TORONTO, February 24, 2003 -- The thrilling 20-voice Nathaniel Dett Chorale, directed by Brainerd Blyden-Taylor, will present a special concert, "Voices of the Diaspora: Canciones de Cuba", in partnership with the Faculty of Fine Arts at York University on February 26. This concert will inaugurate a new ‘Diaspora’ series of presentations being developed by artistic […]
Trauma response training at York U. will set new standard for assisting victims
TORONTO, February 20, 2003 -- An estimated 70 per cent of the population in North America will experience trauma in their lifetime, in encounters ranging from motor vehicle accidents and serious illness to crime, natural disasters, and international terror. But victims of trauma can, and do, recover with timely and appropriate intervention. To enhance trauma […]
York U. annual sports business conference hosts CBC Sports executive Nancy Lee
TORONTO, February 19, 2003 -- Executive Director of CBC Sports, Nancy Lee, is the keynote speaker at the York University Sports Administration Association (YUSAA) 5th annual sports business conference Feb. 27-28 entitled, The Convergence of Sport and Entertainment. The conference will examine current issues in media, marketing and entrepreneurship in both amateur and professional sport. […]
Collectors bid on rare wines for York U. rainforest conservation program
TORONTO, February 18, 2003 -- Rare wines from the 1983 Bordeaux vintage will be presented for tasting at the second annual Las Nubes Fine Wine Tasting and Auction to raise funds for research and conservation projects at York University’s Las Nubes Rainforest in Costa Rica. The event on Wednesday, February 26 at 6 p.m. is […]
York U. scholars available to comment on John Manley's 1st budget
TORONTO, February 17, 2003 -- On the eve of federal Finance Minister John Manley’s first budget tomorrow, York University scholars, in areas ranging from fiscal to social policy, are available to offer up informed and timely comment. Joanne Magee is a professor of taxation in York's Atkinson School of Administrative Studies. Magee, an expert on […]
Three Distinguished Alumni to Receive Osgoode Award of Excellence
TORONTO, February 17, 2003 -- Osgoode Hall Law School of York University will honour three distinguished Osgoode alumni with its highest award – The Award of Excellence – at a gala dinner on Thursday, February 20, 2003 in downtown Toronto. Austin M. Cooper Q.C. ’53, the Honourable Hilda M. McKinlay ’66, and Arthur R. A. […]
Generous Gift Funds Significant Historical Research
TORONTO, February 12, 2003 -- A new research project dealing with the impact of Kristallnacht on public opinion in the English-speaking world has been made possible by a gift of $200,000 by Mr. Milton Harris to the York University Foundation, to support the Department of History (Faculty of Arts), York University. On the night of […]
