TORONTO, November 1, 2007 -- York University professor Robert MacDermid will speak about the impact of developers’ contributions in Toronto-area municipal election campaigns on Friday, November 2, as part of a new seminar series presented by The City Institute at York. A professor of political science, MacDermid will outline the influence developers had in municipal elections from […]
Magna-CAW deal bad for workers: York U professor
TORONTO, October 29, 2007 -- The ‘no strike’ deal between Magna International Inc. and the Canadian Auto Workers union will undermine the CAW’s ability to represent its members and may trigger a disturbing trend in Ontario labour, says York University professor Carla Lipsig-Mummé.* “My concern is that it is a small rock slide that thins […]
Rhinoceros takes Centre Stage at York U
Madd Harold directs Theatre @ York’s season opener TORONTO, November 8, 2007 -- Theatre @ York launches its season with Rhinoceros, Eugene Ionesco's compelling exploration of the seductive and destructive power of the drive to conformity. The show previews opens Nov. 6 and runs to Nov. 10 in the Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan Theatre […]
The Sundar Viswanathan Quartet kicks off York U’s Faculty Concert Series
TORONTO, October 24, 2007 -- The Sundar Viswanathan Quartet kicks off the Faculty Concert Series in York University’s Music Department on November 1 with an exciting program of jazz standards and original compositions. Viswanathan, a professor in York’s renowned jazz program since 2001, leads the band on sax and vocals. Joining him on stage […]
Shutdown of music-downloading site “ideological warfare,” York prof says
Popular sharing site OiNK under criminal investigation TORONTO, October 24, 2007 -- A new study by a York University professor says that censure of music downloading sites is part industry bluff, part consumer pushback – indicating a bigger trend towards what researchers have dubbed “market staging.” The study analyzes the war on music downloading over […]
York U leads Canada’s first VHF wind profiler network
Technology to improve accuracy of weather forecasting TORONTO, October 22, 2007 -- York University, in collaboration with the University of Western Ontario and McGill University, is leading the development of a new network of VHF radars that can more accurately observe severe wind conditions, including clear-air turbulence. The Ontario-Quebec VHF Windprofiler Radar Network (or “O-Q […]
New supercomputer aids York U researchers in search for elusive Higgs particle
TORONTO, October 19, 2007 -- A new Canadian-built supercomputer will aid researchers from York University and a consortium of Canadian universities in their search for an elusive subatomic particle, which could radically alter our understanding of physics. Wendy Taylor and Sampa Bhadra, professors in York’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, are part of a team of 70 […]
