TORONTO, September 12, 2005 -- Heralded by four-star previews, York University film professor Amnon Buchbinder’s new feature, Whole New Thing, will receive its world premiere screening at the Toronto International Film Festival tonight. Buchbinder knew he had a winning script on his hands when ThinkFilm made an offer for the Canadian rights to Whole New […]
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York U prof Paul Hoffert receives Order of Canada
TORONTO, September 12, 2005 -- York University Professor Paul Hoffert, founder of the rock band Lighthouse, was invested as a Member of the Order of Canada Friday. A legend in Canadian music, Hoffert received his insignia during the final investiture ceremony to be presided over by Governor General Adrienne Clarkson. Now an adjunct professor of Fine […]
Information regarding York University response to Hurricane Katrina
TORONTO, September 12, 2005 -- In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, York University is offering immediate assistance to displaced students, while developing a longer-term response to assist the devastated region. York President and Vice-Chancellor Lorna Marsden has asked Sheila Embleton, Vice-President Academic, to assume responsibility for receiving inquiries from undergraduate and graduate students from […]
Two York profs make “top 10” in TVO quest for “Ontario’s best lecturer”
TORONTO, September 7, 2005 -- Two of York’s most popular professors have been named among the top 10 in the final round of a competition to find Ontario’s best lecturer. The pair -- Rob Bowman and Paul Delaney (right) -- were nominated by students and then selected by a panel of judges in a process conducted by […]
York “Rock ‘n’ Roll” prof takes on terrific film role in The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico
TORONTO, September 6, 2005 -- York University’s Grammy Award-winning ethnomusicologist Rob Bowman joins a cast of music legends in the hilarious mockumentary The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico, which receives its Canadian premiere screening at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on Sept. 9. Written and directed by Michael Mabbott, the film […]
Reducing vulnerability is important lesson of Katrina, York U prof says
TORONTO, September 6, 2005 -- The Hurricane Katrina disaster is a hard lesson in the value of prevention, says York University Professor David Etkin, coordinator of the first Emergency Management program to be offered in an Ontario university. “As a society, we emphasize preparedness, response and recovery, but an ounce of prevention is worth a […]
York VP Research & Innovation appointed acting president of SSHRC
TORONTO, August 31, 2005 -- York University's Vice-President Research & Innovation, Stan Shapson, will serve as acting president of the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) governing council. Shapson will assume these duties on an interim basis while continuing in his primary role as Vice-President Research & Innovation at York. The Honourable […]
