TORONTO, August 1, 2002 -- York University's Department of Dance is offering four intensive Laban/Bartenieff movement studies workshops running August 6 to 16. Laban is a movement analysis method, devised by renowned dancer, choreographer and movement theorist Rudolph Laban, that enhances our ability to observe and describe movement and to understand its meaning. Bartenieff body […]
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Historian Axelrod defines the contemporary university in new book, Values in Conflict
TORONTO, July 9, 2002 -- In an era of volatile change and uncertainty, the contemporary university must be allowed to continue to provide a liberal education in a public system that integrates rather than isolates learning in the arts, the sciences, vocational training and the professions, says York University historian Paul Axelrod in his new […]
York U. wins federal funds for research in health sciences & satellite monitoring of the GTA
TORONTO, July 4, 2002 -- Strategic research at York University got a federal funding boost today from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) in the fields of health science and geographical information technology for satellite monitoring of urban sprawl in the GTA. The CFI and Minister of Industry Allan Rock announced the latest round of […]
York University and Harbourfront Centre Forge New Partnership with Cultural Exchanges
TORONTO, June 28, 2002 -- York University’s Faculty of Fine Arts and Harbourfront Centre are embarking on an exciting new partnership in arts and educational programming with Cultural Exchanges, an innovative series of weekend workshops taking place at Harbourfront in July. Dubbed An Insider’s Guide to Three Rhythms of the World Festivals, the Cultural Exchanges […]
Study urges G-8 leaders in Kananaskis to tackle WTO barriers to development in Africa
TORONTO, Monday, June 24, 2002 -- The Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies at York University today released its second WTO Report Card on Trade and the Social Deficit, calling on the G-8 leaders meeting in Kananaskis to remove barriers to African development at the World Trade Organization. “The legitimacy and effectiveness of the WTO as […]
York U. President Applauds Funding Increases
TORONTO, Monday, June 17, 2002 -- Responding to increased funding for universities announced in today’s Ontario Budget, York University President and Vice-Chancellor Lorna R. Marsden expressed satisfaction with the provincial government’s support. Ontario Treasurer Janet Ecker announced post secondary institutions will receive an additional $75 million to help manage anticipated growth in the system during […]
The Canadian Response to September 11th: Taking Stock and Next Steps
TORONTO, June 12, 2002 -- Nine months after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre, governments around the world continue to grapple on a daily basis with the threat of global terrorism. Leading experts and analysts from Canada and the United States will meet June 17 at a York University symposium to assess the […]
