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York University Media Relations News Release Archives for Years 1996 - 2000

 
York University Experts on Hot Topics of the Holiday Season December 21, 2000
Hakka Chinese Seek their Cultural Place in Canada with First National Conference at York University December 20, 2000
York University Asks Labour Minister to Hold Supervised Vote on University’s Latest Offer to CUPE 3903 December 19, 2000
York U. offers CUPE 3903 major new improvements to best contract in country December 14, 2000
Study led by York U. Professor Shows Ill Health Caused by Inactivity Costs Canadians $2-billion a year in Health Care November 28, 2000
Joint Centre for Asia-Pacific Studies
Former Senior Soviet Naval Officer Joins Experts from China & Mongolia at first Canadian Conference on Russian Policy in Asia
November 27, 2000
York Launches New Teacher Education Site in Durham Region November 24, 2000
14th International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement Congress Examines Changing Educational Needs in a Global Environment November 23, 2000
Centre for the Study of Black Cultures in Canada
York U. Conference Honours the Literary Legacy of Austin Clarke
November 22, 2000
York U. Seminar Series on Violence in Sport
Children’s Advocate says Trash Talk & Violence in Sport Interferes with Child Development
November 16, 2000
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND YORK UNIVERSITY LAUNCH COMMITTEE TO PROMOTE SUBWAY EXTENSION November 15, 2000
York Up in 11 categories; leads again with highest investment in student services
York U. Among Top 5 Universities in quality, innovation, leadership: Maclean’s rankings
November 12, 2000
York Professors Donate Ontario Tax Dividends to Fund for Needy Students November 8, 2000
Historica Donates $3 million to York University for Chairs in Canadian History and Canadian Literature November 7, 2000
Argos head coach, role model Michael “Pinball” Clemons, award-winning Canadian historian Ramsay Cook to receive honorary degrees at fall convocation November 1, 2000
York U. Chemist Alexandre Shvartsburg Wins Polanyi Prize for Work in Clarifying Molecular Structure of Unknown Gaseous Ions November 1, 2000
York Celebrates Canada Science Gold Medal Contender David Regan Pioneer of HumanVision Research October 30, 2000
Garbage woes, homelessness, traffic gridlock -- Is Toronto the Good losing its lustre? York University experts delve into municipal election issues across the GTA, Ontario October 27, 2000
Offers of Settlement would secure CUPE 3903's place among highest paid in country
York University priorities -- securing new contract, helping students
October 26, 2000
McCarthy TÈtrault Gift Creates High-Tech Classroom and National Award for Students of Osgoode Hall Law School October 26, 2000
French Filmmaker Claude Lanzmann at York U. for Holocaust Education Week Screening of A Visitor From the Living October 26, 2000
Which way will the elephant sway... Gore or Bush?
York University experts weigh in on US Election
October 25, 2000
York University Lauds Corporate Donation to Launch Perimeter Institute Devoted to Pure Research October 24, 2000
Cheaters never win, winners never cheat... or do they?
York University hosts panel discussion on cheating and ethics in sports
October 24, 2000
Centre for the Study of Black Cultures in Canada
York U. Public Forum Looks at Racism and Mixed-Race Custody Battles
October 23, 2000
Theatre @ York's season opener: "Bankrupt!" October 23, 2000
Can Stockwell Day's Canadian Alliance usurp Jean Chretien's Liberals?
Will Clark' s PCs and McDonough's NDP fall victim to strategic voting?
Ask a York University expert -- fall federal election 2000
October 21, 2000
York U. Historians Shift Their Gaze to CBC Version of Canadian History October 20, 2000
Osgoode Hall Law School Moves Part-Time Studies to New Downtown Toronto Campus October 18, 2000
York U.'s Triumph of Canadian Cinema series
TV Critic John Doyle; actor, director, writer Ken Finkleman; TV writer, producer Alyson Feltes argue TV is Canada's real cinema ÒTelevision: The Canadian Films We Get to See
October 17, 2000
York Centre for Refugee Studies
Film Screening of Educators' Rwanda Visit Brings Plight of Orphans Home to Canadians
October 17, 2000
York University to honour David Collenette, Margot Franssen, John Bankes, Seymour Schulich
Bruce Bryden Alumni Recognition Awards recognize contributions of alumni, friends
October 16, 2000
New Schools Offer Students Wide Range of Programs
York University Melds Higher Education with Demands of Workplace at New Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies
October 16, 2000
Shades of McSorley -- Is Violence Part of the Game?
