York University’s Centre for Education & Community (YCEC) is pleased to welcome acclaimed author, broadcaster, and social-justice activist Judy Rebick for YCEC’s fourth annual public lecture. Rebick’s talk, “Occupy Education: Towards a Social Justice Approach for Inclusive and Equitable Education,” will take place Thursday, Oct. 24, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at 135 Vanier College, […]
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YORK UNIVERSITY HOSTS CANADA GAIRDNER AWARD WINNER DR. STEPHEN J. ELLEDGE OCT. 23
York University is pleased to host top genetics researcher and 2013 Canada Gairdner Award winner Dr. Stephen J. Elledge as part of Gairdner’s National Program lecture series celebrating biomedical science. Dr. Elledge, an award-winning professor of Genetics and Medicine at Harvard Medical School, will share his first-hand knowledge and expertise on genetic approaches to cancer […]
International scholars will discuss crucial Afghanistan-India relationship
TORONTO, October 17, 2013 -- India and the Peace-building Process in Afghanistan, a joint workshop by the York Centre for Asian Research and the South and Central Asia Project, will explore the relationship between the two Asian countries in the context of the ongoing efforts for political stabilization and socioeconomic recovery in Afghanistan, Oct. 18. […]
York U will confer three honorary degrees at fall Convocation
TORONTO, October 15, 2013 − Three exceptional people will receive honorary degrees from York University at Fall Convocation ceremonies. “In honouring these individuals we pay tribute to the positive difference they make to our global community through academe, entrepreneurism and corporate leadership,” says Mamdouh Shoukri, president and vice chancellor, York University. “We are truly inspired […]
Two-day conference launches new U.S. Studies program at York U
TORONTO, October 9, 2013 – York University launches its new U.S. Studies Program in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies with a two-day conference this week focusing on America during another era of boom and discontent: the 1950s and ’60s. With the spotlight firmly fixed on Canada’s neighbour to the south during the […]
Concussion survivor, scholars talk to students over breakfast
TORONTO, September 27, 2013 – As many as 800 first-year students at York University’s School of Kinesiology and Health Science will learn about concussions from a survivor and scholars during Breakfast for your Brain: The 3rd Donald Sanderson memorial Perspectives on Concussion, Sept. 30. “This is a wonderful opportunity for education and engagement of students […]
Parallels and contrasts between minorities and the state in Canada and Israel
TORONTO, Sept. 19, 2013 – Israeli human rights activist Hagai El-Ad, New Democratic Party Member of Parliament Craig Scott and Cara Faith Zwibel of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) will discuss “Minorities and the State in Canada and Israel” on Monday, September 23, 2013 from 9 a.m. to 10:20 a.m. in the Helliwell Centre […]
