December 9, 2010, York University − Toronto Police Service and York Security Services are investigating two separate incidents that saw two York students robbed and threatened late Wednesday night at the south end of the Keele campus. At approximately 11pm on Dec. 8, 2010 a male student in the courtyard of 14 Passy Gardens […]
Security Bulletin: Attempted Robbery incident on Shoreham Drive
December 8, 2010 - York Security Services wishes to inform the community of an attempted robbery that occurred on Shoreham Drive near Murray Ross Parkway on Tuesday night. At approximately 8:30pm on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010, a York student was leaving the Keele campus on foot when he was confronted by an unknown male. Two […]
York University’s Faculty of Fine Arts and Canadian Stage launch collaborative program in theatre directing
Specialized MFA program to be inaugurated in 2011 TORONTO, December 7, 2010: York University’s Faculty of Fine Arts and Canadian Stage today announced a landmark initiative to support the development of directorial talent for the national and international stage. Bringing together one of Canada’s pre-eminent theatre schools and one of the country’s leading not-for-profit contemporary […]
York's underwater robot featured in Metro News
Metro News featured a story on AQUA bot, an amphibious, otter-like robot, which is a joint project of York, McGill and Dalhousie universities. To read the story, click here. Researcher Michael Jenkin of York's Faculty of Science & Engineering explains that the robot can now be controlled wirelessly using a waterproof tablet built at York. […]
Canadian Forum on Civil Justice moves to York University
TORONTO, December 2, 2010 – York University is the new home of the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice. The forum is moving to York from the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Law and will partner with the York Centre for Public Policy & Law (YCPPL) and Osgoode Hall Law School on various socio-legal research initiatives. […]
York U vision research featured on Discovery Channel
Daily Planet Host Jay Ingram interviewed Professor Doug Crawford and tested out his findings in the lab - and on the field, with the help of York U football players; click here to watch the clip (clip is at 8:00). Crawford's study, published in The Journal of Neuroscience, examined the inner workings of the posterior […]
York U counsel Harriet Lewis among Top 100 female leaders in Canada
TORONTO, November 29, 2010 − York University Secretary & General Counsel Harriet Lewis has been chosen as one of the top 100 female leaders in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors in Canada in 2010. The prestigious 2010 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 award from the Women’s Executive Network (WXN) recognizes Lewis’ accomplishments as […]
