TORONTO, July 31, 2003 – The United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on Friday will announce the winning proposal for the 2007 "Scout" mission to Mars. Two of the four finalists include Canadian participation. York University Space scientist and Chairman of Optech Incorporated, Allan Carswell, is leading a Canadian team of researchers in […]
TTC Chair Howard Moscoe endorses subway to York U
TORONTO, July 28, 2003 – Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) Chair Howard Moscoe has recommended extending the subway line to York University as a way to reduce commuter grid lock in the GTA. The recommendation was made at a weekend conference Kyoto and Sprawl: Building Cities that Work, held at York's Glendon College, examining strategies to […]
Innocence Project at York U’s Osgoode Hall Law School Praises Bail Decision in Phillion Case
TORONTO, July 23, 2003 – Members of the Innocence Project at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School welcomed the Ontario Superior Court decision to release Romeo Phillion on bail. Ontario Superior Court Justice David Watt released Phillion, 64, pending a decision from federal Justice Minister Martin Cauchon on whether Phillion's 1972 conviction for the murder of […]
York U. future teachers visit Germany and Poland to explore Holocaust and anti-racism education
TORONTO, July 22, 2003 -- Thirteen York University students are spending their summer studying ways to teach about the Holocaust and racism. Their studies will take them to Europe for three weeks. There they will join university students from Germany and Poland and will visit several former concentration camps, including Auschwitz, and participate in a […]
York U. conference on Kyoto and urban sprawl draws senior politicians, experts and activists
TORONTO, July 21, 2003 – Kyoto and Sprawl: Building Cities that Work, a conference at York University’s Glendon College July 25-27, will make recommendations to reduce urban sprawl and the resulting traffic gridlock in the GTA and other Ontario cities leading up to elections this fall. Experts in planning, transportation, economic development, health and conservation […]
Glendon Hall at York U. selected as Junior League of Toronto Showhouse 2004
TORONTO, July 4, 2003 -- The Junior League of Toronto and York University are pleased to announce that Toronto’s finest designers will renovate historic Glendon Hall, at York University’s Glendon College campus, as the seventh Junior League of Toronto Showhouse. As the signature fundraiser for the Junior League, a Showhouse showcases designers, suppliers and sponsors […]
SARS update for York University community
TORONTO, July 4, 2003 -- This note contains updated information about Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) for York University students, faculty and staff. The University’s summer academic session is proceeding as scheduled. General Information To date, there are no reported cases of SARS at York. Health officials continue to advise the public to be conscious […]
