Interdisciplinary investigation of the planet’s south pole points to clays being the likely culprit TORONTO, July 29, 2021 – For years scientists have been debating what might lay under the Martian planet’s south polar cap after bright radar reflections were discovered and initially attributed to water. But now, a new study published in Geophysical Research Letters, led by planetary scientists from […]
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First Canadian UN Leadership Training Centre opening at York U
The partnership will establish the first Canadian CIFAL Centre as part of the CIFAL Global Network TORONTO, May 31, 2021 – As a leader in the effort to build a more socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable world, York University and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) are proud to announce the establishment of […]
Osgoode’s Internationally Trained Lawyers Day to bring together diverse legal community members for professional development & networking
TORONTO, May 17, 2021 – Osgoode Professional Development will celebrate internationally trained lawyers among Canada’s legal community at its seventh annual Osgoode’s Internationally Trained Lawyers Day (OITLD) on May 27. This year’s event will be held online. OITLD provides a unique opportunity for lawyers and law graduates from around the world, the accreditation and licensing […]
York University to co-host VR tour of remounted Inuit art exhibition
TORONTO, May 13, 2021 — York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) is co-hosting a Virtual Reality (VR) tour of the remounted Art Gallery of Ontario exhibition Tunirrusiangit: Kenojuak Ashevak and Tim Pitsiulak Revisited, May 14, from 4 to 5 p.m. Art history Professor Anna Hudson and her curatorial students will […]
York University announces re-appointment of Rhonda Lenton as President and Vice-Chancellor
TORONTO, May 4, 2021 — Today, Paul Tsaparis, Chair of York University’s Board of Governors, announced the re-appointment of President Rhonda Lenton for an additional five-year term, effective July 1, 2022. Lenton became York’s eighth president and vice-chancellor on July 1, 2017 and is in the fourth year of her first five-year term. Her vision […]
Noted international law scholar and human rights practitioner to give Osgoode lecture
NYU Prof Philip Alston to speak on the role of Human Rights Watch in responding to the rise of neoliberal economic policies and the global inequality these produce TORONTO, March 15, 2021 – Philip Alston, John Norton Pomeroy Professor of Law at New York University Law School and UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and […]
York U, Mackenzie Health Launch Innovative Health Collaboration in York Region
TORONTO, January 20, 2021 – Today, York University joins forces with Mackenzie Health in an innovative new community-focused health collaboration that will aim to enhance health services, training of highly qualified personnel, research and innovation and healthier outcomes for York Region residents, and beyond. During a virtual signing event earlier today, York U President Rhonda […]
