TORONTO, June 15, 2004 -- Being bilingual helps keep you from losing your mental edge as you age, according to York University psychologist Ellen Bialystok, distinguished research professor with the Faculty of Arts. "Being bilingual is like going to a brain gym," said Bialystok. "Handling a language is a big task for the brain's 'executive […]
Profs available to comment on summer blockbuster movies
TORONTO, June 23, 2004 -- This summer is promising to be chock full of box office blockbusters for moviegoers and budding cinematic critics alike with such films as Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Troy, The Stepford Wives, Shrek 2, and Super Size Me. York University has professors from a variety of disciplines […]
York Journal Launches Critical Perspectives on Technology and Culture
TORONTO, June 11, 2004 -- In a special issue on technology and culture, Topia: Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies features new critical perspectives from current scholars in the field. Scholarly examinations in the issue include: technology, space and power in the 20th century office (Dale A. Bradley); video games as moral universes (Neal Thomas); the network […]
Buddhist Society donates temple to York U. Environmental Studies
TORONTO, June 11, 2004 -- York University’s Faculty of Environmental Studies will establish a special bursary award for students in financial need thanks to a unique donation from the Han Shan Sih Buddhist Society of North York. The gift, a house which served as the society’s temple for 15 years, has been sold to fund […]
New chancellor to be installed Saturday
Former Supreme Court Justice Peter deCarteret Cory will be 11th Chancellor TORONTO, June 10, 2004 -- The Honourable Peter deCarteret Cory, former Canadian Supreme Court Justice and distinguished international jurist, will be installed as 11th Chancellor of York University on Saturday, June 12, 2:30 p.m. at convocation ceremonies at the Glendon Campus. Mr. […]
York U. team finds evidence of new black hole or neutron star
Nearby supernova explodes leaving new object in its wake TORONTO, June 10, 2004 – Researchers at York University have announced the discovery of what they believe is a brand new black hole or neutron star. The object, which was detected as radio waves coming from the centre of a supernova in a nearby galaxy, […]
Visit York to see transit of Venus for the first time in 122 years
(To See Video http://www.pulse24.com/News/Top_Story/20040608-011/page.asp) TORONTO, June 4, 2004 -- The sun will darken slightly on Tuesday morning, so slightly that many people won’t even notice it. Yet something historic will have occurred: the transit of Venus across the face of the Sun. Astronomers and would-be astronomers are invited to view this occurrence starting Tuesday at 5 a.m. from […]
