TORONTO, January 2, 2013 − British music specialist, Professor Dorothy de Val (left)and guest artist Charlene Biggs (right) are “off to see the wizard” in the Faculty Concert Series of York University’s Music Department. They will mark the centenary of the births of British composers Benjamin Britten and George Lloyd and pay tribute to Australian-born […]
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Advisory: Irpinia Club to donate $20k to York U prof researching Parkinson’s Disease
Toronto, Dec. 12, 2012 – York University neuroscience Professor Joseph DeSouza, Faculty of Health, will receive a donation of $20,000 from Peter Cipriano, president of the Irpinia Club, on Thursday, Dec. 13 to support DeSouza’s studies of brain activity in dance and its therapeutic applications for patients suffering from Parkinson's Disease. Applying his recent work […]
Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women in Canada: Learning from the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry
TORONTO, November 29, 2012 – Amidst growing calls for a national inquiry into missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada, York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School will be hosting a discussion on what form such an inquiry should take with David Eby and Robyn Gervais on Monday, Dec. 3, 2012. Eby and Gervais will offer […]
New book tackles competing human rights: York U launch Wednesday
TORONTO, November 27, 2012 − The practice of human rights is becoming increasingly complex in diverse societies such as Canada according to a new book edited by two York professors and a director with the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC). Balancing Competing Human Rights Claims in a Diverse Society: Institutions, Policy, Principles (Irwin Law) explores […]
Re-Imagining Our Response to Youth Homelessness: A Canadian and Global Perspective
TORONTO, November 23, 2012 – York University joins United Way York Region in presenting a research forum, ‘Re-Imagining Our Response to Youth Homelessness: A Canadian and Global Perspective,’ on Nov. 26. The forum will explore some of the underlying principles and practices that Canada applies when approaching youth homelessness in comparison to elsewhere in the […]
York U symposium to celebrate Canada’s linguistic heritage
Toronto, Nov. 21, 2012 – Canadian English, along with its history, social and regional patterns will be the focus of a symposium Nov. 23 at York University. Canadian English: Linguistic Variation in Space and Time will bring together York faculty and graduate students, as well as scholars from across the country, to explore how Canada […]
York U conference to look at history of alternative schooling in the GTA
Toronto, Nov. 15, 2012 – Alternative models of education in the greater Toronto area – from their early roots in the late 1960s to present day – will be the focus of a conference Nov. 17 and 18 hosted by York University. Publicly Funded Alternative Schooling in the GTA: A First Ever Conference will bring […]
