TORONTO, October 17, 2001 -- York University is holding a full-day roundtable discussion, Good Play: Reducing Violence in Sport, which will examine topics such as reducing hockey violence in youth leagues, positive coaching, sexual stereotyping of female athletes and alternatives to abusive hazing rituals. The roundtable, which is sponsored by York’s LaMarsh Centre for Research on […]
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York’s Glendon College hosts leading French social theorist Alain Touraine
TORONTO, October 17, 2001 -- One of the world’s leading social and political theorists, Alain Touraine, will be at York University October 22-25, to discuss his latest research on the forces of social change and the fate of democracy. A French sociologist, Touraine is best known for his pioneering work on social movements, starting with the […]
McLaughlin Foundation donates $1 million to functional genome research at York University
TORONTO, October 16, 2001 -- The R. Samuel McLaughlin Foundation has given a boost to functional genome research with a $1 million cash gift to the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science at York University that will advance work on the next phase of discovery -- translating genome information into practical applications. York scientists have already […]
Roberta Bondar on becoming Canada’s 1st woman in space – York U. lecture
TORONTO, October 12, 2001 -- Dr. Roberta Bondar, Canada's first woman to travel in space, will give a talk and slide show, "Reaching Beyond....", about earth and space, and overcoming personal obstacles towards becoming an astronaut. Her public presentation will take place Monday, October 15, at 8 p.m., in York University’s Vari Hall, Lecture Hall A, […]
York U. conference debunks mother stereotypes in pop culture, literature
TORONTO, October 10, 2001 -- York University’s Association for Research on Mothering (ARM) is hosting an international conference -- Motherhood, Literature, Popular Culture and the Arts -- examining representations of motherhood and mothering portrayed by the dominant culture, and the various ways women are reclaiming these representations. The conference will pay particular attention to how differences […]
York U. town hall offers perspectives on aftermath of September 11
TORONTO, October 5, 2001 -- A panel of experts will examine the changes wrought by the events of September 11 in a special town hall meeting 5 - 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 11, in the Moot Court of York's Osgoode Hall Law School. York University has brought together a group of analysts to examine a […]
Boutique coffee world waking up to flavour of shade-grown coffee: York U. Costa Rican rainforest project proving the benefits
TORONTO, October 3, 2001 -- York University’s Las Nubes rainforest in southern Costa Rica is yielding crucial data on the benefits of shade-grown coffee to the environment, to local farm communities, and to business, leading to a growing public awareness and taste for the product. "The coffee business is waking up to the fact that there […]
