TORONTO, March 22, 2010 -- Financial and legal experts will discuss the investment advisor-client relationship at an upcoming conference co-hosted by the Canadian Foundation for the Advancement of Investor Rights (FAIR Canada) and York University’s Hennick Centre for Business and Law. The conference, entitled “The Fiduciary Standard and Beyond: Rethinking the Financial Advisor-Client Relationship,” will […]
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“The Making of Boole”: Christian Giroux & Daniel Young Artists-in-Residence in York U’s Digital Sculpture Lab
TORONTO, March 19, 2010 -- Toronto art-making duo Christian Giroux and Daniel Young (CGDY) have been working in York University’s digital sculpture lab over the past few months as artists-in-residence in the Department of Visual Arts. They will present an overview of their work in a free public lecture titled The Making of Boole, Wed. […]
Professor calls for answers from Special Committee on the Canadian Mission in Afghanistan
TORONTO, March 16, 2010 -- Professor Craig Scott of Osgoode Hall Law School at York University has written to the pre-prorogation Special Committee on the Canadian Mission in Afghanistan. The letter from Scott asks a number of questions including whether Canada has been sending Afghan detainees to the Afghan authorities while knowing that torture is among […]
Not-for-profit boards as good as their guidelines: York professor
Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants publishes “20 Questions” boards should ask TORONTO, March 15, 2010 -- A not-for-profit organization should choose its board members with as much care as a well-run company, says the lead author of a new guide that offers advice on finding, training and evaluating directors. “Not-for-profit organizations must be trusted by […]
Harvard Fellow and former GE vice-president to give Davies lecture
TORONTO, March 16, 2010 -- Benjamin W. Heineman, Jr., the former general counsel and senior vice-president of GE, who revolutionized the role of lawyers in major corporations, will deliver the third Davies Fund Lecture at York University’s Schulich School of Business on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 12:30 pm in the Schulich Auditorium. Members of the […]
York U psychology prof awarded 2010 Sloan Research Fellowship
TORONTO, March 10, 2010 -- York University psychology professor Shayna Rosenbaum has been awarded a 2010 Sloan Research Fellowship to further her research into episodic memory and how neural damage affects it. “The award provides me and my students with the flexibility to continue a line of research that might be considered to fall slightly […]
York U appoints new dean of Osgoode Hall Law School
TORONTO, March 8, 2010 -- York University has appointed Professor Lorne Sossin as dean of its Osgoode Hall Law School. Sossin, who most recently taught at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Law, will begin a five-year term on July 1, 2010. Prior to joining the University of Toronto, where he served as associate dean […]
