TORONTO, Monday, Dec. 11, 2017 – Debris from asteroid 3200 Phaethon, whose namesake is the son of Greek sun god Helios, will put on one of the best meteor showers of the year this week, says York University astronomy Professor Paul Delaney of the Faculty of Science. Dust, grit and bits of rock moving at […]
Why it’s important to memorialize Halifax disaster 100 years on
TORONTO, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017 – Even though the Halifax disaster happened 100 year ago, it still has direct effects on the people of Halifax, the descendants of the those who were alive at the time, and the city itself, says York U disaster and emergency management expert Jack Rozdilsky. Dec. 6 marks the 100th […]
Blackness, Gender, Work, and Love symposium dives deep into marginalized communities
TORONTO, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017 – Blackness, Gender, Work, and Love is a symposium on Saturday that looks at what can happen when a Faculty of Environmental Studies urban planning course at York University reaches deep into Black communities, including a group of downtown LGBTQ ballroom dancers. The symposium is a culmination of an initiative […]
York U to host special event to commemorate the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
TORONTO, Thursday, November 30, 2017- York University’s Lassonde School of Engineering will host a special event to commemorate the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women with a ceremony on Friday December 1, 2017. This event will commemorate the lives of 14 women who were killed at Montreal’s École Polytechnique on December 6, 1989. The […]
York University Markham Centre Campus will feature light-filled flexible space for students
TORONTO, November 29, 2017 – York University’s Board of Governors has approved the preliminary design and budget for the York University Markham Centre Campus project, an important milestone along the way to opening the new campus in September, 2021. Approval of the design and budget for the approximately $253 million project means the design development […]
Research finds children show implicit racial bias from a young age
York U research sheds light on how racial prejudice develops TORONTO, Monday, November 27, 2017 – Do children show implicit racial preferences from an early age? According to new research from York University’s Faculty of Health, they do. In three separate studies with over 350 five to twelve-year-old White children, York University researchers found that […]
York U’s Lisa Philipps receives “Top 100 Most Powerful Women” award from the Women’s Executive Network
York U Senior administrator and professor at Osgoode Hall Law School recognized as an iconic female leader TORONTO, November 23, 2017 – York University’s Lisa Philipps, professor, Osgoode Hall Law School and interim vice-president academic & provost, has been named one of this year’s top 100 most powerful women in Canada by the Women's Executive […]
