TORONTO, Feb. 6, 2012 – A York University professor’s new book offers the first comprehensive study of Ontario’s environmental policy and what it may spell for our future. Blue-Green Province, which launches Feb. 9, 2012, explores the relationship between the environment and Ontario’s society, politics and economy through the Progressive Conservative dynasty of premiers Drew, […]
SECURITY BULLETIN: Robbery at Curtis Lecture Halls
TORONTO, Jan. 27, 2012 – York Security Service and Toronto Police Service (TPS) are requesting assistance from the York community with the investigation of a robbery in Curtis Lecture Halls on Thursday, January 26, at approximately 5:35pm. The victim, a male Seneca@York student, reported to York Security just after midnight that he had been robbed […]
York U Faculty Concert Series features Sundar Viswanathan with Jaffa Road
TORONTO, January 27, 2012 − Versatile performer, composer, international touring artist and York music professor Sundar Viswanathan takes centre stage with the award-winning world music ensemble Jaffa Road in a signature concert on February 14 at York University. The show is the final performance in the Department of Music’s 2011-12 Faculty Concert Series, taking place […]
SECURITY BULLETIN: Voyeurism
TORONTO, Jan. 25, 2012 – York Security Service and Toronto Police Service (TPS) are requesting assistance from the York community with the investigation of an act of voyeurism. On Jan. 24 at 9:10 pm York Security Service responded to a report of a male suspect in the women’s washroom at the Steacie building. The suspect […]
York U Professor wins major award for contribution to field of psychotherapy
TORONTO, January 25, 2012 – York University Professor Leslie Greenberg, a pioneer of Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), has been chosen as the winner of the 2012 American Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research. Greenberg has spent more than 20 years researching a psychotherapy method that helps people become aware of their emotions […]
York U study finds publicly funded weight-loss clinic produces results
“Just lose weight” approach isn't working, researchers say TORONTO, Jan. 25, 2012 – Publicly funded weight-loss clinics – armed with experts who can address everything from behaviour modification to proper nutrition – would help solve Canada’s obesity epidemic, according to a study out of York University. “With 59 per cent of the Canadian public overweight, […]
CFI awards York researchers more than $950,000 in research infrastructure
Funding will support six projects in biology, kinesiology, political science, physics & astronomy and psychology TORONTO, January 24, 2012 — The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) has awarded York University $952,531 in infrastructure funding to support the research of six York professors. Joseph DeSouza, assistant professor in the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health will […]
