TORONTO, October 19, 2007 -- CineSiege 07, a juried showcase of outstanding productions by York University’s up-and-coming filmmakers, lights up the silver screen downtown at the Royal on October 29. The jurors for this sixth annual event are Doug Dales, founder and chairman of PS Productions, a provider of professional motion picture equipment to […]
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New supercomputer aids York U researchers in search for elusive Higgs particle
TORONTO, October 19, 2007 -- A new Canadian-built supercomputer will aid researchers from York University and a consortium of Canadian universities in their search for an elusive subatomic particle, which could radically alter our understanding of physics. Wendy Taylor and Sampa Bhadra, professors in York’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, are part of a team of 70 […]
York U awards honorary degrees to Sheela Basrur, Denise Chong, Charlotte Gray
TORONTO, October 18, 2007 -- York University will confer honorary degrees on three distinguished individuals during its fall 2007 convocation ceremonies, which run from Oct. 19 to 21. The recipients are: Denise Chong, acclaimed journalist and author; Sheela Basrur, former Chief Medical Officer of Health for Ontario and champion of our public health system, and […]
Jack Layton addresses York's City Institute
Urban issues focus of Jack Layton speech at York U NDP leader inaugural speaker in new City Seminar Series TORONTO, October 18, 2007 -- Federal New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton (Toronto-Danforth) will address “Canada’s Urban Future” on Friday, the first speaker in a new seminar series presented by The City Institute at York University. […]
Motherhood conference will highlight health
Physical, psychological, social and economic health all part of maternal well-being TORONTO, October 11, 2007 -- York University’s 11th annual conference on motherhood, hosted by the Association for Research on Mothering, will focus on something mothers too often ignore – their own health and well-being. “Mothers around the world are given the responsibility of […]
Humanity in Harmony festival at York U
TORONTO, October 9, 2007 -- Classical piano and flute from Ghana will mingle with dance, poetry and mime in the second annual Humanity in Harmony festival at York University on Thursday. The interdisciplinary performance collaboration by York University faculty, students and members of the community, was conceived by Isaac Akrong, a York PhD student in […]
York prof’s invention heading to space to track global warming
TORONTO, October 5, 2007 -- A York University professor has developed a unique device that rides aboard a satellite to accurately detect sources of industrial pollution on earth. The Argus microspectrometer is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, and can identify sources of pollution up to a range of one kilometer […]
