quilico is a longstanding champion of contemporary and Canadian music. She headlines York’s Faculty Concert Series November 14 with a program of solo piano works by rising Canadian composer Constantine Caravassilis and Ann Southam (1937-2010), one of Canada's first prominent female composers. Petrowska Quilico’s […]
