TORONTO, January 24, 2011 – Teachers and experts who study bullying will meet Monday to discuss the latest research, best practices and legal issues related to bullying, as well as the proposed Accepting Schools Act for Ontario. The conference, hosted by York University’s Faculty of Education, will take place at the Markham Convergence Centre. School […]
Mad Max meets ancient Attica in Theatre @ York’s Hippolytos
TORONTO, January 20, 2012 − Theatre @ York propels the ancient Greek tragedy Hippolytos into a fervid post-apocalyptic world with a provocative new production opening January 24 in the Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan Theatre at York University. As the goddesses Artemis and Aphrodite play out their wicked rivalry, the biggest losers are their human […]
SECURITY BULLETIN: Robbery
TORONTO, Jan. 19, 2012 – York Security Service and Toronto Police Service (TPS) are requesting assistance from the York community with the investigation of a robbery. On Jan. 18 at 5:45 pm York Security Service responded to a report of a cell phone robbery of a male member of the York community on the 2nd […]
Climate change invites alien invaders: Is Canada ready?
TORONTO, January 19, 2012 – Invasive alien species are on the move in response to a warming climate but Canadian policies designed to manage the problem rarely consider how climate change is ratcheting up the risk, according to York University research published today in the journal Environmental Reviews. “The interactive effects of climate change and […]
York U event to focus on muscle’s role in fighting obesity, aging and disease
TORONTO, January 16, 2012 − Can exercise turn back the clock for aging muscles? Is aerobic or resistance exercise better for decreasing the risk of diabetes in youth? Those are among the questions York University researchers will discuss at a research event on Tuesday. Four researchers from York University’s Faculty of Health will discuss the […]
SECURITY BULLETIN: Robbery
TORONTO, Jan. 14, 2012 – York Security Service and Toronto Police Service (TPS) are requesting assistance from the York community with the investigation of a robbery. On Jan. 14 at 1:15 a.m. York Security along with Toronto Police responded to a report of a robbery of a male Seneca@York student at the Technology Enhanced Learning […]
Arts writer and critic Patricia Phillips headlines the Goldfarb Lecture in Visual Arts at York U
TORONTO, January 12, 2012 − Art critic, theorist, curator and educator Patricia Phillips of the Rhode Island School of Design is the featured speaker for the 2012 Goldfarb Lecture in Visual Arts. She will deliver her talk, titled "(un)Public: A Case for Collateral Art", on February 1 at York University. In her illustrated lecture, Phillips […]
