TORONTO, August 22, 2008 -- A study co-authored by a York University professor has found evidence that students who perceive themselves as inferior to others and feel trapped by their circumstances are at greater risk for recurring depression. “We found that students with high levels of involuntary subordination were more likely to experience recurring […]
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Teachers turning to tech-savvy students for curriculum help
TORONTO, August 15, 2008 -- Secondary students from across the GTA will collaborate with teachers to help them bring technology into their classrooms, during a conference at York University next week. Fifty students from York Region and the Toronto District School Board will participate in the Advanced Broadband Enabled Learning (ABEL) program’s 2008 Summer […]
Graduate work in Aboriginal languages new option at York U
TORONTO, August 13, 2008 -- Many of the 50 Aboriginal languages spoken in Canada may be included in graduate work at York University as it becomes the first postsecondary institution in Canada to officially sanction graduate thesis work in languages other than English and French. Starting this fall, graduate students at York can complete […]
York U prof finds female executives backed by supportive husbands
TORONTO, August 12, 2008 -- A study co-authored by a York University professor has found that female executives are backed by emotionally-supportive husbands more often than previous research would suggest. Souha R. Ezzedeen, a professor in York’s School of Administrative Studies, conducted detailed interviews with senior and executive-level women, concerning spousal behaviours that impact their […]
Tait McKenzie back to normal operations
TORONTO, August 12, 2008 -- The Tait McKenzie Centre reopened on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. for all sports and recreation programming. The physical education centre served as a shelter for more than 180 people earlier this week, following a major explosion and fire which forced the evacuation of residents in a neighbourhood to the […]
Tait McKenzie continues to shelter evacuees
TORONTO, August 11, 2008 -- The Tait McKenzie Centre continues to serve as a shelter to a number of local residents displaced by the major explosion and fire in the Keele Street /Wilson Road area on Sunday. All indoor sports and recreation programming at Tait McKenzie is cancelled for Tuesday. However, a volleyball clinic for […]
Tait McKenzie closed Monday
Examinations and other university operations continue as usual TORONTO, August 10, 2008 -- York University, in cooperation with the City of Toronto, has closed its Tait McKenzie Centre in order to shelter evacuees following an explosion and fire on Murray Road in the Keele/Wilson area of Toronto on Sunday morning. More than 150 […]
