TORONTO, September 18, 2008 -- York University professors Dorota Crawford, Kari Hoffman, Derek Wilson, Gerald Audette and Vivian Saridakis have collectively received $1.24 million in research funding through four grants from the Ontario Research Fund. The funding matches $1.24 million previously allocated to the research projects through the Canada Foundation for Innovation, along with $670,000 […]
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York U experts available to comment on ‘graceful aging’
TORONTO, September 17, 2008 -- The International Day of Older Persons is Wednesday October 1, 2008. Experts from a range of disciplines at York University’s Faculty of Health are available to comment on the topic of graceful aging. Members of the media are invited to contact faculty directly or through the media relations department at […]
Pianist Christina Petrowska Quilico launches York U Faculty Concert Series
TORONTO, September 16, 2008 -- Christina Petrowska Quilico, a renowned pianist and champion of Canadian music, launches the 2008-09 Faculty Concert Series of York University’s Music Department on October 7 in the Tribute Communities Recital Hall at York. Her concert, titled Pond Life, will feature the Toronto premiere of ‘Creeks and Rivers’, a new cycle of […]
York University to tap into world-class subatomic research facility
TORONTO, September 15, 2008 -- On Friday, Sept. 12, York University was welcomed as an associate member of TRIUMF, Canada’s national laboratory for particle and nuclear physics. By joining TRIUMF, York will substantially enhance its access to advanced, large-scale research facilities and expertise in both the physical and life sciences. TRIUMF is Canada's national laboratory […]
String of aggressive partners may be a peer problem: York study
TORONTO, September 11, 2008 -- Teenagers are more likely to move from one dating relationship where there is aggression to another that is the same or worse if there is violence or delinquent behaviour among their peers, a study led by researchers at York University has found. Published in the August 2008 issue of […]
York directors to shave their heads for cancer fundraiser
TORONTO, September 11, 2008 -- York University students, staff and faculty will have their heads shaved on Friday, Sept. 12, to raise $10,000 for this year’s Terry Fox Marathon of Hope Run, a goal that would bring the total raised by the York community for cancer research to over $110,000. The first Great Canadian Head Shave […]
Reggio Emilia approach in Canadian schools means taking children seriously: York Prof
TORONTO, September 10, 2008 -- A celebrated approach to early childhood education is making headway in Canadian public schools, transforming cultural assumptions about children and their intellectual abilities, according to a new book edited by York University Professor Carol Anne Wien. Emergent Curriculum in the Primary Classroom: Interpreting the Reggio Emilia Approach in Schools […]
