TORONTO, February 19, 2004 -- His Excellency John Ralston Saul will deliver the annual John W. Holmes Memorial Lecture on Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 7:30 p.m. at York University’s Glendon College Campus. Saul will examine Canada’s role on the world stage as a middle power in an imperial world. Saul has won international recognition […]
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York U's Osgoode Hall Law School welcomes 150 new Canadian citizens
TORONTO, February 19, 2004 -- The Immigration Law Society (ILS) of Osgoode Hall Law School of York University will be hosting a Special Citizenship Swearing-in Ceremony on Friday, March 5, in the Moot Court Room of Osgoode Hall Law School located at 4700 Keele Street, Toronto. The ceremony will begin at 2:15 p.m. The event […]
UN’s Shashi Tharoor to speak at York U. symposium honouring Nobel laureate Ralph Bunche
TORONTO, February 18, 2004 -- Award-winning author and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Dr. Shashi Tharoor will speak at York University during a centennial commemoration of the birth of diplomat and Nobel laureate, Dr. Ralph Bunche. A symposium on Dr. Bunche’s leadership in public service will be held on March 22, 2004 at the Keele Campus. […]
York researcher’s study shows women ‘dis’ their competitors
TORONTO, February 16, 2004 -- Embargoed until 05:01 a.m. (EDT) Wednesday, February 18, 2004 Women do indeed compete for men’s attention says York University researcher Maryanne Fisher in a study to be published this week in Biology Letters, the online journal of the Royal Society. The study shows that women at the peak of their […]
Abigail Solomon-Godeau headlines Inaugural Goldfarb Lecture in Visual Arts at York U.
TORONTO, February 16, 2004 -- Art historian, curator and cultural critic Abigail Solomon-Godeau will discuss The Fae Richards Photo Archive, an artists’ book by Zoe Leonard and Cheryl Dunye, in the inaugural Goldfarb Lecture in Visual Arts at York University on March 2. Drawing on her extensive work in the fields of photography, contemporary and 19th-century […]
York U. marketing prof comments on Ken and Barbie split
TORONTO, February 16, 2004 -- When it comes to celebrity toy couples, Ken and Barbie are synonymous with the kind of glamour little girls love. That’s why it was doubly shocking when their manufacturer Mattel announced that they would soon be single again. Alan Middleton, professor of marketing at York University, is an expert on […]
February 17 is Mars Day @ York U.
TORONTO, February 13, 2004 -- Science students from high schools across Greater Toronto will gather at York University next week to learn about the latest developments in Mars exploration directly from scientists working on upcoming missions. Titled "Mars Day @ York U.," the event on Tuesday, Feb. 17 will feature presentations by members of NASA’s Phoenix […]
