Game called ‘Contagion’ teaches kids how to avoid infectious diseases TORONTO, September 23, 2004 -- Ask any kid: get caught playing with a video game in class and the teacher will take it away. But that may change if York University professor Jennifer Jenson gets her way. Jenson believes that video games have a place in […]
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Internationally renowned cultural scholar Susan Buck-Morss to deliver Ioan Davies Memorial Lecture
TORONTO, September 22, 2004 -- Internationally renowned cultural scholar and author Susan Buck-Morss will deliver this year's York University Ioan Davies Memorial Lecture titled "Global Imagination Against Global Power", Sept. 27 at 3 p.m. A professor of political philosophy, social theory and visual culture in the Department of Government at Cornell University, Buck-Morss will discuss […]
York U researchers say enforceable standards needed for long-term care
New study examines plight of CUPE workers in health care TORONTO, September 22, 2004 -- A survey conducted by York University researchers shows that conditions in Ontario’s nursing homes will only improve with the introduction of enforceable standards for care. There are not enough hands: Conditions in Ontario’s Long-term Care Facilities, by York […]
York’s new external Web site FAQs
Here is a set of frequently asked questions prepared for the launch of the new site. What do we mean by a new external website?The current Web site has around 500,000 pages and can be extremely confusing for outsiders who are not familiar with York. Obviously this is not ideal if we are aiming to […]
York U. hosts Japan/Canada Roundtable II on higher education reform
Recognition of 75th anniversary of Canadian-Japanese diplomatic relations TORONTO, September 21, 2004 -- The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) in association with York University is hosting rectors from 12 Japanese universities and presidents and senior administrators from 12 Canadian universities for a three-day forum on higher education Sept. 22 to 24. […]
York U. researchers to release survey on long-term care
TORONTO, September 21, 2004 -- Dr. Pat Armstrong and Dr. Tamara Daly from York University’s Institute for Health Research will release a new report on long-term care tomorrow. The report, based on a survey of more than 2,000 workers in 18 long-term care facilities across Ontario, reveals new information about staffing, workload and quality […]
York U. researcher puts NHL owners in penalty box over players’ lockout
TORONTO, September 22, 2004 -- Hockey fans should be pointing the finger at owners, not players, in the current NHL lockout, according to York University researcher Julian Ammirante. “Athletes’ salaries are typically portrayed by owners as the major cause for the NHL’s financial woes,” says Ammirante. “But in terms of mismanagement, hockey has had […]
