TORONTO, February 26, 2015 – Christopher J. Williams, a Toronto-based activist and scholar specializing in issues of criminal justice and racial marginality, was presented with The Honourable Lincoln Alexander ’53 Award yesterday from the Black Law Students’ Association (BLSA) at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School. The BLSA created the Lincoln Alexander Award to pay […]
Law, Arts & Culture Come Together at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School
TORONTO, February 24, 2015 – If Osgoode Hall Law School Artist in Residence Julie Lassonde has her way, the Law School will be turned into “a playground” for the next month with the performance and installation of her Counterbalance project involving a 12-foot long seesaw made of steel and recycled wood. Lassonde, a performance artist […]
York University Board of Governors approves sexual assault policy
TORONTO, February 23, 2015 – The Board of Governors of York University today approved a policy on awareness, prevention and response to sexual assault, affirming the institution’s ongoing commitment to foster a culture where its impact is understood, survivors are supported, and those who commit incidents of sexual assault are held accountable through due process. […]
York U experts available on mathematics genius Turing, inspiration for Oscar contender The Imitation Game
TORONTO, February 18, 2015 – Sixty years have passed since British mathematician and logician Alan Mathison Turing’s untimely death at the age of 41. But his work is still alive and so intriguing that several adaptations of his life have been made, including The Imitation Game which is in the race for the 2015 Oscars […]
How Do Markets Shape Love? Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Schulich researchers explain
TORONTO, Feb. 11, 2016 – Valentine's Day is a market-based force that helps to shape love relationships and the rules of emotional life in Western culture. And its rose-coloured influence is spreading to other cultures, according to a multi-year ethnographic study by researchers at the Schulich School of Business into the rise of romantic love […]
York University Centre for Business and Law Honours Corporate Leader with Medal for Career Achievement
TORONTO, February 10, 2015 – The Jay and Barbara Hennick Centre for Business and Law at York University presented the 2014 Hennick Medal for Career Achievement to Marianne Harris (JD/MBA ’83) on Monday, February 9. “In a long and extraordinarily successful career in corporate and investment banking, Marianne Harris has demonstrated that she is a […]
Osgoode Hall Law School experts can comment on Supreme Court decision on doctor-assisted suicide
TORONTO, February 6, 2015 − The Supreme Court of Canada today unanimously struck down the ban on doctor-assisted suicide for Canadian adults who are mentally competent and suffering intolerably. Osgoode Hall Law School Dean Lorne Sossin, Professor Bruce Ryder and Professor Allan Hutchinson are available for comment on the constitutional and legal aspects of the […]
