TORONTO, March 14, 2002 -- The Innocence Project, a clinical program at Osgoode Hall Law School of York University, is hosting a unique conference March 16 to 17, 2002. The conference will address such topics as how to start your own Innocence Project, causes and remedies for wrongful convictions, and how to investigate a wrongful conviction. […]
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World scholars on Modern Greece gather at York University to mark endowment of Hellenic Heritage Chair
TORONTO, March 14, 2002 -- The world’s foremost scholars on modern Greece will gather at York University March 22-23 in a symposium celebrating the establishment at York of Toronto’s first permanent Chair and program in modern Hellenic studies. Modern Greece in an International Context: A Symposium, traces the modern history of the descendants of Europe’s classical […]
Princess Ivona Holds Court at York U
TORONTO, March 7, 2002 -- Theatre @ York winds up its season with a production of Polish playwright Witold Gombrowicz's surreal black comedy Princess Ivona, directed by Paul Lampert, opening March 19 at York University. Set against the backdrop of a dysfunctional royal court, Princess Ivona tells the story of an unattractive young girl who becomes […]
York University welcomes federal funding for indirect costs of research
TORONTO, March 5, 2002 -- York University Vice-President of Research and Innovation, Stan Shapson, today welcomed a $3.7-million investment from the federal government in the indirect costs of federally funded research at the university. "We are very pleased with the investment that has been made today in the world-class research at York that is made possible […]
Steamed # Boiling # Percolating: Dance Innovations heats up York U
TORONTO, March 5, 2002 -- Dance Innovations, York University’s annual festival of contemporary dance, heats up the campus March 13 to 16 with three programs of inspired works by emerging and professional dancer-choreographers. Independent choreographer and York dance professor Darcey Callison is the artistic director of the series, which run in repertory throughout the festival. Steamed […]
York University and Jane-Finch community public forum seeks to strengthen campus links with the neighborhood
TORONTO, March 4, 2002 -- A public forum on Thursday evening March 7 hosted by Jane-Finch community groups and the York University Faculty Association (YUFA) will look at ways to build stronger ties between the community and the university. The meeting opens at 7 p.m. at Driftwood Community Centre, 4401 Jane Street. "The future of our […]
York U. Opens New Computer Science Building
TORONTO, February 27, 2002 -- York University will officially open its new Computer Science building on Friday, March 1, 2002, at 9:30 a.m. Lorna R. Marsden, York’s President and Vice-Chancellor and Gillian Wu, Dean of the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science, will preside at the event, taking place in Lecture Hall A of the new […]
