TORONTO, April 19, 2010 -- In the lead-up to Earth Day 2010, York University is releasing a campus-wide report on sustainability, with a strategy for reducing its ecological footprint that goes beyond conventional approaches to being green. The university will increase its focus on the social aspects of sustainability by building better connections with the […]
3D FLIC - Film and Vision Research – Project Launch Event
TORONTO, April 15, 2010 -- On Friday, April 23 at 2:30pm, the 3D Film Innovation Consortium (3D FLIC) will present research projects in progress and on the horizon, including a demonstration of a state-of-the-art 3D camera rig. 3D FLIC is a two-year academic/industry partnership that will expand capacity for 3D film production in the GTA […]
Canada’s top constitutional law experts analyze 2009 Supreme Court of Canada constitutional decisions
TORONTO, April 14, 2010 -- Canada’s leading constitutional scholars and practitioners will offer practical and thoughtful analysis of noteworthy 2009 Supreme Court of Canada constitutional decisions at Osgoode Hall Law School of York University’s 13th annual Constitutional Cases Conference on Friday, April 16, 2010 from 9am to 4:45pm at Osgoode Professional Development Centre, 1 Dundas […]
York developmental psychology professor wins Killam Prize
TORONTO, April 13, 2010 -- York University Professor Ellen Bialystok has been awarded the prestigious Killam Prize for outstanding career achievement. Bialystok, a Distinguished Research Professor in York’s Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health, is known internationally for her research on language, bilingualism and cognitive development. She received the award this morning from the […]
Thierry de Duve asks “When did the Medium Disappear?” in York University’s 2010 Joan and Martin Goldfarb Summer Institute
TORONTO, April 13, 2010 -- Internationally renowned art theorist, critic and educator Thierry de Duve will give a free public talk titled “When did the Medium Disappear?” at the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (MOCCA) on May 6. De Duve’s lecture is part of Where is the Medium?, the Joan & Martin Goldfarb Summer Institute in […]
Sex, adultery, betrayal, divorce – right in your own backyard
New book by York U prof investigates birds’ clandestine behaviours TORONTO, April 12, 2010 -- Why do birds divorce? What makes them cheat on their spouses? Why might couples favour one offspring over another? A new book by a York University professor delves into these and other aspects of the secret lives of birds. In […]
York prof Paul Lovejoy receives Distinguished Africanist Award
TORONTO, April 9, 2010 -- York Distinguished Research Professor in African history Paul Lovejoy, director of the Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on the Global Migrations of African Peoples, was chosen over 10 other nominees to receive this year's Distinguished Africanist Research Excellence Award from the University of Texas at Austin for his dedication, lifetime of […]
