Toronto, Oct. 30, 2013 − The Marcus Roberts Trio, an American jazz institution, headlines the inaugural Oscar Peterson Scholarship Gala taking place Friday, November 8 in the Tribute Communities Recital Hall at York University. Hosted by York music professor and Oscar Peterson Chair in Jazz Performance Ron Westray, the event is an opportunity to celebrate […]
Former Ontario MPP Gregory Sorbara to receive Hennick Medal for Career Achievement
TORONTO, October 28, 2013 – The Jay and Barbara Hennick Centre for Business and Law at York University will present the 2013 Hennick Medal for Career Achievement to long-time Ontario Liberal politician Gregory “Greg” Sorbara on Thursday, October 31 at 3:30 pm in the Helliwell Centre of Osgoode Hall Law School (Room 1014). The […]
Leading policy expert will discuss at York U event on what’s next for Sri Lanka
TORONTO, October 25, 2013 – York University Centre for Human Rights is hosting ‘What’s Next for Sri Lanka?’, a discussion presented by The Mosaic Institute, Oct. 28. “The discussion is timely, as Sri Lanka prepares to host the 2013 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in its capital Colombo,” says Prof. Jennifer Hyndman in the Faculty […]
York U Centre for Education & Community presents activist and writer Judy Rebick Oct. 24
York University’s Centre for Education & Community (YCEC) is pleased to welcome acclaimed author, broadcaster, and social-justice activist Judy Rebick for YCEC’s fourth annual public lecture. Rebick’s talk, “Occupy Education: Towards a Social Justice Approach for Inclusive and Equitable Education,” will take place Thursday, Oct. 24, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at 135 Vanier College, […]
YORK UNIVERSITY HOSTS CANADA GAIRDNER AWARD WINNER DR. STEPHEN J. ELLEDGE OCT. 23
York University is pleased to host top genetics researcher and 2013 Canada Gairdner Award winner Dr. Stephen J. Elledge as part of Gairdner’s National Program lecture series celebrating biomedical science. Dr. Elledge, an award-winning professor of Genetics and Medicine at Harvard Medical School, will share his first-hand knowledge and expertise on genetic approaches to cancer […]
International scholars will discuss crucial Afghanistan-India relationship
TORONTO, October 17, 2013 -- India and the Peace-building Process in Afghanistan, a joint workshop by the York Centre for Asian Research and the South and Central Asia Project, will explore the relationship between the two Asian countries in the context of the ongoing efforts for political stabilization and socioeconomic recovery in Afghanistan, Oct. 18. […]
York University experts available for comment on the federal Throne Speech
TORONTO, OCTOBER 15, 2013 – With the Legislature resuming for the fall session, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservatives will set out their agenda leading up to the next federal election in 2015 in tomorrow’s Speech from the Throne. The speech is expected to focus on Canada’s economic future and include a strong focus on consumer […]
