TORONTO, April 8, 2010 -- Where is the Medium?, the 2010 Joan and Martin Goldfarb Summer Institute in York University’s Faculty of Fine Arts, features a free public lecture on May 5 by media arts specialist Christine Ross. Ross, who holds the James McGill Chair in Contemporary Art History at Montreal’s McGill University, will speak […]
Six Canada Research Chairs renewed at York for $5.7 million
TORONTO, April 7, 2010 -- York University has received $5.7 million to renew six of its Canada Research Chairs (CRC). Professors Caitlin Fisher, David Hood, Joel Katz, Steve Mason, Wendy Taylor and Peer Zumbansen will continue their respective research in digital culture, cell physiology, health psychology, Greco-Roman cultural interaction, experimental particle physics, and transnational economic governance […]
Architectural Historian Shelley Hornstein to give Walter L. Gordon Lecture at York University
TORONTO, March 29, 2010 -- Shelley Hornstein, associate professor of architectural history and urban culture in the Department of Visual Arts at York University, will deliver the Walter L. Gordon Lecture at York on March 31. In her talk, titled Losing Site: Architecture, Memory and Place, Hornstein will use several case studies to demonstrate different […]
York/Sheridan Designers showcase new creative directions
TORONTO, March 26, 2010 -- Toronto’s hottest new designers showcase their work in the York/Sheridan Design Grad Show 2010, the graduation exhibition of the class of 2010 of the York/Sheridan Joint Program in Design (YSDN). The outstanding work of this year’s 106 graduates will be on display April 18-21 at the Fermenting Cellar in Toronto's […]
York University welcomes Ontario’s postsecondary education investment
Provincial budget emphasizes value of higher education TORONTO, March 25, 2010 -- York University President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri is applauding the Ontario government for its recognition of, and investment in, the province’s postsecondary education sector as a major economic driver of ideas, products and jobs. In presenting his 2010 provincial budget, Ontario Finance […]
York U students to be inducted into new chapter of Golden Key Society
TORONTO, March 24, 2010 -- More than 800 York University students will be inducted into the Golden Key International Honour Society, at the York chapter’s inaugural ceremony on Friday, March 26 at 7pm. The York University chapter is the newest in Canada, and will be one of the largest nationally. The Golden […]
Yvonne Rainer Immersion showcases trailblazing choreographer and filmmaker
York University’s Joan and Martin Goldfarb Summer Institute celebrates Rainer's extraordinary five decades in dance and film TORONTO, March 24, 2010 -- Where is the Medium?, the 2010 Joan and Martin Goldfarb Summer Institute in York University’s Faculty of Fine Arts, kicks off April 6 with a day-long celebration of the work of trailblazing dance […]
