TORONTO, June 28, 2011 – York University is launching a new project aimed at enhancing girls’ leadership potential and engagement in civic life, with a community forum on Wednesday, June 29 at York’s Keele campus. The project, “Engaging Girls, Changing Communities: Examining Girls’ Processes of Civic Engagement and Leadership (EGCC),” investigates how young women and […]
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Schulich School of Business and CGA Ontario announce new Chair in Global Competitiveness for small- and medium-sized enterprises
TORONTO, June 22, 2011 — The Certified General Accountants of Ontario (CGA Ontario) today announced a $2 million gift to the Schulich School of Business at York University to support the creation of a new, endowed academic chair focusing on global competitiveness for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). “We’re very excited to be working with […]
Ontario government commits $50 million for new engineering building at York U
TORONTO, June 20, 2011 – York University President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri and the Hon. John Milloy, Ontario Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities, announced a $50 million capital investment today for a new engineering building at York’s Keele campus. One of the largest expansions in the University’s history, the project is expected to have […]
York U grad accepts diploma – and marriage proposal
TORONTO, June 17, 2011 – Graduating student Maria Salcedo had more than one reason to celebrate her walk across the stage at York’s Spring 2011 Convocation ceremony on Friday. Salcedo was about to receive her undergraduate degree from York’s Faculty of Education with a major in kinesiology and health science. What was missing, however, was […]
Cognitive impairment linked to reduced brain size in children with MS: York U study
TORONTO, June 16, 2011 – Children who suffer cognitive impairment from Multiple Sclerosis (MS) are more likely to have less brain matter, according to a study by researchers from York University, The Hospital for Sick Children, and McGill University. Researchers found that cognitive impairment occurs in approximately 30 percent of children and teens with MS; […]
Society of Dance History Scholars conference on dance dramaturgy opens at York U June 23
TORONTO, June 15, 2011 − Performers, choreographers, theorists and historians from around the world will gather in the Faculty of Fine Arts at York University on June 23 to kick off Dance Dramaturgy: Catalyst, Perspective and Memory, the 2011 conference of the Society of Dance History Scholars (SDHS). The mandate of SDHS is to advance […]
York U prof among scientists to issue new findings on elusive neutrinos
TORONTO, June 15, 2011 – An international team of scientists, including a York University professor, has released new findings on neutrinos, which may help unlock the mysteries behind their behaviour and provide insights into how the universe was formed. Researchers in the Tokai-to-Kamioka (T2K) experiment reported earlier today that neutrinos travelling over a long distance […]
