TORONTO, September 22, 2009 -- More than 20 noted Canadian artists are joining forces to transform a suburban Toronto street with The Leona Drive Project, a landmark collaboration uniting artists, students, developers and place-makers to create a site-specific exhibition running October 22 to 31. Set in one of Toronto’s oldest inner suburbs, the community […]
YUFA ratifies settlement for new collective agreement
TORONTO, September 21, 2009 -- At a ratification meeting held on September 17, 2009, members of the York University Faculty Association voted overwhelmingly in favour of renewing its collective agreement with York University for a three-year term, for the period of 2009 - 2012. YUFA membership ratified the negotiated agreement with more than 80% […]
York Security - Sexual assault suspect arrested
TORONTO, September 19, 2009 -- A sexual assault suspect has been apprehended by Toronto Police Service in connection with two separate incidents that took place on York’s Keele campus. On Tuesday the 15th of September 2009 in the evening hours a 23 year-old female York University student was in the University's Scott Library. It is […]
Evidence of direct link between mutated gene and autism, York U study finds
TORONTO, September 16, 2009 -- A gene mutation found in some people with autism appears to disrupt very early stages of brain development and contribute to the nervous system deficits that are the hallmarks of autism disorder, a York University study has found. The study traces the link from autism and a mutated gene […]
Global Brief finds new home at York U’s Glendon College
TORONTO, September 15, 2009 -- The Glendon School of Public & International Affairs at York University is now the institutional home of Global Brief, Canada's new world affairs magazine. The partnership aims to cement Global Brief as Canada’s sole top-tier magazine dedicated to global affairs and targeting a worldwide readership. “It is most fitting that the […]
Career development doesn’t aid immigrants: York U study
TORONTO, September 11, 2009 -- Workplace training and development doesn’t help immigrants get ahead in their careers, even though it benefits other employees, according to a study led by a York University professor. Researchers conducted an analysis of the 2003 Canadian Workplace and Employee Survey (WES), the most comprehensive survey of career success outcomes to […]
Himelfarb to lead Glendon Public & International Affairs School
TORONTO, September 10, 2009 -- Alexander Himelfarb has been appointed director of the Glendon School of Public & International Affairs at the Glendon Campus of York University. Himelfarb will guide the expansion of the School’s research capacity and its professional development programming and will strengthen the interface between the School and the public sector. Himelfarb […]
