TORONTO, November 28, 2003 -- York University social scientist and history professor Craig Heron’s intoxicating new book, Booze: A Distilled History, takes a fascinating look at Canadians’ drinking habits and attitudes -- from the European contact to the present -- and debunks many of the myths associated with drink. "Alcohol is the most popular stimulant consumed […]
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Ontario’s throne speech prioritiesYork U. faculty ready to comment
TORONTO, November 26, 2003 -- Premier Dalton McGuinty has set the course for his new government’s first term at Queen’s Park and York University faculty members are ready to comment on specific initiatives mentioned in the Liberal government’s first speech from the throne. Members of the media can contact faculty directly by phone, e-mail or […]
Life of Pi Author Yann Martel reads at York U. Canlit series
TORONTO, November 26, 2003 -- Awarding winning Canadian author Yann Martel will read from his best-selling novel Life of Pi at York University on Thursday, Dec. 4, at 7:30 p.m. Martel’s reading is part of York’s fifth annual Canadian Writers in Person series, which gives students and the public alike an opportunity to get up […]
International conference at York discusses remedies for genocide
TORONTO, November 26, 2003 -- Some of the leading proponents of civil society will gather at York University for an international conference Thursday, Dec. 4 to Saturday, Dec. 6 to examine ways of ending impunity for the perpetrators of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. The three-day conference, Searching for Justice: Comprehensive Action in […]
York U. researchers publish bee study in prestigious UK journal
TORONTO, November 26, 2003 -- York University researcher Amro Zayed worries about bees and their sex lives and traveled as far as the jungles of Panama to study what’s up with the world’s champion pollinators. What he and fellow researchers discovered has made news in the latest edition of "Biology Letters" published by Britain’s prestigious Royal […]
Screening of The Baroness And The Pig by Michael Mackenzie CANCELLED
TORONTO, November 24, 2003 -- Due to an unforeseen scheduling problem, The Baroness and the Pig by veteran Montreal filmmaker and playwright Michael Mackenzie will not be screened at York University on November 27. Instead "The Independents" series spotlighting indie Canadian cinema will feature first-time documentary filmmaker Mike Johnston, who will present and discuss his […]
York U’s Indie Cinema Series Spotlights Mike Johnston’s Student Loan
TORONTO, November 24, 2003 -- First-time documentary filmmaker Mike Johnston will be the featured guest on November 27 in The Independents, a monthly series of screenings and discussions on indie Canadian cinema presented by the Department of Film & Video at York University. Johnston will present his wildly popular, Michael Moore-style 2002 documentary, My Student Loan, […]
