TORONTO, April 4, 2016 – One year after the introduction of a controversial health and physical education curriculum in Ontario public schools, York University has organized an event to discuss how the curriculum has been incorporated into teaching. The panel discussion, Lessons from the field: sex education goes to school, is organized by the Graduate […]
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Youth learn how to change their world: York U conference
TORONTO, March 31, 2016 – More than 800 students from 21 Ontario secondary schools will learn about renewable energy, climate change, filmmaking, oil spills and more at the Change Your World Conference on Tuesday, April 5 at York University as part of Earth Month. Hosted by York U’s Faculty of Environmental Studies (FES), the goal […]
Panellists discuss impact of cities on planet’s climate, geology at York U
TORONTO, March 17, 2016 – Humans are leaving their mark on Earth and it’s not pretty. Many scientists are now calling this period in time the Anthropocene because of the effect of human activities on the planet’s geology, climate and ecosystems. And cities have become one of the major forces driving the impact. What can […]
Osgoode Entertainment & Sports Law Association’s 18th Annual Conference
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Friday, March 4, 2016 Eric Macramalla, Trevor Whiffen, Doug Maclean & Sander Shalinsky among headliners TORONTO, February 29, 2016 - Many of the biggest names in sports law and entertainment law in Canada will be part of the Osgoode Entertainment & Sports Law Association’s 18th Annual Conference on Friday, March 4, […]
York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School Celebrates Black Excellence
TORONTO, February 22, 2016 – The official unveiling of a composite photo of 303 Black law students who graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School over the past 115 years (click here to view) as well as the presentation of the 4th annual The Honourable Lincoln Alexander ’53 Award will be the culminating events of Black […]
Special speaker series highlights Osgoode Professional Development’s 20th anniversary
TORONTO, February 4, 2016 – Osgoode Professional Development (OsgoodePD) is proudly celebrating 20 years as Canada’s leading legal educator for professionals with the launch this month of a three-part speaker series on some of the most pressing, and sometimes controversial, legal topics affecting Canadians. “As I think back on the last 20 years, OsgoodePD has […]
Performing Indigeneity: Theatre @ York raises Brébeuf’s Ghost
Award-winning Algonquin/Métis director and playwright Yvette Nolan helms Theatre @York’s compelling new production of Brébeuf’s Ghost, “a tale of horror in three acts” by internationally renowned Aboriginal playwright Daniel David Moses. The show previews from January 24, opens January 26 and runs to January 30 in the Joseph G. Green Studio Theatre at York University’s Keele campus. Brébeuf’s […]
