TORONTO, November 13, 2001 -- York University and Seneca College will officially launch the construction of the Technology Enhanced Learning building at 12 Noon on Monday, November 19, 2001. The ceremony will begin with remarks in the board room of the Seneca@York building, and will then move to the building site across the street. The building’s […]
York U. conference examines holistic approaches to childbirth
TORONTO, November 12, 2001 -- York University’s Association for Research on Mothering (ARM), in association with Doula CARE, is hosting a conference -- Body and Soul: Reintegrating the Spiritual, Emotional, Physical and Psychological Dimensions of Birth -- examining holistic approaches to childbirth and the strategies necessary to bring them about. The conference, which will take place […]
Sign up for Saturday Night at the Movies 101: TVOntario and York University to launch online film course based on popular TVO show
TORONTO, November 9, 2001 -- TVOntario and York University’s Faculty of Fine Arts are pleased to announce a new partnership to design and offer an introductory-level film course based on Saturday Night at the Movies and its centrepiece documentary program, The Interviews. "We’ve been teaching people to love and appreciate movies for 27 years, and it’s […]
Pakistani Students Assn. & York Centre for Refugee Studies: Canadian NGO in Afghanistan a window on the unfolding crisis
TORONTO, November 9, 2001 -- The Pakistani Students Association and the Centre for Refugee Studies (CRS) at York University will host a lecture and photo exhibition on the Afghan refugee crisis, with presentations from Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders, the CRS, and the only non-governmental organization operating inside Afghanistan with the permission of the Taliban regime, […]
Experts discuss GTA commuter gridlock -- transit forum at York U.
TORONTO, November 9, 2001 -- As traffic gridlock becomes an increasing source of frustration for commuters across the rapidly expanding communities of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), York University is holding a public forum, Transit Options for the GTA, to discuss the urgent need for improved public transit links and the financial support needed from all […]
York U. study gives WTO failing grade in addressing social effects of trade in Canadian trade disputes
TORONTO, November 7, 2001 -- Canada has been unable to defend its trade interests at the World Trade Organization (WTO) -- especially in areas of public health, and in industrial and regional policy -- raising questions about whether Ottawa needs to rethink its trade-dispute strategy, say the authors of a study at York University’s Robarts Centre […]
York U. scholars comment on WTO talks in Qatar
TORONTO, November 6, 2001 -- Clouded by fears of terrorist attacks and worldwide economic decline, the World Trade Organization (WTO) meets in the Persian Gulf kingdom of Qatar this week to launch a new round of trade liberalization talks, more than two years after that effort collapsed in Seattle. Another failure to launch a fresh round […]
