TORONTO, November 5, 2001 -- Graduate students in Women’s Studies at York University will soon have the opportunity to "go for a Doris" - a $15,000 scholarship. The Doris Anderson Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) in Women’s Studies at York University is being established to celebrate the 80th birthday of its namesake, one of the leaders of […]
Business & Educators Partnership for Advanced Skills Seminar: RIM’s Mike Lazaridis’ vision of the future of wireless technologies
TORONTO, November 2, 2001 -- Mike Lazaridis, president and co-CEO of Research in Motion (RIM) will be presented with the OPAS Visionary Award for 2001 and will present his vision of the future of his company and industry. This is the 5th annual Visionary Seminar, presented by The Office for Partnerships for Advanced Skills (OPAS), […]
York University hosts Ralph Nader, Founder of the modern consumer movement
TORONTO, October 31, 2001 -- Ralph Nader, the crusading U.S. attorney whose public advocacy has brought us safer vehicles, more sanitary food production, greater access to government information, and many more of the consumer protections we now take for granted, will speak at York University on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m. on The Corporatization of North […]
York U. recognizes contributions of alumni, friends: Carol Anne Letheren, Ernie Eves, Steve MacLean, William Dimma, Martin and Joan Goldfarb
TORONTO, October 31, 2001 -- York University will recognize the dedication and contributions of its alumni and friends during the second annual Bruce Bryden Alumni Recognition Awards dinner to be held Monday, November 5. Those being honoured are the late Carol Anne Letheren, former CEO/Secretary General of the Canadian Olympic Association, former Ontario Finance Minister Ernie […]
York U. to award honorary degrees to journalist Haroon Siddiqui, TVO Chair Isabel Bassett, archivist Ian Wilson, atmospheric scientist Colin Hines
TORONTO, October 24, 2001 -- York University will confer honorary degrees on Toronto Star columnist Haroon Siddiqui, TVOntario Chair Isabel Bassett, National Archivist of Canada Ian E. Wilson and atmospheric scientist Dr. Colin Hines during its fall convocation ceremonies Fri., Nov. 2 and Sat., Nov. 3. "One of the great pleasures of convocation is recognizing the […]
York U. Fine Arts and Moving Pictures Festival body/machine conference at York: a new state of the art of dance
TORONTO, October 23, 2001 - International artists and scholars will gather at York University's Centre for Fine Arts and other venues around Toronto this weekend, Oct. 26 - 28, to demonstrate and define a new state-of-the-art in the world of dance in collision with technology. body/machine: a conference on body/technology interface, co-presented by the Faculty of […]
York’s WINDII satellite project celebrates 10th anniversary in space: Scientists lobby NASA to extend research on ozone layer
TORONTO, October 19, 2001 -- One of Canada’s major contributions to international space research, the Wind Imaging Interferometer (WINDII), and its inventors and operators at York University, are celebrating their 10th anniversary this year as part of NASA’s Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) project. Scientists around the world are lobbying NASA to postpone its planned shutdown […]
