York University top executive joins community of Canada’s most iconic women leaders TORONTO, Nov. 25 – York University’s Rhonda Lenton, vice-president academic & provost, has been named one of this year’s top 100 most powerful women in Canada by the Women's Executive Network (WXN). Launched in 2003, the Top 100 Awards celebrate the incredible accomplishments […]
York University experts on refugees available for comment
John McCallum, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, is expected to announce this afternoon the details of the new Liberal government’s plan to welcome 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada. The following experts from York University are available for comment on the refugee story: Christina Clark-Kazak – Acting Director of York’s Centre for Refugee Studies, […]
Why do galaxies spin? York U researcher earns award for groundbreaking discovery
TORONTO, Nov. 24 – An up-and-coming York University astrophysics researcher will receive an award today in Ottawa for furthering the understanding of the universe, including the discovery of outer-lying groupings of galaxies similar to ours and the reason why they spin. A PhD student in physics and astronomy at York University George Conidis has identified […]
York U Associate VP Research named AAAS Fellow
TORONTO, Nov. 23 – Associate Vice-President Research Sushanta Mitra has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Election as a AAAS Fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers. Each year the Council elects members whose efforts on behalf of the advancement of science or its […]
York University experts available for comment on climate change
TORONTO, Nov. 23, 2015 − The upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris (Nov. 30 to Dec. 11) aims to achieve a new international agreement that would keep global warming below 2°C. York University experts are available for comment on a variety of key issues including climate change and its environmental effects, the progress […]
Below the surface lies a hidden world
TORONTO, Nov. 20 – What’s below the surface of the water? York biology Professor Emeritus Norman Yan has teamed up with artist Lynda Lynn to provide a hint of what can be found in the fresh water lakes of Muskoka. The exhibit, Below the Surface – Our Hidden World, will be on exhibit in Bracebridge […]
York University Dance Innovations premieres 36 works
Thirty-six new works will debut in Dance Innovations: Strong/Light, a choreographic showcase of York University’s Department of Dance, running November 26 to 28. York’s rising young dance artists step into the spotlight with three distinctive programs of original choreography, presented in the McLean Performance Studio, 244 Accolade East Building on York’s Keele campus. Dance Innovations […]
