TORONTO, April 13, 2010 -- Internationally renowned art theorist, critic and educator Thierry de Duve will give a free public talk titled “When did the Medium Disappear?” at the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (MOCCA) on May 6. De Duve’s lecture is part of Where is the Medium?, the Joan & Martin Goldfarb Summer Institute in […]
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York developmental psychology professor wins Killam Prize
TORONTO, April 13, 2010 -- York University Professor Ellen Bialystok has been awarded the prestigious Killam Prize for outstanding career achievement. Bialystok, a Distinguished Research Professor in York’s Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health, is known internationally for her research on language, bilingualism and cognitive development. She received the award this morning from the […]
Sex, adultery, betrayal, divorce – right in your own backyard
New book by York U prof investigates birds’ clandestine behaviours TORONTO, April 12, 2010 -- Why do birds divorce? What makes them cheat on their spouses? Why might couples favour one offspring over another? A new book by a York University professor delves into these and other aspects of the secret lives of birds. In […]
York prof Paul Lovejoy receives Distinguished Africanist Award
TORONTO, April 9, 2010 -- York Distinguished Research Professor in African history Paul Lovejoy, director of the Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on the Global Migrations of African Peoples, was chosen over 10 other nominees to receive this year's Distinguished Africanist Research Excellence Award from the University of Texas at Austin for his dedication, lifetime of […]
Christine Ross Addresses the Non/Destinations of Augmented Reality Art in York University’s Joan and Martin Goldfarb Summer Institute
TORONTO, April 8, 2010 -- Where is the Medium?, the 2010 Joan and Martin Goldfarb Summer Institute in York University’s Faculty of Fine Arts, features a free public lecture on May 5 by media arts specialist Christine Ross. Ross, who holds the James McGill Chair in Contemporary Art History at Montreal’s McGill University, will speak […]
Six Canada Research Chairs renewed at York for $5.7 million
TORONTO, April 7, 2010 -- York University has received $5.7 million to renew six of its Canada Research Chairs (CRC). Professors Caitlin Fisher, David Hood, Joel Katz, Steve Mason, Wendy Taylor and Peer Zumbansen will continue their respective research in digital culture, cell physiology, health psychology, Greco-Roman cultural interaction, experimental particle physics, and transnational economic governance […]
Architectural Historian Shelley Hornstein to give Walter L. Gordon Lecture at York University
TORONTO, March 29, 2010 -- Shelley Hornstein, associate professor of architectural history and urban culture in the Department of Visual Arts at York University, will deliver the Walter L. Gordon Lecture at York on March 31. In her talk, titled Losing Site: Architecture, Memory and Place, Hornstein will use several case studies to demonstrate different […]
