TORONTO, October 6, 2013 − York University is extremely pleased to learn that John Greyson, an associate professor at York University and director of York’s graduate program in film, and Tarek Loubani, an emergency medicine physician from London, Ontario, have been released from detention in Cairo, Egypt. In a statement issued late Saturday, Minister Lynne […]
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York University experts available on U.S. government shutdown
Toronto, October 2, 2013 – Given Canada’s close economic and political ties with our neighbour to the south, the current shutdown of the U.S. federal government is an important issue on this side of the border as well, following the suspension of all but essential government services after the U.S. House and Senate failed to […]
Concussion survivor, scholars talk to students over breakfast
TORONTO, September 27, 2013 – As many as 800 first-year students at York University’s School of Kinesiology and Health Science will learn about concussions from a survivor and scholars during Breakfast for your Brain: The 3rd Donald Sanderson memorial Perspectives on Concussion, Sept. 30. “This is a wonderful opportunity for education and engagement of students […]
York U expert available on disaster management priorities for Pakistan, Kenya
Toronto, September 26, 2013 – Emergency preparedness is crucial in this day and age, whether in anticipation of a natural disaster such as the recent earthquake in Pakistan's Balochistan province, or human-made like the siege of an upscale mall in Kenyan capital Nairobi. Professor Ali Asgary of York University’s Emergency Management Program in the Faculty […]
Parallels and contrasts between minorities and the state in Canada and Israel
TORONTO, Sept. 19, 2013 – Israeli human rights activist Hagai El-Ad, New Democratic Party Member of Parliament Craig Scott and Cara Faith Zwibel of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will discuss “Minorities and the State in Canada and Israel” on Monday, September 23, 2013 from 9 a.m. to 10:20 a.m. in the Helliwell Centre […]
Suburban Revolution? York U hosts international conference bringing urban fringe to centre stage
TORONTO, September 19, 2013 – More than half the world’s population lives in cities and much of what counts as urbanization is actually suburbanization, from the wealthy gated communities of Southern California, to the high rise-dominated suburbs of Europe and Canada, the exploding outskirts of Indian and Chinese cities, and the slums and squatter settlements […]
Distinguished Indian Jurist to Visit Osgoode Hall Law School
TORONTO, September 18, 2013 – The Honourable Justice Dalveer Bhandari – one of India’s most distinguished jurists – will visit York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School from September 22 to 26. Bhandari is a Judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, President of the India International Law Foundation and a former […]
