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York Lions take on Cape Breton Capers in quarter-finals of CIS men’s soccer tomorrow at York U

TORONTO, NOV. 11 – The York University Lions will take on the Cape Breton University Capers in the fourth quarter-final match of the 2015 Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) Men’s Soccer Championship Thursday, Nov. 12 at 7pm at York Stadium, York University. Earlier in the day, the McMaster University Marauders will go up against the Université […]

York Lions to defend CIS men’s soccer title during national championship at York U

TORONTO, NOV. 6 – The York Lions, the reigning national champions, the will defend their title at home when York University hosts the 2015 Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) Men’s Soccer Championship from Nov. 12 to 15. “We have high expectations,” says Lions men’s soccer head coach Carmine Isacco, two-time winner of the CIS coach of […]

Bullying Prevention Conference will explore link between bullying and mental health

TORONTO, Nov. 5, 2015 – Strategies to promote mental health among children and youths will be the focus of this year’s annual Bullying Prevention Conference, to be held on Nov. 13 . The one-day conference is organized by PREVNet, led by York University Professor Debra Pepler and Queen’s University Professor Wendy Craig, as well as Western […]

York University expert available on diverse, gender-equal cabinet

TORONTO, November 4, 2015 – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has just announced his cabinet, which has significant representation from minorities – women and ethnic diversity. York University Professor Ananya Mukherjee-Reed,  dean of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, is available to speak to this significant change from the previous government. York University is known […]

Lawyers Without Rights: Jewish Lawyers in Germany under the Third Reich --- Exhibition at Osgoode Hall Law School

Portrays persecution of Jewish lawyers and judges during Nazi era The highly acclaimed international exhibition, “Lawyers Without Rights: Jewish Lawyers in Germany under the Third Reich,” will be on view in York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School Library from Monday, Nov. 9 through Sunday, Nov. 22. Hours: Monday-Thursday, 8am–10pm; Friday, 8am–5pm; Saturday-Sunday, 10am–6pm. The exhibition […]

Conference Examines Complementary Roles of Public & Private Enforcement in Investor Recovery

  WHAT:            A one-day conference, entitled Public & Private Securities Enforcement: Improving Recovery for Harmed Investors, hosted by Osgoode Hall Law School of York University and the Canadian Foundation for Advancement of Investor Rights (FAIR Canada). The conference will bring together representatives of regulators, legal practitioners, academic experts (including four Osgoode professors) and investor-focused […]

Students in Dadaab refugee camps first to graduate with York U certificate

 TORONTO, October 14, 2015 – Fifty-nine students in the Dadaab refugee camps in Kenya will each receive a York University Certificate of Completion in Educational Studies on Thursday – the first graduates of a unique program designed to take post-secondary education to where refugees live. The enormous achievement of these refugees will be recognized during […]