TORONTO, June 6, 2003 -- Four spacecraft are travelling to Mars this month, as the red planet moves the closest it has been to Earth in 60 millennia. Japan’s first Mars probe, Nozomi, is already in Space and on trajectory with navigational support from York University’s Centre for Research in Earth and Space Science (CRESS). […]
Philip Monk Named Curator of Art Gallery of York University
TORONTO, June 3, 2003 -- Philip Monk has been appointed as Director and Curator of the Art Gallery of York University (AGYU). A respected curator, prolific writer and member of Toronto’s art community, Mr. Monk has served as curator of the Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery at Harbourfront Centre in Toronto for the past nine […]
Donations to York U. up 38 per cent
TORONTO, May 29, 2003 -- On the one year anniversary of the York University Foundation’s launch, $14.8 million has been raised across the University, a 38 per cent increase over last year, including 50 gifts and pledges each worth $25,000 or more—from alumni, generous benefactors, and the local community in support of York faculties, students, […]
Study shows systematic bias in industry testing of drugs
TORONTO, May 29, 2003 -- A new study shows that drug testing sponsored by the pharmaceutical industry is more likely to produce results favouring the sponsor’s product than testing funded by other sources. "These findings indicate a systematic bias in drug testing and this is a serious problem as an increasing number of clinical trials […]
York U. joins Japan Sakura Project to plant cherry trees in Ontario
TORONTO, May 28, 2003 -- York University today joined the Japanese government’s Sakura Project, and will plant 250 Japanese flowering cherry trees on campus, symbolizing the long-standing close relationship between Japan and York. Japan’s Consul General in Toronto, Takashi Koezuka, and York University President and Vice-Chancellor, Lorna R. Marsden, performed a ceremonial tree planting this […]
York University Spring Convocation 2003 Governor General Adrienne Clarkson, author Rohinton Mistry, CBC President Robert Rabinovitch, business school benefactor Seymour Schulich, Six Nations Chief Roberta Jamieson, tenor Ben Heppner among honorary degree recipients
TORONTO, May 27, 2003 -- York University will award 11 honorary degrees during its spring convocation ceremonies to individuals whose pioneering spirit and groundbreaking achievements reflect the York vision of success. The ceremonies, from June 13 to June 21, will confer degrees on people with achievements in fields ranging from public service and broadcasting to […]
York U. joins Japan Sakura Project to plant cherry trees in Ontario
TORONTO, May 26, 2003 -- York University will plant 250 Japanese flowering cherry trees as part of the Japanese government’s Sakura project, symbolizing the long-standing close relationship between Japan and Canada and York’s many cultural and academic ties with Japanese institutions. Japan’s Consul General in Toronto, Takashi Koezuka, and York University President & Vice-Chancellor, Lorna […]
