News

Extraterrestrial life researcher gives talk at York U.

TORONTO, November 28, 2001 -- Dr. Seth Shostak, the Public Programs Scientist at California’s Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence Institute (SETI) will give a talk at York University, Searching for Extraterrestrials, on Friday, Nov. 30, at 7:30 p.m. Shostak will discuss his research and the work of SETI in searching the universe for intelligent life using massive […]

York U. opens newly-named Joan & Martin Goldfarb Centre for Fine Arts

TORONTO, November 27, 2001 -- York University will officially open the newly-named Joan & Martin Goldfarb Centre for Fine Arts today in recognition of the Goldfarbs’ $3.75-million gift to the University’s Faculty of Fine Arts – an impressive collection of art works and a donation towards capital improvements. The art collection will provide students and researchers […]

$3.75-Million Goldfarb Gift Unveiled at York U.

TORONTO, November 22, 2001 -- York University officials, including Board of Governors Chair Marshall A. Cohen, President and Vice-Chancellor Lorna R. Marsden, Chancellor Avie J. Bennett, Faculty of Fine Arts Dean Phillip Silver, and philanthropists Joan and Martin Goldfarb will officially open the newly-named Joan & Martin Goldfarb Centre for Fine Arts, at a reception […]

Groundbreaking partnership - York University and Seneca College launch construction of Technology Enhanced Learning Building

TORONTO, November 19, 2001 -- Officials from York University and Seneca College were joined today by Ontario Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities Dianne Cunningham at a ceremony marking the official launch of construction on the Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) Building at York University. The $84-million building, scheduled to be completed by Fall 2003, will provide […]

York U. conference examines holistic approaches to childbirth

TORONTO, November 12, 2001 -- York University’s Association for Research on Mothering (ARM), in association with Doula CARE, is hosting a conference -- Body and Soul: Reintegrating the Spiritual, Emotional, Physical and Psychological Dimensions of Birth -- examining holistic approaches to childbirth and the strategies necessary to bring them about. The conference, which will take place […]