TORONTO, February 19, 2008 -- Award-winning designer Phillip Silver’s term as dean of York’s Faculty of Fine Arts is coming to an end, but his life as a set, costume and lighting designer will continue to flourish. Silver’s term ends June 30, 2008 – the day he turns 65.  Silver came to York in 1986 after […]

TORONTO, February 14, 2008 -- Emőke J.E. Szathmáry, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Manitoba, will receive an honorary doctorate from York University during its winter convocation ceremonies on February 15, 2008. “In awarding this honorary doctorate, we’re recognizing Dr. Szathmáry’s exemplary leadership in education and her commitment to values that York holds dear: […]

TORONTO, February 13, 2008 -- Acclaimed jazz drummer Barry Elmes, Chair of York University’s Music Department, brings his quintet to centre stage on February 28 for the season finale of York’s Faculty Concert Series.   The concert, featuring new compositions by Elmes plus selections from the ensemble’s recorded repertoire, will take place at 7:30pm in […]

TORONTO, February 13, 2008 -- The microscopic control of matter, even individual atoms, is a hot research area that will attract more than 75 of the world’s leading scientists to York, Feb. 14 to 16, for the Ultracold Nanomatter Conference. Also attending and presenting at the conference will be Nobel Laureate, Klaus von Klitzing, a German physicist […]

Urban Diversity Initiative helps teacher candidates understand students’ realities   TORONTO, February 13, 2008 -- Teacher candidates in the Urban Diversity Initiative at York University are learning how to look at education differently – from the point of view of students who feel marginalized in school.   Almost 1,000 teacher candidates have graduated from the […]

13th Annual International Studies Symposium TORONTO, February 12, 2008 -- International and local experts on Egypt will meet at York University’s Glendon College on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008, to examine the religious, economic and political dilemmas facing the country as it ages.   As the oldest and most populous country in the Middle East, Egypt […]

Renewed funding from SSHRC and CIC to support collaborative immigration research partnership among Ryerson, U of T and York   TORONTO, February 11, 2008 --  The Ontario Metropolis Centre (CERIS), one of five national research centres that studies the effects of immigration and settlement upon urban centres through the national Metropolis Project for research on migration, […]