York University seminar series to examine the culture of violence in sport
October 13, 2000
Activist Maude Barlow Discusses "Citizen Politics" at Osgoode Hall Law School Memorial Lecture October 11, 2000
World Scholars Shatter Myths About the African Slave Trade at York U. Conference on the Central Role of Brazil October 10, 2000
York University Department of Music and York Symphony Orchestra tie a musical knot October 6, 2000
Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies at York University
Norman Jewison Opens First Canadian Retrospective of his Films at Bloor Cinema
October 5, 2000
Inaugural conference launches new Centre for Research in Mass Spectrometry at York University; leading North American researchers unveil new findings in field September 28, 2000
York U. Conference Urges Action to Stem the Tide of Marriage Breakdown September 28, 2000
Canadian literature comes alive!
York U. students & public treated to readings, musings by famous Canadian writers
September 26, 2000
Regulatory reform of charities subject of Osgoode Hall Law School professor's new book September 25, 2000
US neo-conservative society has declared war on its kids -- argues leading cultural studies critic Lawrence Grossberg during Inaugural Ioan Davies lecture in cultural studies at York University September 23, 2000
York University cheers Canada's 4th Olympic Medallist -- York University kinesiology student Karen Cockburn September 22, 2000
Beyond Seinfeld: Renowned author, psychotherapist Rachel Josefowitz Siegel challenges stereotypes of Jewish Mothers Ò York U. Discussion / Reading September 19, 2000
Canada Looks to "Borderless" Europe with Launch of Joint European Studies Institute at York University and the University of Toronto September 18, 2000
York U. Lecture features leading authority on sustainable development and education
Past decade's progress on sustainable development patchy -- governments fall behind business/citizens, says former head of Brundtland Commission Dr. Jim MacNeill
September 6, 2000
York University's Film Experts Coming Soon to a Film Festival Near You September 6, 2000
York U. Political Scientist Reveals Secret to Conservatives' Electoral Success September 5, 2000
Former CAW Director Sam Gindin 1st Packer Visitor in Social Justice
Program Linking Learning & Social Activism Opens Classroom to Activists
August 30, 2000
TORONTO 2008 ANNOUNCES YORK UNIVERSITY AS MULTI-SPORT REGIONAL VENUE August 24, 2000
York University athletes, coaches gear up for Games
Gender, drugs, politics, drive & dedication: York U. experts weigh in on Olympic issues
August 24, 2000
York University 2000-2001 Brownbag Research Seminars
Lunch-and-learn series serves up smorgasbord of topics in science, technology, culture
August 17, 2000
York's Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies launches new series featuring top filmmakers
York's Triumph of Canadian Cinema showcases successes -- Canadian style
August 16, 2000
Osgoode Hall Seminar Series
New Canada-US Border Strategy "Lacolle Project" Will Shut Out Bona Fide Refugees York U. Law Professor Warns
August 14, 2000
Unique structure honours donors' contributions in building Canada's third largest university
York University Honour Court to Open, showcasing donors' contributions
August 1, 2000
York University "Diversity" Moose a Reflection of City Life July 25, 2000
York University Hails, Bids Farewell to founding president Murray G. Ross July 21, 2000
York University offers up experts on the good, bad & ugly of summer: from camp culture and star gazing to smog, road rage and lawn anarchy June 30, 2000
The Politics of Pageantry: York U. Award-Winning Historian Viv Nelles Interprets the Act of Commemoration on the Eve of Canada Day June 28, 2000
Aspiring Cape Breton filmmaker, altruistic international human rights activist among leading scholars
York University welcomes incoming crop of outstanding students from coast to coast
June 26, 2000
Diversity Tops Agenda of Student Services Conference
Stephen Lewis Urges Government Support for Broader Human Values
June 21, 2000
York Research Centre Hosts Colombian Peace Activists
NGOs Say US-sponsored Plan Colombia a Threat to Civil Governance
June 21, 2000
Former Imperial Oil CEO, York U. Chancellor Arden Haynes to receive honorary degree from York U. tomorrow June 20, 2000
