TORONTO, January 13, 2003 --York University resumes its ninth annual Brownbag Research Seminar series, January through to April 2003. The seminars provide a public, interdisciplinary forum for scholars in many fields, including science and technology, culture and the humanities, to share the latest results of their research. Dr. Nancy Olivieri (Medicine, UofT) launched the winter […]
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Alistair MacLeod headlines York U. winter Canlit series
TORONTO, January 10, 2003 -- For those wanting to escape the winter blahs and get a bit more up close and personal with their favourite home-grown authors, York University is continuing its fourth annual "Canadian Writers in Person" reading series, January - April 2003. In addition to MacLeod, the series will feature five of Canada's […]
York U. showcases work of Asian-Canadian women scholars
TORONTO, January 9, 2003 -- York University’s Centre for Feminist Research (CFR) and the York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR) launch the new year with a speaker series showcasing the work of Asian-Canadian women scholars, starting Jan. 15. The series begins with Memories of Internment: Reflections on Hearing and Presenting Japanese Canadian Nisei Women’s Life […]
York researcher’s review of centrefolds highlighted in British Medical Journal
TORONTO, December 19, 2002 -- A new study examining trends in Playboy centrefolds concludes the shapely bodies traditionally associated with centrefolds are giving way to a more androgynous body type. Highlights of the study, conducted by lead researcher Martin Voracek, a research resident at the University of Vienna Medical School, and Maryanne Fisher, a doctoral […]
New book on Black Canadians calls for equity enforcement in the workplace
TORONTO, December 19, 2002 -- Despite Canadian progress toward multiculturalism and racial equality, a "colour line" in the job market continues to relegate most Blacks to low-paying, dead-end jobs, excluding them from some segments of the job market altogether, according to a new book on Blacks in Canada. It calls for greater enforcement of federal […]
York U. will submit expansion proposal to SuperBuild to meet student needs
TORONTO, December 18, 2002 -- In its continuing quest to enhance the quality of the student experience at York and to accommodate the increasing demand for university places in the next few years in the 905 area and beyond, York University is entering the second phase of its on-time, on-budget SuperBuild project. On January 27, […]
York U. scholars say battle over Wychwood car barns marks important change in notions about urban park space
TORONTO, December 16, 2002 -- York University cultural theorists say the battle over park space at the site of the Toronto Transit Commission’s Wychwood Avenue streetcar barns signifies an important transition in thinking about urban parks. Through lengthy community consultation, they say local views have evolved from modern to postmodern thinking about green space, public […]
