TORONTO, Jan. 22, 2014 – York University is pleased to announce a new partnership with The Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences that will see York host the 2014 Canada Prizes gala awards ceremony at the university’s Glendon College campus on May 7, 2014. Celebrating the best Canadian scholarly books—not simply within a single academic […]
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York U expert available to speak about extreme cold weather alerts and homelessness
TORONTO, Jan. 20, 2014 – York University researcher Tanya Gulliver, project coordinator of the Canadian Homelessness Research Network, is available to speak with media about Toronto’s extreme cold weather alert and how it affects the homeless and vulnerable in our community. York University is helping to shape the global thinkers and thinking that will define […]
Medical journals could increase transparency by removing ads, study shows
TORONTO, January 8, 2014 – Pharmaceutical ads could easily be removed from general medical journals by increasing subscription rates, according to an international study published today in PLOS ONE. York University health policy professor Joel Lexchin, one of the co-authors of the study and a Toronto emergency physician, says he would willingly pay a […]
Statement from York University on the late Nelson Mandela
TORONTO, December 6, 2013 − York University pays tribute to the late Nelson Mandela as an inspiration in striving toward justice, peace and equality for all citizens of the world. In 1989, York was privileged to confer on Dr. Mandela in absentia an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree, in recognition of his profound contribution to […]
York U President urges realization of Canada’s social innovation opportunities
TORONTO, Dec. 4, 2013 – York University President and Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri says social innovation is a key driver for both economic and social development. Speaking at the Toronto Region Board of Trade today, he said investment in all-sector research collaborations can transform communities and create viable solutions to some of society’s most complex challenges. […]
Dance Innovations: counter/point juxtaposes creative choreography at York University
TORONTO, Nov. 18, 2013 - Juxtapositions create a multifaceted whole in Dance Innovations: counter/point, the latest production of York University’s Department of Dance. York’s rising young dance artists are featured in this choreographic showcase, with two distinctive programs of newl works running Nov. 28 to 30 in the McLean Performance Studio, 244 Accolade East Building […]
York U researcher awarded inaugural Liber Ero conservation fellowship
Toronto, October 9, 2013 – York University researcher Kevin Fraser has been awarded a Liber Ero Fellowship to support his research on migratory songbird decline – making him a member of the first cohort of honourees to receive the prestigious new Canadian award modelled after the longstanding Smith Fellow program in the United States. Fraser’s […]
