York profs first to find evidence that “average” faces more easily distinguished by our brains TORONTO, September 14, 2005 -- Star-gazers beware: Picking a celebrity’s face from a crowd might not be as easy as you thought -- according to a new study by two York University professors. “In the case of celebrities, many of […]
Information regarding York University response to Hurricane Katrina
TORONTO, September 12, 2005 -- In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, York University is offering immediate assistance to displaced students, while developing a longer-term response to assist the devastated region. York President and Vice-Chancellor Lorna Marsden has asked Sheila Embleton, Vice-President Academic, to assume responsibility for receiving inquiries from undergraduate and graduate students from […]
York U prof Paul Hoffert receives Order of Canada
TORONTO, September 12, 2005 -- York University Professor Paul Hoffert, founder of the rock band Lighthouse, was invested as a Member of the Order of Canada Friday. A legend in Canadian music, Hoffert received his insignia during the final investiture ceremony to be presided over by Governor General Adrienne Clarkson. Now an adjunct professor of Fine […]
Accolades to Amnon Buchbinder for Whole New Thing
TORONTO, September 12, 2005 -- Heralded by four-star previews, York University film professor Amnon Buchbinder’s new feature, Whole New Thing, will receive its world premiere screening at the Toronto International Film Festival tonight. Buchbinder knew he had a winning script on his hands when ThinkFilm made an offer for the Canadian rights to Whole New […]
Transportation Minister boosts buses for York U
TORONTO, September 12, 2005 -- Transportation Minister Harinder Takhar visited York University today to experience firsthand what the Ontario government’s investment in transit means to the university and its students. The university welcomed Minister Takhar, who announced that GO Transit has expanded its Highway 407 service between the Pickering GO Station and York University. The improved […]
Two York profs make “top 10” in TVO quest for “Ontario’s best lecturer”
TORONTO, September 7, 2005 -- Two of York’s most popular professors have been named among the top 10 in the final round of a competition to find Ontario’s best lecturer. The pair -- Rob Bowman and Paul Delaney (right) -- were nominated by students and then selected by a panel of judges in a process conducted by […]
Reducing vulnerability is important lesson of Katrina, York U prof says
TORONTO, September 6, 2005 -- The Hurricane Katrina disaster is a hard lesson in the value of prevention, says York University Professor David Etkin, coordinator of the first Emergency Management program to be offered in an Ontario university. “As a society, we emphasize preparedness, response and recovery, but an ounce of prevention is worth a […]
