TORONTO, July 11, 2012 – Art may be key to opening discussion among Aboriginal youth about their special vulnerability to HIV and AIDS, according to a project that has linked young Aboriginal people with their communities’ artists. The “Taking Action” community based research project for HIV prevention used weekend workshops in six Aboriginal communities across […]
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Truth and Reconciliation Commissioner Marie Wilson to speak Monday to York U students
TORONTO, July 5, 2012 - Marie Wilson, one of three commissioners leading the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, will speak to York University students on Monday about the impact of more than a century of forced residential schooling for Aboriginal children. Appointed as a commissioner in 2009, Wilson is an award-winning journalist and executive […]
MP Olivia Chow to talk inequality Monday at York University and accept petition against child poverty
TORONTO, July 5, 2012 − Olivia Chow, MP for Trinity-Spadina, will talk to York University students on Monday evening about inequality in Canada and the increasing disparity between the rich and the poor. Chow will speak to students in the Social Interaction and Community course taught by Peter Dawson, of York’s Faculty of Liberal Arts […]
Aboriginal youth explore the law in innovative U of T-Osgoode summer program
TORONTO, July 5, 2012 – Thirty-five Aboriginal high school students will step into the shoes of a lawyer next week and immerse themselves in the law as part of a unique Aboriginal Youth Summer Program offered for the first time by the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School. […]
York University experts available to comment on Olympic Games
TORONTO, June 4, 2012 -The following experts from York University are available to comment on the Olympic Games and can be reached directly or through media relations. Olympic Experience Frances Flint, Associate Professor, School of Kinesiology & Health Science, fflint@yorku.ca Flint can comment on physical or psychological aspects of injury, psychological aspects […]
York University announces new Board appointments
TORONTO, June 27, 2012 – The Board of Governors of York University announces the appointment of Julia Foster as the Chair of the Board, effective July 1, 2012. Mrs. Foster (right) has been a member of the Board since 2005 and is also Chair, Dean’s Advisory Council, Faculty of Fine Arts at York. She chairs […]
York University appoints dean to new Lassonde School of Engineering and reappoints leaders in Schulich School of Business and Faculty of Education
TORONTO, June 27, 2012 – York University has appointed Dr. Janusz A. Kozinski as inaugural dean of the university’s new Lassonde School of Engineering, commencing July 1, 2012. The University’s Board of Governors on Monday approved the establishment of the new Faculty, renamed the Lassonde School of Engineering. Dean Kozinski, who was appointed as dean […]