Valerie Gibbons, pioneering public servant named to help Environment Ministry, & ground-breaking rose breeder Felicitas Svejda to receive hon. degrees from York U. June 19, 2000
Study Finds Treaty Under-used and Unknown
International Women's Rights Project at York U. to Release First Impact Study of a UN Human Rights Treaty at Canadian Mission in New York
June 15, 2000
Supreme Court of Israel President Aharon Barak to receive honorary degree from York U. June 14, 2000
York University graduates its 2000th Masters of Environmental Studies Grad -- civil engineer/African development worker Suzanne Hurley June 14, 2000
United Way President Anne Golden, Harvard astronomer Alexander Dalgarno to receive honorary degrees from York U. tomorrow June 13, 2000
Internationally renowned soprano Teresa Stratas, arts philanthropist Joan Chalmers to receive honorary degrees from York U. June 9, 2000
Former senator, Quebec health minister Claude Castonguay to receive honorary degree from York U. tomorrow June 9, 2000
YORK FINE ARTS WELCOMES FIVE NEW PROFESSORS June 2, 2000
Business Students From Across Canada Grapple with Controversial Case
York U. To Announce Winners of Business and Sustainability Awards in Shell Nigeria Case; Ken Wiwa Among Judges
June 2, 2000
Windsor OAS Meeting a Step Forward for Civil Society or Canada's Seattle? June 1, 2000
Annual Congress of the Canadian Association of Physicists: York University
Renowned American Pseudo-Science Skeptic Robert Park Sticks it to Little Green Men Theories, Alternative Medicine During Lecture on Voodoo Science
May 31, 2000
Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt "Rosie" Douglas at York U. to Discuss Eco-tourism During First Official Visit to Canada May 29, 2000
President of the Hellenic Republic H. E. Constantinos Stephanopoulos to Visit York University June 1 to Celebrate Connections, Make Major Announcement May 26, 2000
Schulich School of Business Hosts E-commerce Summit of Top CEOs May 24, 2000
Composer James Tenney Leaves York U On High Note May 24, 2000
African Youth from the Continent and the Diaspora to Converge on York U. for 12th Annual All-African Students' Conference May 23, 2000
Three of Canada's Veteran Theatre Professionals Bring their Talents to York University May 15, 2000
Gladiator Guru Holds His ÎAll Hail' for Box Office Hit
York U. Roman Empire Expert Says Gladiator Captures the Times, But Throws Hollywood Myths to the Lions
May 11, 2000
York University Shows Leadership in Teaching & Research, Equity Issues, and Curriculum Reform During Education Week May 8-12 May 9, 2000
York University and Calian Launch Non-credit IT Courses in Continuing Education to Help Bridge the Gap from School to Work May 8, 2000
Philanthropist Seymour Schulich Donates $5 Million for New Business Building At York University May 4, 2000
York U. film graduates screen their indie productions at the Music Hall May 4, 2000
Becoming A Mother Symposium At York University in Honour of Mother's Day
Feminist Scholars to Share Research on Myriad Motherhood Issues -- Birthing Choices, Post-Partum Depression, Non-Custodial Mothering, Single, Working Mothers
May 3, 2000
York U. Keele Campus Grows in Leaps and ÎBytes'
Construction to Begin on Green Computer Science Building with Acclaimed Design
April 28, 2000
Inauguration of new outdoor sculpture by Liz Magor April 26, 2000
Historians Seek to Set the Record Straight on Second World War Internment of Italian Canadians April 19, 2000
York U. Conference: Corporate Governance & Corporate Responsibilities in Developing Economies
Academics, Business, NGOs From Around the Globe to Examine Corporate Practices, Seek Shared Solutions to Globalization's ill Effects in Third World Countries
April 17, 2000
"Freshly Squeezed"
Design Not From Concentrate
April 17, 2000
Development: Challenges Ahead for Small States -- 2nd Annual York U. Jagan Lecture
Central Bank of Trinidad & Tobago Governor Dr. Winston Dookeran to Discuss Eliminating Latin American/Caribbean Debt, Poverty, Improving Access to Technology
April 13, 2000
Supreme Court of Israel Pres. Aharon Barak, World-Class Soprano Teresa Stratas, Ex Senator & Quebec Health Minister Claude Castonguay, Toronto United Way Pres. Anne Golden Among Honoured
York University to Honour Leaders Local and International From Many Worlds of Work and Play During June Convocation Ceremonies
