1,000 Ontario high school students get real life lessons TORONTO, April 29, 2005 -- York University’s 26th annual Engineering and Science Olympics will pit over 1,000 high school students from more than 70 Ontario schools in a fierce battle of wits and time involving a forensic crime scene investigation, a mock environmental disaster, battling […]
York U professors call for ‘renaissance’ to meet climate change challenge
Technology will help trim Kyoto costs, but massive global attitude shift is needed TORONTO, April 27, 2005 -- To meet its Kyoto-mandated reductions in greenhouse gas emissions by 2012 will require a fundamental shift in Canada’s economic, industrial, social, science and legal policies that will amount to a renaissance, says a group of York University […]
York builds on strength in international studies with Canada Research Chair in modern Chinese history
Prof. Joshua Fogel will hold chair worth $1.4 million TORONTO, April 22, 2005 -- Joshua Fogel, one of the world’s leading scholars of modern Asian studies, has been awarded a Canada Research Chair worth $1.4 million and will begin his work at York in July. The announcement was made today in Winnipeg by the […]
SARS and the Global City: Two years after
Panel to delve into lasting effects of SARS outbreak TORONTO, April 22, 2005 -- Two years after SARS devastated communities in Southern Ontario, York University is hosting a panel that aims to delve into the human aftermath of the outbreak. On Friday, April 29, at Toronto City Hall, Harris Ali and Roger Keil, researchers in […]
THE STADIUM AT YORK UNIVERSITY – A STATEMENT
APRIL 22, 2005 -- York University was surprised to read today that the Argos owners may be considering an offer to play rent-free at the Rogers Centre. The Stadium at York University has been planned as the premier venue for soccer in Canada and host-site of the FIFA World Youth Championship Canada 2007. We […]
Accolades to Phillip Silver, Dean of York's Faculty of Fine Arts, for setting the scene
Accolades to Phillip Silver, Dean of York's Faculty of Fine Arts, for setting the scene The “Accolades to” series showcases York University’s vibrant cultural community by profiling faculty, students, alumni and friends who deserve accolades for their outstanding achievements and contributions to the fine arts. Supporting this creative talent, York’s new Accolade buildings will offer Canada's […]
York U Prof Doug Crawford receives prestigious Steacie Prize
TORONTO, April 19, 2005 -- York U’s Dr. Doug Crawford, Canada Research Chair in Visual Motor Neuroscience, received the Steacie Prize in the Natural Sciences for his outstanding contributions to the field of neuroscience and vision research in a ceremony held today at York. Crawford, of the university’s pioneering Centre for Vision Research, released a […]
