TORONTO, April 10, 2001 -- The Directors of the York/Seneca Institute for Science, Technology and Education (YSISTE) are pleased to announce the winners of the first annual YSISTE Teacher Fellowships. John Caranci, Program Team Leader for Mathematics and Science at Earl Haig Secondary School, and Otto Wevers, a Science and Technology teacher at Zion Heights […]
York University scholars offer critical perspectives on Quebec City Summit of the Americas
TORONTO, April 9, 2001 -- The meeting of heads of state at the Summit of the Americas April 20 in Quebec City takes place at a time of global economic slowdown and rising trade tensions in the Western Hemisphere, and growing public opposition to transnational trade regimes like the World Trade Organization and the proposed […]
York U. President’s Task Force on Sustainability Speaker Series Pollution Probe’s Ken Ogilvie to speak on the evolution of the environmental movement
TORONTO, April 6, 2001 -- Pollution Probe Executive Director Ken Ogilvie will present a brief history of the environmental movement, focusing on the evolution of Pollution Probe as an environmental NGO spanning 30 years, during a lecture at York University, Monday, April 9, 12:30 - 2 p.m. Ogilvie (York, MBA ‘81) will discuss how new […]
International educators honour York U. scholar Debra Pepler for work on children's aggression
TORONTO, April 4, 2001 -- York University Professor Debra Pepler has been named "Educator of the Year" by the University of Toronto chapter of the international association of professional educators, Phi Delta Kappa. Pepler is a professor of psychology and director of York University's LaMarsh Centre for Research on Violence and Conflict Resolution, where she […]
York U. Robarts Lecture: Canadian Movies, Eh? Prof. Seth Feldman to examine global realities of the Canadian film industry
TORONTO, April 3, 2001 -- York University Film Studies Professor and Robarts Chair, Seth Feldman will deliver the 15th Annual Robarts Lecture: Canadian Movies, Eh?, at York University, Thursday, April 5. Part of York’s year-long Triumph of Canadian Cinema series, Feldman will discuss Canadian film within the broader contexts of its history and the global […]
York U. welcomes announcement of Ontario Research Performance Fund
TORONTO, April 2, 2001 -- York University Vice-President Research and Innovation Stan Shapson today welcomed the Ontario government’s announcement of a Research Performance Fund (RPF) to help universities pay the overhead costs of research commissioned by the government. The fund was announced this morning by the Hon. Jim Wilson, Minister of Energy, Science and Technology. […]
York’s Glendon College gets Quebec government support to establish first Chair in Quebec Studies in English Canada
TORONTO, March 30, 2001 -- The government of Quebec has given its support to Glendon College at York University to establish the first Chair in Quebec Studies in English-speaking Canada. "This will further the mission of Glendon as a bilingual liberal arts college to act as a bridge between Quebec and the rest of Canada," […]
