TORONTO, September 23, 2002 -- York University is holding its ninth annual Brownbag Research Seminar series. The seminars provide a public forum for scholars in many fields, including in science and technology, culture and the humanities, to share the latest results of their research. This year's broad range of topics include: scientific and ethical issues […]
York U. roundtable examines German election results
TORONTO, September 23, 2002 -- The Canadian Centre for German and European Studies (CCGES) at York University is hosting a breakfast discussion, Wednesday, September 25, to analyze the ramifications of Chancellor Gerhard Schröder’s narrow victory in Sunday's hotly contested German Elections. Questions to be examined will include: How stable is the new coalition, can Schröder […]
After Johannesburg: York U. offers models for success; urges new development partnerships to fight poverty
TORONTO, September 19, 2002 -- Following the recent World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, York University researchers are calling for new development partnership strategies spanning the fields of environmental studies, business and law, as a model for creating sustainable livelihoods at the local level in developing countries. In a conference on Friday, September 27 […]
Janice Gross Stein to Present Memorial Lecture at Osgoode Hall Law School
TORONTO, September 17, 2002 -- Janice Gross Stein, one of Canada’s most notable international relations experts, will present the Eleventh Barbara Betcherman Memorial Lecture at Osgoode Hall Law School of York University on Tuesday, October 1, 2002 at 7:30 p.m. in Osgoode’s Moot Court. The public is cordially invited to attend this free lecture at […]
Civil Disobedience, Civil Resistance And Civil Liberties: Law’s Role And Limits International Legal Experts Gather At Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, October 3-5
TORONTO, September 17, 2002 -- How far should political protest be allowed to go before it becomes an illegal act punishable by criminal law? That’s one of the questions a group of prominent scholars and lawyers from Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. will confront at a conference at Osgoode Hall Law School of York […]
Richard B. Wright, Alistair MacLeod among literary luminaries at York U. Canlit series
TORONTO, September 16, 2002 -- For those wanting to get a bit more up close and personal with their favourite home-grown authors, York University is presenting its fourth annual "Canadian Writers in Person" reading series, September 2002 - April 2003. Twelve of Canada's leading novelists and poets, including: Greg Hollingshead, Rosemary Sullivan, George Elliott Clarke, […]
Elementary and secondary students depict hope for tomorrow with art installation at York U.
TORONTO, September 16, 2002 -- A group of students from the Westview Partnership of schools in the Jane/Finch community, will unveil an art installation in the atrium of the Goldfarb Centre for Fine Arts at York University on Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. The installation, which is the result of the Summer Arts 2002 […]
