TORONTO, March 28, 2006 -- A unique national network is being launched today to address bullying problems and promote healthy relationships among children. Led by York and Queen’s Universities, this national network is the first of its kind in Canada. It will lay the groundwork for a national strategy to address bullying and other relationship […]

TORONTO, March 27, 2006 -- Five York University researchers have been awarded more than $1.1 million in funding from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to study topics ranging from barriers to long-term weight loss, to the brain mechanisms underlying disorders such as autism.   CFI announced the inaugural funding today for its new Leaders […]

Sustains higher education support TORONTO, March 23, 2006 -- York University applauds the Ontario government’s investments into public transit, post-secondary education and research and innovation, announced today in the provincial budget. The Ontario government’s $670-million commitment to public transit through its Move Ontario initiative will enhance accessibility for York’s 65,000 students, faculty and staff, via […]

TORONTO, March 22, 2006 -- Young people eager to learn more about careers as leaders in the global economy will be gathering at York University on Friday, March 24 to participate in a leadership training event. The Global Vision – Junior Team Canada Global Leaders Centre will bring together students mostly in Grades 11 and […]

TORONTO, March 20, 2006 -- York University and the Faculty of Fine Arts officially launched The Accolade Project buildings with a ribbon-cutting ceremony today in The CIBC Lobby of the Accolade East building. A vibrant new centre for fine arts education, Accolade offers state-of-the-art teaching, exhibition and performance facilities in two new buildings ­– Accolade […]

TORONTO, March 20, 2006 -- York University and the Faculty of Fine Arts is celebrating the official opening of The Accolade Project, York’s outstanding new $107.5 million, state-of-the-art teaching, exhibition and performance complex with a week-long Fine Arts Festival running March 20-26. Featuring both established and emerging artists and spanning all the fine arts disciplines, the […]

TORONTO, March 15, 2006 -- The younger you become a single parent, the greater the likelihood that you and your child will be at risk of poverty, a new study reveals.   York University sociology professor Anne-Marie Ambert has released a report based on extensive research of one-parent families (OPFs) in Canada, in which she finds […]