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Assiniboine Road Parking Lot to close May 1

TORONTO, April 23, 2004 -- York University will close the Assiniboine Road West parking area (Unreserved Lot) effective May 1, 2004 to make way for construction of a park. For information about parking options, please contact Parking Services at 416-736-5335 or www.csbo.yorku.ca/parkingservices.

York U. scientists participate in NASA test of Einstein’s theory

TORONTO, April 16, 2004 -- A team of astrophysicists from York University will be watching with special interest Monday as NASA launches its latest space probe into orbit around Earth. They are the Canadian contingent in Gravity Probe B, a US$700 million project more than 40-years in the making, scheduled for launch from Southern California’s […]

York U. president welcomes review of post-secondary education funding

TORONTO, April 8, 2004 -- Lorna R. Marsden, president and vice-chancellor of York University, today welcomed the announcement of a tuition freeze and compensation funding for universities and colleges by Mary Anne Chambers, Ontario Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities. The minister made the announcement at a media conference in the new Student Services Centre […]

York U. joins ad campaign in support of university funding

TORONTO, April 8, 2004 -- York University, in partnership with other Ontario universities, is helping to fund a cooperative radio and print public awareness advertising campaign to drive home the message to the Ontario government that its universities are cash strapped and under funded compared to universities in other provinces.   Ontario has set out some […]