TORONTO, June 8, 2009 -- Final fiscal year-end investment performance results are now available for the overall York University endowment, held both at the University and in the York University Foundation. Investment performance on the fund overall was -18% for the year ending April 30th, 2009. While this is a substantial decline in performance compared […]
Honorary degrees a fitting tribute to York U 50th anniversary
Outstanding leaders to be recognized at spring convocation TORONTO, June 5, 2009 -- York University will confer 14 honorary degrees during its 2009 spring convocation ceremonies, running from June 24 to 30. “We are proud to mark the 50th anniversary of York University by honoring such an extraordinary group of individuals,” said President and […]
Bullying not just a childhood problem; it happens throughout life
Forms and methods people use to bully change with age but effects are just as devastating TORONTO, June 3, 2009 -- Canada’s leading experts in bullying will gather in Toronto on Friday, June 5 to share the latest knowledge, tools and strategies to address bullying issues from infancy through to adulthood. The fourth annual […]
York U students win Mars Rover Challenge
York team sole Canadian representative at event TORONTO, June 2, 2009 -- A team of York science and engineering students has placed first in the 2009 University Rover Challenge in Hanksville, Utah. The York University Rover Team (YURT) competed in the challenge, which took place at the Mars Desert Research Station in a remote part of the Utah […]
Toronto teens need more sexual health education and clinics, new survey finds
Report calls for major changes to fight increase in sexually-transmitted infections and misinformation TORONTO, June 2, 2009 --Teens in Toronto are engaging in risky sexual behaviours, a report released today shows, and young people in the groups most at risk are not getting the information they need to protect themselves. The Toronto Teen Survey […]
York community saddened by death of Shane Fair
TORONTO, May 31, 2009 -- All of the York University community is deeply saddened to learn of the death of student Shane Fair. The Toronto Police Service recovered Fair’s body yesterday in the water near where he was last seen on Saturday, May 16 at 12:30 am, in the Lakeshore Boulevard West/ British Columbia Road […]
Federal and provincial governments invest $25 million in Osgoode Hall Law School project at York U
TORONTO, May 29, 2009 -- Osgoode Hall Law School at York University will be renovated completely and expanded with $25 million of federal and provincial government investment under the Knowledge Infrastructure Program. Peter Kent, Minister of State of Foreign Affairs (Americas), announced $12.5 million in federal stimulus funding for the project at Osgoode today. […]
