TORONTO, Monday, Feb. 26, 2018 – Emoji, those whimsical, humorous, affectionate, seemingly harmless little icons used in online communication, have a dark side that is proving to be a minefield for law reform around the world, according to Elizabeth Kirley, a Deakin Law School researcher and Adjunct Professor at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School. […]
Theatre @ York presents Dido, Queen of Carthage
The 2017-18 season of Theatre @ York is dedicated to “Worlds of Exile” TORONTO, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018 – “Worlds of Exile,” Theatre @ York’s 2017-18 season, culminates in Christopher Marlowe’s Dido, Queen of Carthage, an epic story in an intimate and innovative new production directed by Peter Hinton. Blending classical text with a compelling […]
York U experts available on 2018 Winter Olympics and impact of high-performance sports
TORONTO, February 21, 2018 – The XXIII Olympic Winter Games continue this week in PyeongChang, with athletes taking part in 15 sport disciplines and the greatest number of women’s and mixed events in the history of the Olympic Winter Games. York University has a number of Faculty of Health experts who are available to speak […]
Osgoode Hall Law School and DUKE Heights BIA launch free online legal service
Local businesses to benefit from the new legal information service TORONTO, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018 – York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School and the DUKE Heights Business Improvement Area (BIA) will celebrate the launch of DUKE Law – a free online legal information service for BIA members – on Friday, Feb. 23 from 8:30 to […]
York University hosts Black History Month event: Everyday activism against racial bias
TORONTO, February 13, 2018 – Three noted leaders from different walks of life, but sharing the same goal of activism against racism, will engage in a conversation at the Black History Month event hosted by York University at the Tribute Communities Recital Hall, February 15. The event, “Everyday Activism, Critical Resistance: A Conversation with Angela […]
How to have a healthy heart this Valentine’s Day
TORONTO, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018 – Have a healthy heart this Valentine’s day. York U heart disease experts can show you how. That’s important because 2.4 million adult Canadians are affected by heart disease and, for women, it is the leading cause of premature death. The following York University professors from the Faculty of Science […]
Study shows benefits of exercise can outweigh health effects of severe obesity
York U research shows you can't judge a person's fitness by weight alone TORONTO, February 12, 2018 — Can you be fit and healthy even if you’re overweight? That’s the question researchers at York University’s Faculty of Health set out to answer in a new study that shows physical activity may be equally and perhaps […]
