York University Professor Robert Latham, director of the York Centre for International & Security Studies, spoke to CTV News on June 29, 2011, about the Taliban attack on a luxury hotel in Kabul and what it indicates about Taliban tactics and security in Afghanistan’s capital. Watch the CTV interview here .
York U Mobile is live!
TORONTO, June 29, 2011 – Navigating your way to buildings on York's 650-acre Keele campus got easier today with the debut of the University's five new mobile sites offering content for iPhone, Blackberry and Android smartphone users. York U Mobile provides smartphone users with convenient and quick access to interactive maps of the University's Keele and Glendon campuses, […]
Choose York: Students speak up in new social media campaign
TORONTO, June 28, 2011 – York University students are telling the world why they chose to come to York in a new social media campaign, launched today. Videos spotlighted on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and the York U website feature students explaining in their own words why York University was their first choice. To view the […]
York U launches leadership project for girls
TORONTO, June 28, 2011 – York University is launching a new project aimed at enhancing girls’ leadership potential and engagement in civic life, with a community forum on Wednesday, June 29 at York’s Keele campus. The project, “Engaging Girls, Changing Communities: Examining Girls’ Processes of Civic Engagement and Leadership (EGCC),” investigates how young women and […]
Schulich School of Business and CGA Ontario announce new Chair in Global Competitiveness for small- and medium-sized enterprises
TORONTO, June 22, 2011 — The Certified General Accountants of Ontario (CGA Ontario) today announced a $2 million gift to the Schulich School of Business at York University to support the creation of a new, endowed academic chair focusing on global competitiveness for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). “We’re very excited to be working with […]
Ontario government commits $50 million for new engineering building at York U
TORONTO, June 20, 2011 – York University President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri and the Hon. John Milloy, Ontario Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities, announced a $50 million capital investment today for a new engineering building at York’s Keele campus. One of the largest expansions in the University’s history, the project is expected to have […]
York U grad accepts diploma – and marriage proposal
TORONTO, June 17, 2011 – Graduating student Maria Salcedo had more than one reason to celebrate her walk across the stage at York’s Spring 2011 Convocation ceremony on Friday. Salcedo was about to receive her undergraduate degree from York’s Faculty of Education with a major in kinesiology and health science. What was missing, however, was […]
