TORONTO, October 15, 2003 -- York scholars Bob Hanke and Jody Berland will be among a group of citizens to be honored at the 29th annual Heritage Toronto awards dinner being held on October 20. The self-described "participant activists" are members of a local community group - Friends of a New Park - that successfully […]
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York U to participate in giant, international videoconference wall
TORONTO, October 10, 2003 -- York University will participate in a unique videoconferencing demonstration, a giant video wall, on Oct. 14 and 15. The video wall will feature 80 high quality live video streams from around the world and will be located at the University of Indianapolis. York is one of only two Canadian Universities invited […]
Scholars meet at York U. to critique changing Canada-US relations
TORONTO, October 10, 2003 -- Prominent scholars, policymakers and social activists will meet at York University next week to critically explore recent trends in continental integration, with a particular focus on Canada-US relations and Canada’s role within an integrated hemisphere. The conference, Canada, Free Trade and Deep Integration in North America: Revitalizing Democracy, Upholding the Public […]
York U scientists achieve Canadian first in creation of "super atom"
TORONTO, October 8, 2003 -- A team of York University scientists has achieved an important scientific first for Canada with the creation of a Bose-Einstein condensate "super atom". A condensate is a unique form of matter consisting of a dense cloud of cooled atoms that acts as a single, super atom-like entity. This Canadian first is […]
Atkinson launches first-ever mentorship program
Students to meet Alumni mentors today TORONTO, October 8, 2003 -- York University’s Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies has launched its first-ever mentorship program for students and alumni. The purpose of this initiative is to foster career and personal development by pairing students with volunteer graduates from a chosen field. "We are very excited […]
York U’s James Laxer offers advice to Paul Martin on Canada – U.S. Relations
-- Marijuana laws, fingerprinting Canadians at the border, cheap prescription drugs, military and economic integration should be top concerns for next PM in dealings with Washington -- TORONTO, October 3, 2003 -- York University Political Science professor and best-selling author James Laxer has some advice for Canada’s next prime minister, Paul Martin, in dealing with Washington […]
The Rise of Paul Martin – York U. Experts Comment
TORONTO, October 3, 2003 -- The following York University experts are available to comment on Paul Martin’s rise to power and the issues he will face as prime minister: James Laxer: One of Canada’s leading political scientists and best-selling authors, Laxer just published The Border: Canada, The U.S. and Dispatches from the 49th Parallel (Doubleday, […]
