TORONTO, Feb. 27, 2012 – York University President and Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri and PowerStream Board Chair and Town of Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti will gather alongside additional York University and PowerStream officials to announce a significant gift for sustainable energy research and student awards for the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University. What: Major […]
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Statement from York University President Mamdouh Shoukri re Assiniboine Rd. arrest
TORONTO, Feb. 23, 2012 −This morning, Toronto Police Service and York University held a joint news conference to announce the arrest of Andrew MacDonald, the alleged suspect in the shot fired at York’s Assiniboine student apartment building on Saturday, February 18, 2012. I would like to express my deep concern that the alleged suspect, a […]
#Osgoode Hall Law School students take top spot in world’s first Twitter Moot
TORONTO, Feb. 22, 2012 – Nikki Petersen and Emelia Baack, students in York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School, are the winners of the first Twitter moot court (@Twtmoot). On Tuesday, Feb. 21, teams of students from law schools at Dalhousie University, University of Ottawa, University of British Columbia, University of Victoria, and York University argued […]
York University artists offer a fresh take on baroque opera “Dido and Aeneas”
TORONTO, Feb. 21, 2012 − Established and emerging artists in York University’s Faculty of Fine Arts bring their collective talents to a riveting new production of a baroque classic: Henry Purcell’s opera Dido and Aeneas. This epic story of love and betrayal plays out at the Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan Theatre on York’s Keele […]
York U bringing higher education to Burmese refugee camps
TORONTO, Feb. 21, 2012 – York University is helping refugees on the Thai-Burma border earn university diplomas, through a course taught in Toronto and delivered over the Internet. The course is part of the “Borderless Education: Intercultural Learning for Refugees” project, which helps refugees from Burma (also known as Myanmar) gain transcripts and exposure to […]
#Legalhistory: Osgoode Hall Law School students argue first case using Twitter
TORONTO, Feb. 16, 2012 – Students from York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School will make their case in increments of 140 characters or less, in what’s billed as the world’s first Twitter moot court (@Twtmoot). On Tuesday, Feb. 21, five teams from law schools across Canada will argue a moot court case entirely on the […]
Being active as crucial as managing blood sugar: York U diabetes study
TORONTO, Feb. 15, 2012 – If you’re diabetic, getting off the couch may be as crucial as glycemic control, according to a new study by York University researchers. The study, published today in the journal Diabetologia, reports that moderate physical activity improves longevity for patients coping with diabetes, even if they do not improve their […]
