TORONTO, August 29, 2001 -- In a forthcoming study York University Psychology Professor Leslie Greenberg, a renowned psychotherapist, is further investigating how "emotion-focused therapy" (EFT) promotes such processes as working through painful feelings, letting go, acceptance and forgiveness to help individuals and couples resolve emotional injuries. "Prior research has shown that avoiding painful emotions can […]
York University hopeful as TTC report confirms need for Spadina-York subway extension
TORONTO, August 29, 2001 -- York University President Lorna Marsden says she is encouraged that the Toronto Transit Commission's own report released today confirms the need for a public transit link extending the Spadina subway line through the university's Keele campus to a gateway north of Steeles Avenue. "We have long recognized the need for […]
Bonsai enthusiast, volunteer for children with disabilities, top Toronto OAC student among scholarship winners: York University welcomes promising group of new students from many walks of life as new academic year set to begin
TORONTO, August 28, 2001 -- As York University gets into high gear to welcome approximately 40,000 new and returning students next week, the University is setting its sights on a special group of incoming students who bring to York not only superior academic strength and community leadership, but also their own compelling backgrounds and stories. […]
Legal experts to debate merits of The International Criminal Court
TORONTO, August 16, 2001 -- A who’s who of legal experts will gather at a high-powered conference in Toronto in September to debate the merits of The International Criminal Court (ICC), the proposed permanent Court that will try war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and potential aggression once it is defined. The conference, called The […]
Scholars call for new thinking about the "public domain" and new institutions of governance to manage globalization
TORONTO, August 13, 2001 -- As free trade advocates and opponents gear up for the next meeting of the World Trade Organization in Qatar, a new book on globalization calls for the primacy of the public domain over the marketplace, and international institutions of government that will safeguard it. The Market or the Public Domain: […]
York disappointed at Olympic vote result
TORONTO, July 13, 2001 -- York University officials today expressed their disappointment that Toronto’s bid to host the 2008 Summer Olympic Games had not succeeded. "We were impressed by the quality of the bid put together by Toronto 2008 Olympic Bid (TO-Bid) and were excited to be a part of it," said York University acting […]
Scholars from the Americas at York U. to assess the social consequences of a Free Trade Area of the Americas
TORONTO, July 5, 2001 -- A group of 25 scholars from Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru will meet at York University next week for a 10-day discussion of the social impacts of a proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). The meeting comes on the heels of publication of the FTAA draft […]
