TORONTO, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018 – New Black Studies programs and research that focus on culture, history, literature and music will be launched at York University, tomorrow, Oct. 18. The launch will feature a variety of events over two days, including a workshop, panel discussions, music performance and a reception. The events are sponsored by […]
New Indigenous Studies program at York U dares to be different
TORONTO, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018 – York University’s new Indigenous Studies program, launched today, will give students the opportunity to engage with Indigenous ceremonies, choose experiential knowledge courses that will enable them to study an Indigenous language or work with traditional knowledge keepers to learn about land-based knowledge and cultural practices. The new program in […]
York U experts available for comment on Legalized Cannabis tomorrow
TORONTO, October 16 2018 – As Canada takes this historic step, many people have lingering questions about the impact legal marijuana will have on our society. There is no doubt that the availability of pot in the open market is the subject of differing opinions, and York has the experts to discuss Ontario’s approach, the critical […]
Prominent U.S. civil rights lawyer to give lecture at Osgoode Hall Law School
Expected to argue that journalism and research focused on social media platforms should be afforded protection under the law TORONTO, Tuesday, October 16, 2018 – Jameel Jaffer, inaugural director of the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University in New York City, will deliver the ‘Or ‘Emet Lecture at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School […]
New Indigenous Studies program launches at York
TORONTO, Monday, Oct. 15, 2018 – A new Indigenous Studies program will launch at York University Wednesday bringing a focus on culturally-based, in-class and experiential learning to students, and engaging with Indigenous communities inside and outside of the classroom. The new program will bring together a range of Indigenous teaching and learning and heightens York’s […]
A night under the meteors with York U’s Allan I. Carswell Observatory
TORONTO, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018 – Up to 15 meteors an hour will likely zip through the night sky starting Oct. 15 when the Orionid meteor shower commences, peaking the evening of Sunday, Oct. 21. The public can view the shower on the first clear weekday evening from Oct. 15 to 19 at York University, […]
Study shows potential effect of fluoride on thyroid function for some Canadians
TORONTO, October 11, 2018 – Canadian adults who have higher levels of fluoride exposure and are deficient in iodine may be at an increased risk of underactive thyroid, according to a new study. “Concern about exposure to fluoride disrupting thyroid function has been suggested in the past. In fact, up until the 1960s, fluoride was […]
