TORONTO, November 17, 2003 -- Ethnomusicologist Gage Averill will give an illustrated talk on "Female Folkloric Singers as the Embodiment of National Sovereignty in Haiti" as the featured speaker at the first Lise Waxer Memorial Lecture on November 27 at York University. Chair of the Music Department at New York University, Averill is author of […]

TORONTO, November 14, 2003 -- The controversy over prescription drugs continues as more US border states contemplate supplying their needs through Canadian pharmaceutical marketing firms. The issue has raised many questions about the pharmaceutical industry in Canada including research and development, drug-testing, marketing and international trade issues. York University faculty members are at the forefront […]

TORONTO, November 14, 2003 -- York University will help officially open the Innovation Synergy Centre in Markham (ISCM) on Thursday, Nov. 20, 3:30 p.m. The Innovation Synergy Centre, of which York is a founding partner, is a new concept, focused on assisting companies to realize their growth potential in both the domestic and international marketplaces. The […]

TORONTO, November 13, 2003 -- Film festivals are usually associated with the red carpets of Cannes, Sundance and the Toronto International Film Festival. Chandra Siddan, a recent graduate of York University’s Faculty of Education (BEd ‘03), wants to show that Toronto’s Regent Park community is an equally colourful venue to hold a film festival.   To […]

TORONTO, November 13, 2003 -- Aftermath, an eclectic program of creative new dance pieces, will be showcased November 20-21 at Burton Auditorium. The show features works by York University’s graduate dance artists Julye Huggins, Calla Lachance, Shannon Litzenberger, Aimée Dawn Robinson, Santee Smith, Su-Lin Tseng, Alana Upcraft and Ann-Marie Williams. With tempting titles such as […]

TORONTO, November 12, 2003 -- Third-year dance majors at York University, working under the direction of choreographers Carol Anderson and Eddison B. Lindsay, will present fresh new choreography during York Dances!, a highly entertaining celebration of dance running November 26 through 29. From classical to contemporary and beyond, the participating artists will engage the imagination through […]

TORONTO, November 10, 2003 -- Should Canada buy into the Bush Doctrine? Do we have a choice? These are questions that will be debated at a public forum sponsored by York University’s Centre for International and Security Studies (YCISS) on Thursday, Nov. 13 at the Marriott Eaton Centre 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Guest speakers will include […]