Aaron Dhir, an associate professor at Osgoode Hall Law School and expert on boardroom diversity, will be available for comment on Tuesday following an Ontario Securities Commission roundtable. Dhir, author of Challenging Boardroom Homogeneity: Corporate Law, Governance, and Diversity will be a panelist on the roundtable, which will be discussing the securities regulator’s report on […]
Media Advisory: York U experts available to discuss NASA’s finding of water on Mars
TORONTO, Sept. 28, 2015 – Flowing water has been found on Mars, NASA announced this morning. What does this mean? Ask a York University expert. Dark streaks have been visible on Mars in the summer, but they dry up in the fall. NASA now says those streaks are liquid water with a high salt content. […]
Federal Election experts profiled in York University’s new Experts Guide
York University launches a new Experts Guide today, featuring a long list of experts on the federal election, and on many other topics in the news. The Experts Guide offers profiles of about 200 subject-matter experts from a wide range of disciplines at York, and faculty members are adding their profiles daily. The Experts Guide […]
York U president picks up backpack as student takes reins in role reversal
TORONTO, September 28, 2015 — Tomorrow, Sept. 29, Sayjon Ariyarathnam will gain a unique experience as he takes the reins of York University, the institution that provides post-secondary education to 52,000 students, including himself. Ariyarathnam will swap roles with President and Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri for the day in the ultimate experiential learning adventure. “I have […]
Personal concussion insight to be imparted to 1,000 first-year kinesiology students, athletes
TORONTO, September 25, 2015 — Nearly a thousand first-year undergrads – about 100 York U Lions athletes and 900 kinesiology students – will have breakfast for their brains on Monday, Sept. 28. They will learn first-hand about concussion from a victim’s mother, a survivor, and a researcher. “Breakfast for your Brain: Donald Sanderson Memorial Perspectives […]
York U experts available to discuss total lunar eclipse, last chance to see red until 2019
TORONTO, Sept. 23, 2015 – The last total lunar eclipse visible from southern Ontario until 2019 will make an appearance Sunday, Sept. 27, starting at 9:07pm. The reflected light from the full Moon will decrease steadily from 9:07pm until 10:11pm when it will be completely immersed in the shadow cast by the Earth, making the […]
New report will reveal serious challenges faced by LGBT refugees
The challenges of leaving home and seeking asylum in Canada are compounded for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans refugees by the requirement to prove their sexual orientation or gender identity within the drastically shortened timelines for refugee determination, according to a new report that will be released on Tuesday. Envisioning LGBT Refugee Rights in Canada: […]
