York U adds to its prestigious Bryden legacy - - - Toronto, November 4, 2010 – Nino Ricci, award-winning author and past president of PEN Canada, is one of five York alumni being celebrated for their outstanding contributions and achievements at tonight’s Bryden Alumni Awards at Toronto’s Design Exchange. “The Bryden recipients inspire us—our York […]
Read: Hospital News article highlights a play based on York research about patient safety
Read the November issue of Hospital News to find out how researchers at York’s Faculty of Health are conveying their research findings on patient safety through a play staged as part of Canadian Patient Safety Week. The play dramatizes research conducted in four provinces, in cooperation with the Canadian Patient Safety Institute. It shows what happens […]
York University brings TEDx to Glendon College
TORONTO, November 3, 2010 – York University will host a TEDxYorkU event at Glendon College on Saturday, Nov. 6. Based on the popular TED Conference, TEDxYorkU invites speakers to share their important visions for the future and involves audience participants in sharing ideas, addressing new perspectives and spreading inspiration. TED is a nonprofit organization devoted […]
Security Bulletin: Robbery at VIVA bus stop
York University, November 2, 2010 – York Security reports that at approximately 10:40pm on Monday, Nov.1, a York University student sitting on a bus at the VIVA bus stop was approached by a black male who entered the bus, grabbed the student’s cell phone and fled with three accomplices who waited outside. The suspects headed […]
NATO spokesperson at Glendon College to address transatlantic security
James Appathurai will deliver Autumn 2010 John W. Holmes Memorial Lecture on Thursday TORONTO, November 2, 2010 − NATO Spokesperson James Appathurai will speak about the future of transatlantic security on Thursday at Glendon College, York University. Appathurai, who will deliver the 2010 John W. Holmes Memorial Lecture, will also focus on the implications of […]
Security Bulletin: Robbery early Friday morning
York University, October 29, 2010 - York Security Services reports that at approximately 1:30 am on Friday, October 29, a non-York community member who was walking near the Danby Woods, was robbed of his wallet by three males.
Patient safety issues highlighted in innovative stage play
TORONTO, October 29, 2010 − Researchers at York’s Faculty of Health have come up with a pioneering way to convey their evidence-based research on what can happen when health-care mistakes are made – they’re putting on a play about it. Seeing the Forest, inspired by a true story about what happens when a patient is […]
