TORONTO, February 18, 2009 -- York University neuroscientist Denise Henriques is one of a handful of professors at Canadian universities to be awarded a prestigious 2009 Sloan Research Fellowship. The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announced its selection of outstanding early career researchers recently, recognizing 118 faculty members across the United States and Canada who are […]
Broadbent to reflect on ‘barbarism lite’ at York U lecture
TORONTO, February 18, 2009 -- Ed Broadbent, former leader of the NDP and a member of the Canadian Parliament for 21 years, will give the annual Avie Bennett Historica Public Lecture in Canadian History at York University on Thursday, Feb. 19. Broadbent will discuss the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and its implications […]
York U Malinke guest artists teach local youth as part of Black History Month
TORONTO, February 17, 2009 -- As artists-in-residence at York University, Malinke masters Billy Nankouma Konaté and Sani Abu will host a series of intensive dance and music workshops for students both at York and in the surrounding University Heights community at Black Creek/Jane and Finch. The artists are visiting York as part of Performing […]
Songbirds fly three times faster than expected
York University researcher tracks migration for first time TORONTO, February 12, 2009 -- A York University researcher has tracked the migration of songbirds by outfitting them with tiny geolocator backpacks – a world first – revealing that scientists have underestimated their flight performance dramatically. "Never before has anyone been able to track songbirds […]
York U launches programs to financially support students
TORONTO, February 11, 2009 -- York University is introducing a number of measures to financially assist students in dealing with the newly-extended school year, which presents serious challenges for students both to complete their current year and to prepare for next year’s studies. “As the winter term will now end in early June, we […]
Couples therapy a hot topic this Valentine’s Day: York U experts
TORONTO, February 11, 2009 -- Financial trouble can exacerbate problems in romantic relationships, making this Valentine’s Day a good opportunity for couples to take stock and be sure they are prepared to weather the economic storm together. Kyle D. Killian is an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing and Leslie S. Greenberg is a […]
Jay and Barbara Hennick Centre for Business and Law launches at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School and Schulich School of Business
New Centre first of its kind in Canada TORONTO, February 6, 2009 – York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School and Schulich School of Business, two world-class professional schools, today marked the beginning of a new era in Canadian business and law education and scholarship with the launch of the Jay and Barbara Hennick Centre […]
