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Health dean Harvey Skinner tells CBC radio about health initiatives to build peace in the Middle East
Faculty of Health Dean Harvey Skinner’s leadership on a Canadian initiative in the Middle East was profiled on CBC’s Metro Morning program Thursday, March 31, 2011, as part of the Waging Nonviolence series by Mary Wiens. To listen to the story, click here. The Canadian International Scientific Exchange Program (CISEPO), builds Arab and Israeli cooperation […]
York University professor featured on CBC’S fifth estate
Osgoode Hall Law School’s Innocence Project profiled TORONTO, March 31, 2011—York University Professor Alan Young, director of the Innocence Project at Osgoode Hall School, along with law students Alex Melfi and Ziba Heydarian, will be featured on CBC’s The fifth estate airing April 1, 2011 at 9pm. The Innocence Project is a clinical program at […]
York-led global project to examine criminalization of sexual orientation
Nancy Nicol’s team receives $1 million to study LGBT human rights around the world TORONTO, March 31, 2011 — York University visual arts professor Nancy Nicol will lead a major international project on the impact of criminalizing sexual orientation and gender identity, with $1 million in funding over five years from the Social Sciences & Humanities […]
York University supports Ontario’s post secondary education investment
Provincial budget emphasizes new funding for new spaces TORONTO, March 29, 2011 – York University President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri supports the Ontario government for its commitment to fund new spaces in this year’s Ontario budget. In presenting his 2011 provincial budget, Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan announced the government will provide funding for 60,000 […]
Climate consortium hosts first Canadian screening of Oscar-nominated documentary
TORONTO, March 29, 2011 — The Climate Consortium for Research Action Integration (CC-RAI) will host the first Canadian screening of the Oscar-nominated documentary, Sun Come Up – A story of the world’s first climate change refugees, at York University’s Keele campus on Friday, April 1. Students interested in how climate change will affect people in […]
York U students aim to cut energy use by more than a third
Res Race to Zero counting down to Earth Hour TORONTO, March 22, 2011 – Students in York University’s residences aim to reduce their energy consumption by more than 30 per cent this year, in the university’s third annual Res Race to Zero. The competition, which runs March 1 - 28, challenges students living in Keele and […]
