TORONTO, June 27, 2008 -- A York University professor who is engaging teens in research to combat sexual health problems among their peers has received an award in recognition of her work. Professor Sarah Flicker and the Toronto Teen Survey Team are winners of this year's Synapse Award for Research Group from the Canadian Institutes […]
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York U prof enlists amateur astronomers in search for new celestial bodies
TORONTO, June 27, 2008 -- A York University professor is calling on amateur star-gazers to help locate a needle in an astronomical haystack. Professor Pat Hall hopes to uncover new astronomical phenomena amongst the 20,000 unknown objects detected by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, an international scientific collaboration that has produced the most detailed […]
Augustine Chair at York U will explore education in the new urban environment
TORONTO, June 25, 2008 -- A new research Chair at York will place the University at the forefront of interdisciplinary research needed to understand educational challenges in cities and to effect change. The Jean Augustine Chair in Education in the New Urban Environment is an endowed Chair named after the first black woman elected […]
New director of sport & recreation appointed
TORONTO, June 24, 2008 -- York University has announced that Jennifer Myers, the former director of athletics at St. Thomas University in Fredericton, NB, has accepted the position of director of sport and recreation. A graduate of York (1993) with more than 16 years of experience in university sport and recreation, Myers will begin her new […]
First Nations community researcher to receive honorary doctor of laws at York U
TORONTO, June 20, 2008 -- Dean Jacobs, a leading researcher of First Nations communities, will receive an honorary doctor of laws degree from York University on Saturday, June 21, 2008. Jacobs established the community-based research program at Walpole Island First Nation, which was given an award by the Friends of the United Nations in 1995 […]
York University awards honorary doctorate to Harry W. Arthurs
TORONTO, June 20, 2008 -- York University will confer an honorary doctor of laws degree on York University President Emeritus Harry W. Arthurs, on Friday, June 20, 2008. “Harry W. Arthurs has helped shape the culture and direction of York University,” said York University President and Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri. “He has influenced almost every […]
York University to award honorary doctor of laws degree to Charles Hantho
TORONTO, June 19, 2008 -- York University will confer an honorary doctor of laws degree on business leader and environmental policy activist Charles Hantho, on Friday, June 20, 2008. “Charles Hantho’s pioneering work in the area of corporate environmental responsibility is in keeping with York’s strong focus on issues of sustainability,” said York University President […]
