TORONTO, January 31, 2008 -- A York University professor is calling for changes to rules of parental consent, in order to protect teenagers who participate in sexual health surveys. Professor Sarah Flicker, who is conducting a major study of Toronto teens’ sexual health, says requiring teens to secure parental consent is not necessarily ethical and can […]

TORONTO, January 29, 2008 -- York University welcomes today’s announcement by the Ontario government of more than $12.6 million in funding for facilities and infrastructure improvements, as part of a larger investment for postsecondary campuses across the province.   “This funding will enable us to make immediate investments on pressing capital-related projects that will ultimately benefit […]

TORONTO, January 29, 2008 -- The Toronto Police Sex Crimes Unit, in cooperation with York University Security Services, has completed its investigation in relation to the alleged sexual assault that was reported to have occurred on Friday, January 11, 2008 at Founders College Residence, York University. It has been determined that the sexual assault did […]

TORONTO, January 28, 2008 -- Patrick Monahan, Dean of Osgoode Hall Law School of York University, today announced the appointment of Louis Mirando as Osgoode’s Chief Law Librarian, effective March 1.   Mirando, who has a Master of Library Science degree from the University of Toronto and has also done post-graduate studies at the University […]

TORONTO, January 25, 2008 -- York alumnus Jerry Levitan (BA ’76, LLB ’79) is at the Sundance Film Festival today for a screening of his Oscar-nominated animated film about Beatle John Lennon, I Met the Walrus. Levitan was stuck in traffic driving his six-year-old daughter to school when the call came from his girlfriend telling […]

TORONTO, January 24, 2008 -- Mark Chambers headlines the Faculty Concert Series of York University’s Music Department on February 7 with a wide-ranging program of duets for cello and piano, partnered by his department colleague and frequent collaborator, Christina Petrowska Quilico. The concert takes place at 7:30pm in the Tribute Communities Recital Hall at York. […]

TORONTO, January 24, 2008 -- York University’s Department of Dance spotlights its own with Dance Inside/Out, an engaging production offering an insider’s view of choreography and performance. The show runs two nights only, January 31 and February 1 in the Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan Theatre at York.   Dance Inside/Out will present works created […]