Provided by Media Relations. Reproduced with permission - Torstar Syndication Services. Oct. 31, 2004 The Toronto Star York sheds 'U of T Lite' identity `New kid' emerges from elder's shadow Downtown dowager now eating its dust LOUISE BROWN EDUCATION REPORTER Go ahead, keep dissing York University. Complain that it's out in the boonies. Call […]
York U psychology professor pioneering new wave of treatment for emotional trauma and depression
TORONTO, October 29, 2004 -- If fighting emotion with emotion sounds unconventional, that’s because it is. York University Psychology Professor Leslie Greenberg is one of only a handful of researchers on the cutting edge of treatment for psychological trauma and depression using emotion-focused therapy, or EFT – a treatment he pioneered. EFT challenges conventional cognitive-behavioural or […]
York University Fine Arts grad wins $100,000 Siminovitch Prize
Annual theatre award of largest of its kind in Canada TORONTO, October 28, 2004 -- York University alumnus Jillian Keiley has been named the recipient of the $100,000 Elinore & Lou Siminovitch Prize in Theatre – Canada’s richest annual theatre award. Keiley, who graduated from York with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre, […]
York’s Glendon College honoured for preparing students for a global future
Scotiabank-AUCC Award For Excellence in Internationalization TORONTO, October 28, 2004 -- York is one of only four Canadian universities to be honoured last night with the Scotiabank-AUCC Awards for Excellence in Internationalization, in recognition of innovative programs that help students prepare for a more global world. The awards recognize institutions for their excellence in forming a […]
York U. student to receive Harry Jerome scholarship
TORONTO, October 28, 2004 -- For the second year in a row, York University student Tamara Gordon will be a recipient of the prestigious Harry Jerome Scholarship. “We are very proud of Tamara,” said Robert Tiffin, Assist Vice-President, Enrollment Management and Registrar at York University, “She has overcome many challenges in her life and her […]
US election too close to call... York U experts offer up commentary
TORONTO, November 2, 2004 -- As the late Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau once quipped, living next to the United States is like sleeping with an elephant – one is affected by every twitch and grunt. So it is that many Canadians will be looking south to the US presidential election today (Nov. 2) […]
York U offers great vantage point for lunar eclipse on Wed., October 27th
TORONTO, October 26, 2004 -- At York University all eyes will be on the sky Wednesday night, as astronomy enthusiasts are invited to York’s Arboretum Observatory Facility to gaze up at the lunar eclipse. "A lunar eclipse is what we see when our planet blocks the sun’s light from the moon. In essence, the […]
