Kenneth McRoberts recognized for outstanding contribution to francophone community TORONTO, October 24, 2010 − Premier Dalton McGuinty has presented a 2010 Ontario Francophonie Award to Kenneth McRoberts, principal of York University’s Glendon College, in recognition of the immense contribution McRoberts has made to francophone life in the province. The Ontario Francophonie Award, which the Assemblée […]
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Audio: York U Education prof Paul Axelrod spoke to Metro Morning about the history of education
Listen to Professor Axelrod’s discussion with host Matt Galloway about how educators, parents and students have dealt with tough issues in the past, such as how to educate special needs children, and the use of the strap in schools, a practice which continues today in some American states. More than 100 leading thinkers in education […]
Al Henderson Quintet Headlines York U Faculty Concert Series
TORONTO, October 21, 2010 − Jazz bassist, composer, arranger and 2010 Juno nominee Al Henderson leads an ensemble of colleagues and friends assembled especially for the occasion in a signature performance Tuesday, Nov. 2 at York University. The show is part of the Department of Music’s Faculty Concert Series, taking place in the Tribute Communities Recital […]
York U study finds face blindness sufferers better at recognizing voices
TORONTO, October 21, 2010 – People who can no longer recognize faces compensate with heightened voice recognition abilities, says a York University study, which also finds that our brains may identify people and things on separate neurological planes. The study, recently published in the journal, Neuropsychologia, looked at a rare disorder called prosopagnosia, in which […]
Docs not immune to drug marketing: study co-authored by York U prof
TORONTO, October 19, 2010 – Pharmaceutical promotion may cause doctors to prescribe more expensively, less appropriately and more often, according to a new study co-authored by York University professor Joel Lexchin. The findings, published today in the journal, PLoS Medicine, offer a broad look at the relationship between doctors’ prescribing habits and their exposure to […]
York U Faculty of Education hosts Canadian History of Education conference
Photographs, mementos and scholarly reflections inspire solutions for today’s challenges TORONTO, October 18, 2010 – York University’s Faculty of Education will host more than 100 leading thinkers in education from across Canada and around the world at the 16th Biennial Conference of the Canadian History of Education Association (CHEA). The conference, “Education in Tough Times: […]
Four York professors elected to the Royal Society of Canada
TORONTO, October 12, 2010 − The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) has elected four York University professors into its ranks. Professor Sheila Embleton, a Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Language, Literatures & Linguistics in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS); Kent McNeil, a Distinguished Research Professor in Osgoode Hall Law School; the […]
