TORONTO, Nov. 18, 2013 - Juxtapositions create a multifaceted whole in Dance Innovations: counter/point, the latest production of York University’s Department of Dance. York’s rising young dance artists are featured in this choreographic showcase, with two distinctive programs of newl works running Nov. 28 to 30 in the McLean Performance Studio, 244 Accolade East Building […]
York U student, community ecologist, will receive Toronto Botanical Garden’s Aster Awards
TORONTO, Nov. 18, 2013 – York University’s Scott MacIvor will receive one of the three inaugural Aster Awards presented by the Toronto Botanical Garden (TBG), Nov. 21. “I am honoured to receive the Aster Award from the Toronto Botanical Garden. As an ecologist, being recognized for work that provides meaningful opportunities for people to connect […]
Conference explores how Canada welcomed thousands of ‘Boat People’
TORONTO, Nov. 14, 2013 − As refugees continue to crowd onto tiny, unseaworthy ships to seek asylum in many parts of the world, a major conference at York University will examine how, in 1979, Canada’s government, churches and private citizens stepped up to offer shelter to 60,000 “boat people” and other Indochinese refugees from remote […]
York U marketing expert available for comment on Toronto’s brand and its resilience
TORONTO, Nov. 13, 2013 – Alan Middleton, assistant professor of marketing in York University’s Schulich School of Business, is available for comment this morning on Toronto's brand and its resilience. York University is helping to shape the global thinkers and thinking that will define tomorrow. York’s unwavering commitment to excellence reflects a rich diversity of […]
York U disaster management experts available for comment on the Philippines typhoon aftermath
TORONTO, Nov. 13, 2013 – York University experts in various areas of disaster management, including resiliency, response and reconstruction, are available to speak to the recent Philippines typhoon calamity. Ali Asgary, associate professor of the Emergency Management Program in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies Jennifer Hyndman, professor in the departments of Social […]
Rational thinking in children, adolescents increases with age: York U-led study
TORONTO, Nov. 12, 2013 – Some types of rational thinking in children and adolescents get better with age and positively correlate with intelligence and executive functioning, according to the findings of a developmental study led by York University Professor Maggie Toplak. “The results are very exciting. Scientifically, they are consistent with what we are finding […]
Where research meets client experience: Toronto Central CCAC partners with York University
November 11, 2013 – Toronto Central Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) and York University have entered into a formal partnership to collaborate on joint research and training opportunities in the home and community care sector that will focus on key priorities such as: Culture of health care Supporting caregivers Managing multiple medications Falls prevention Palliative […]
