Osgoode Hall Law School of York University presents "Dean for a Day" TORONTO, September 27, 2004 -- Patrick Monahan, Dean of York University's Osgoode Hall Law School, will trade places with second-year law student Amer Mushtag on Thursday, September 30, 2004. Mushtag, who submitted the winning essay on what he would do as Dean, will assume […]
York U. launches Colloquium on the Global South
Internationally renowned activist Pat Mooney to examine impact of new technologies on biodiversity and marginalized groups TORONTO, September 27, 2004 -- As part of a new Colloquium series on the Global South, internationally renowned researcher and activist Pat Mooney will warn about the potential health and environmental risks of bio and nano-technologies in talks he […]
York U. prof. develops video games that teachers won’t confiscate
Game called ‘Contagion’ teaches kids how to avoid infectious diseases TORONTO, September 23, 2004 -- Ask any kid: get caught playing with a video game in class and the teacher will take it away. But that may change if York University professor Jennifer Jenson gets her way. Jenson believes that video games have a place in […]
York’s new external Web site FAQs
Here is a set of frequently asked questions prepared for the launch of the new site. What do we mean by a new external website?The current Web site has around 500,000 pages and can be extremely confusing for outsiders who are not familiar with York. Obviously this is not ideal if we are aiming to […]
York U researchers say enforceable standards needed for long-term care
New study examines plight of CUPE workers in health care TORONTO, September 22, 2004 -- A survey conducted by York University researchers shows that conditions in Ontario’s nursing homes will only improve with the introduction of enforceable standards for care. There are not enough hands: Conditions in Ontario’s Long-term Care Facilities, by York […]
Internationally renowned cultural scholar Susan Buck-Morss to deliver Ioan Davies Memorial Lecture
TORONTO, September 22, 2004 -- Internationally renowned cultural scholar and author Susan Buck-Morss will deliver this year's York University Ioan Davies Memorial Lecture titled "Global Imagination Against Global Power", Sept. 27 at 3 p.m. A professor of political philosophy, social theory and visual culture in the Department of Government at Cornell University, Buck-Morss will discuss […]
York U. researcher puts NHL owners in penalty box over players’ lockout
TORONTO, September 22, 2004 -- Hockey fans should be pointing the finger at owners, not players, in the current NHL lockout, according to York University researcher Julian Ammirante. “Athletes’ salaries are typically portrayed by owners as the major cause for the NHL’s financial woes,” says Ammirante. “But in terms of mismanagement, hockey has had […]
