Showcasing Young Fresh-Cut Performers -- New Works Outgrowth of Years of Study TORONTO, March 18, 2004 : Spring will usher in Dance Innovations, a collection of contemporary choreography showcasing the outgrowth of years of study by young, fresh-cut performers in York University’s Dance program, running March 24 – 27 at York. The York Dance Ensemble […]
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York U endows Writer-in-Exile Bursary to give writers new voice
TORONTO, March 18, 2004 -- York University has endowed a Writer-in-Exile Bursary to support writers who have been victimized in their own country. The bursary will support writers who have faced imprisonment, torture, or who have been threatened with death for peacefully practicing their profession. The announcement of the bursary coincides with the PEN-Canada conference […]
Is the UN still relevant?
UN's Shashi Tharoor to speak at York U. Monday TORONTO, March 18, 2004 -- Award-winning author and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Dr. Shashi Tharoor will speak at York University during worldwide celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the birth of diplomat and Nobel laureate, Dr. Ralph Bunche, who received an honorary degree from York University […]
Timothy’s to market York U.’s Las Nubes sustainable coffee
Quality coffee showcases sustainable farming in Costa Rica’s rainforest TORONTO, March 16, 2004 – York University and Timothy’s World Coffee today announced an agreement that will make York’s own brand of certified sustainable coffee available in 140 Timothy’s World Coffee locations across Canada. Dr. Lorna Marsden, president and vice-chancellor of York University, and Becky McKinnon, […]
York U Jazz Festival Celebrates 30 Years of Pioneering Jazz Studies in Canada
TORONTO, March 16, 2004 -- York University’s jazz artists celebrate the end of term in time-honoured tradition with three days and nights of hot riffs and cool licks in the Jazz Festival, running March 23 to 25. This year’s festival marks the 30th anniversary of the jazz program at York, which pioneered university-level jazz studies […]
York U physicist wins prestigious NSERC research prize
TORONTO, March 12, 2004 -- York University’s internationally acclaimed physicist Eric Hessels has been awarded the NSERC Steacie Fellowship, one of Canada’s premier science and engineering prizes, for his breakthrough research into the production of antimatter. Working with physicists in Europe, Hessels succeeded in capturing the first glimpse of the structure of antimatter by passing […]
York U researchers receive CFI grant to conduct air quality forecasting
TORONTO, March 12, 2004 -- A team of leading-edge York University researchers has received funding from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to develop new and innovative approaches to air quality modeling and forecasting, supporting new research facilities at York. Project leader Dr. John (Jack) McConnell, a professor of Earth and Atmospheric Science, received nearly […]
