TORONTO, April 5, 2006 -- York University students won almost half of the top prizes at the 17th Annual National Japanese Speech Contest held on campus on Sunday. The contest drew linguistic competitors from universities from across Canada. York students garnered four of the 10 top prizes at the nationals. John Baig, a first-year […]
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York/Sheridan design student in Italy to represent Canada in glass design competition
TORONTO, April 5, 2006 -- Nelson Cheng, a second-year student, is enjoying the ultimate martini cocktail experience. He is now in Italy representing Canada in a prestigious international glass design competition. The student in the York/Sheridan Joint Program in Design recently took the top prize in the Canadian leg of the Bombay Sapphire Designer Glass […]
Glendon Fridge Festival marks 20 years of provocative student theatre
TORONTO, March 30, 2006 -- Theatre Glendon will present its annual bilingual showcase of student theatre from April 4-8, 2006, at York University’s Glendon College campus. The Fridge Festival will feature work produced, directed, performed and penned by York University students. This year’s annual Fridge marks twenty years of provocative student theatre that began as […]
York University student named Miss Universe Canada
TORONTO, March 30, 2006 -- The York University student who has won Miss Universe Canada will be speaking about the importance of self-esteem and self-confidence to school children during her term. Alice Panikian, a second-year student at York University, was selected as Miss Universe Canada 2006 last week. When she was a child, she was […]
York U researcher and team of scientists uncover clue in antimatter mystery
New finding clocks speed at which subatomic particle transforms from matter to antimatter TORONTO, March 30, 2006 -- A York University professor and a team of researchers have uncovered an important clue in one of the great mysteries of science: what happened to the antimatter that was created at the birth of the universe? Dr. Wendy […]
York and Queen's launch national network on bullying and children's relationships
TORONTO, March 28, 2006 -- A unique national network is being launched today to address bullying problems and promote healthy relationships among children. Led by York and Queen’s Universities, this national network is the first of its kind in Canada. It will lay the groundwork for a national strategy to address bullying and other relationship […]
York U professors receive new CFI funding for science and health research
TORONTO, March 27, 2006 -- Five York University researchers have been awarded more than $1.1 million in funding from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to study topics ranging from barriers to long-term weight loss, to the brain mechanisms underlying disorders such as autism. CFI announced the inaugural funding today for its new Leaders […]
