TORONTO, December 7, 2011 – More than 200 Grade 11 physics students will try to “land” eggs in the rotunda of York University’s Vari Hall on Wednesday using landers they have built in one hour. The event, part of Engineering Day at York, will teach students about the challenges of designing landers such as NASA’s […]
York University speaker series will look at back-to-work legislation
TORONTO, Dec. 6, 2011 – York University’s speaker series “Conversations on Work and Labour” will tackle the topic of back-to-work legislation in the public sector on Wednesday, Dec. 7. Labour lawyer and legal scholar Eric Tucker, of Osgoode Hall Law School, will speak with Denis Lemelin, president of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers. Tucker […]
Climate change could cause missed connections between bees, plants: York U co-authored study
TORONTO, December 5, 2011 – Bees may miss pollinating entire species of plants if climate change continues unchecked, according to a study released today by a group of academic and museum collaborators including a York University researcher. The study, led by Rutgers University, finds that bees are emerging earlier each spring, advancing their life cycle […]
Three Osgoode high achievers honoured
TORONTO, December 1, 2011 – Professors Poonam Puri and Aaron Dhir and student Chanakya Sethi at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School have received prestigious awards honouring their leadership skills, legal talent and commitment. Puri (left), who is Osgoode’s Associate Dean, Research, Graduate Studies and Institutional Relations and Co-Director of the Hennick Centre for Business […]
York U receives single largest donation for Environmental Studies Awards from HSBC Bank Canada
York U receives single largest donation for Environmental Studies Awards from HSBC Bank Canada More than 15 bachelor of environmental studies students to receive full tuition awards each year through the permanently endowed HSBC Bank Canada Environmental Studies Awards. TORONTO, Dec. 1, 2011 – Earlier today, York University President and Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri and Barbara […]
York U President delivers keynote address at the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers Forum
TORONTO, November 30, 2011 – Mamdouh Shoukri, York University President & Vice-Chancellor delivered the keynote address at the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers Forum Tuesday morning. Shoukri shared York’s plans of building the Lassonde School of Engineering with the audience that was composed of engineering students, educators and industry professionals, whose collective goal is to improve […]
York U President & Vice-Chancellor to deliver keynote address: The Role of Universities in Economic Development – The Case for Engineering at York University
TORONTO, November 28, 2011 – Mamdouh Shoukri, York University President & Vice-Chancellor, will deliver the keynote address at the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers Forum on Tuesday morning. Shoukri’s speech, “The Role of Universities in Economic Development – The Case for Engineering at York University,” focuses on the needs of today’s university engineers. York University […]
