International scholars see Muslim solidarity as reaction to chilly reception in host countries TORONTO, May 31, 2007 – Many of the world’s leading scholars of Islam will speak at a York University conference on Muslim diasporas this weekend about the social, cultural and economic factors that encourage Muslims to form a collective religious identity when […]
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Ontario-India Agreement Helps Students Study Abroad
TORONTO, May 30, 2007 -- York University is playing a lead role in a new international exchange program between Ontario and two states in India - Maharashtra and Goa – which will allow 50 students to participate thanks to funding from the Ontario government. "York University is proud of to see the Ontario-Maharashtra-Goa Student Exchange […]
York experiences greatest year of support to date
TORONTO, May 29, 2007 -- With more than 10,600 alumni, friends, faculty, staff and students offering support, York has recorded its greatest year of fundraising to date. The 2006-2007 fiscal year proved to be an outstanding period of fundraising across the University, with the number of York donors increasing by more than 70 per cent […]
Humble bumblebees are disappearing: York U researcher
Plight of the bumblebee evident in reduced number of species TORONTO, May 28, 2007 -- Gardeners who are popping colourful annuals into their gardens as the nice weather arrives may want to take a moment to think about the birds and the bees. Bumblebees appear to be in severe decline in southern Ontario, […]
Canada Research Chair will support vision health research
Professor Doug Crawford’s work on vision/movement connection earns Tier 1 CRC TORONTO, May 23, 2007 -- York University Professor Doug Crawford has been awarded a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Visual-Motor Neuroscience, a federal government commitment which will enable Crawford to greatly expand his research into how our brains transform visual information into action. […]
York University hosts Russo Anti-Violence Walk
TORONTO, May 22, 2007 -- York University’s LaMarsh Centre for Research on Violence and Conflict Resolution has stepped forward as a partner to support this year’s Louise Russo Walk Against Violence Everywhere (W.A.V.E.), being held on Sunday, May 27th at The Toronto Track and Field Centre at York’s Keele campus. First organized in 2006, W.A.V.E. […]
Schulich First Business School in Canada to Use New Webcam Interviewing Tool
TORONTO, May 16, 2007 -- The Schulich School of Business at York University is the first school in Canada to utilize a new web-based software tool that helps prepare students for critical job interviews. Known as "InterviewStream", the software tool allows students to video -record themselves answering industry- and skill-specific interview questions. Students are able […]
