TORONTO, November 4, 2003 -- Sky watchers of every age are invited to York University’s Arboretum Observatory Facility to marvel at the lunar eclipse this Saturday, Nov. 8. Paul Delaney, professor of physics and astronomy at York University, will be on hand with others, to explain what a lunar eclipse is, the stages of an eclipse, […]
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Schulich School of Business Wins National Award For Outstanding Leadership in Teaching Corporate Social Responsibility
TORONTO, November 3, 2003 -- The Schulich School of Business at York University was today presented with a national award for outstanding leadership in the field of corporate social responsibility The award was given in "recognition of the outstanding contribution and leadership of the Schulich School of Business at York University in preparing tomorrow's business leaders […]
York tops university research growth in ‘comprehensive’ category: New ranking reflects quality, strategic direction of research
TORONTO, October 31, 2003 -- York University researchers are climbing the list of Canada’s top innovators, according to the latest rankings released today by one of Canada’s leading research analysis firms. In a year when both of Toronto’s other universities experienced an overall drop in sponsored research funding, York saw a dramatic 51.5-per cent increase to […]
Canadian Space Agency honours York’s Gordon Shepherd
TORONTO, October 31, 2003 -- The Canadian Space Agency has recognized the pioneering work of Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus Gordon G. Shepherd, director of York University’s ’s Centre for Research on Earth and Space Science (CRESS). Shepherd was given the John H. Chapman Award of Excellence yesterday by Marc Garneau, president of the Canadian Space Agency […]
Are Corporations Becoming More Socially Responsible? National Conference Highlights Strategies & Trends
TORONTO, October 31, 2003 -- National Conference Highlights Strategies & Trends WHO:Leading business experts from Canada and the US, including Shoshana Zuboff from Harvard; Edward Freeman from the Darden School of Business; Jonathan Lash from the Washington-based World Resources Institute; and Judith Samuelson from the New York-based Aspen Institute WHAT:Teaching Business Strategy in the Age of […]
York U. professors hold mirror to media’s coverage of SARS
TORONTO, October 29, 2003 -- Media coverage of the SARS outbreak in Toronto helped shape public perceptions about the severity of the crisis say two York U. professors in a study released today. For their study, Media Coverage of the 2003 Toronto SARS Outbreak, Professors Daniel Drache and Seth Feldman looked at 2600 newspaper stories written […]
News conference on SARS and the Media: "Did the media turn the SARS story into a crisis?"
TORONTO, October 28, 2003 -- Researchers at York University to release report on print media coverage of SARS (downtown location) Event: Release of Report: SARS in the Media Media Coverage of the 2003 Toronto SARS Outbreak York University Professors Seth Feldman and Daniel Drache of the Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies will release a study […]