April 11, 2000
Historians Rescue History in the Celluloid Age
York University Conference Looks at Mission of History in 21st Century
April 5, 2000
Constitutional Law Conference At Osgoode Hall Law School To Show Shift In High Court
Supreme Court Now Major Focus For Interest Group Activity, New Study Shows
April 4, 2000
Appointments Reflect York's Priorities, Strengths in Research, Innovation, Academic Excellence
York U. Names New V.P. (Academic); Appoints First-Ever V.P. (Research & Innovation)
March 31, 2000
Canadian Partnerships in the Americas York U. Hosts Inter-American Development Bank Chief Enrique V. Iglesias March 30, 2000
Joint Centre for Asia Pacific Studies
Hong Kong Scholar Says China in Zero-Sum Game at WTO
March 29, 2000
Climate Reconstruction from Subsurface Temperatures: a Global Perspective
American Geophysicist Henry Pollack to Share Recent Findings, Argue Scientists Should Turn Up Heat on Politicians Over Global Warming -- York U. Lecture
March 28, 2000
US Environmental Education, Campus Ecology Guru Prof. David Orr to Launch York U. Speaker Series on Achieving Campus Sustainability March 23, 2000
York to Pioneer Holocaust and Anti-Racism Education Project for Young Educators
York University Prof. Mark Webber Travels to Auschwitz, Only Canadian to Join International Conference on Memorial Sites, "The Art of Remembrance"
March 22, 2000
Schulich School of Business
Body Shop Pioneer of Corporate Environmental Reporting David Wheeler Says Real-time Interactive Web Reporting Wave of the Future
March 21, 2000
York U. Lecture: Unsettling Urban Reform: A Reflection on Cities, Cultures, and Fear of Change
Internationally Renowned Australian Urban Planner Leonie Sandercock to Argue City Planners Must Listen to Minorities, Women to Build Better, Safer Cities
March 21, 2000
York Dance Ensemble Premieres Works by Stellar Group of Choreographers March 21, 2000
Glendon College's Annual Holmes Memorial Lecture
York U. Diplomat-in-Residence Anne Leahy to Look At Canada-Russia Relations, 100 Years After Beginning of Bilateral History
March 20, 2000
York U. Millennial Wisdom Symposium
The Writer's Conscience: Or Why Reports On The Death Of The Author Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

York U. Robarts Chair, Writer Susan Swan To Delve Into How The Writer's Conscience Has Help Shaped Canada -- Robarts Centre In Canadian Studies Annual Lecture
March 17, 2000
End of Guomindang Dynasty Expected in Tight Race for Taiwan Presidency
York U. Taiwan Scholar Predicts Victory for Soong
March 16, 2000
Selamatan
with Gamelan York
March 15, 2000
Toronto's Joint Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Settlement
Scholars, Community Groups, Gov't to Share Research Findings on the Many Faces, Facets, and Future of Immigration & Settlement in Canada During National Metropolis Conference
March 15, 2000
Author/Former CIA Agent John Kenneth Knaus Sheds Light on Recent Developments in Tibet, Cold War Mistakes March 14, 2000
York U. Centre for Practical Ethics Examines Morality of Conducting Research in Countries with Poor Human Rights Records March 13, 2000
Making Space into Place: Eco Art and Media Festival at York U.
Students, Faculty, Community Try to Define Work & Learning Spaces Using Creative Arts, Media, and Environmental Education
March 8, 2000
Third Annual McLaughlin College Public Policy Address, York University
Dalton Camp Says It's Time for A Political Phoenix to Rise From the Ashes
March 8, 2000
York Centre for Jewish Studies Hosts Distinguished Voice of the Holocaust Aharon Appelfeld as Writer-in-Residence March 10-20 March 7, 2000
York University Centre for Health Studies
New Study Shows Ontario's Privatized System of Home Care Jeopardizes Frail Elderly and Younger Women with Disabilities
March 6, 2000
Measure for Measure
Presented by Theatre @ York
March 6, 2000
The University & the Ecological Crisis: York U. Forum on Environmental Studies in a Changing Ontario
How Can Universities Help Put the Environment Back on the Public Agenda?
March 3, 2000
Dance Innovations 2000
Poached, Hard-Boiled or Scrambled -York University Serves Up a Tempting Menu of Contemporary Dance
March 1, 2000
York U. Students, Faculty Team Up with RevCan to Help Needy Navigate Tax Returns March 1, 2000
Is Canada a Haven for Torturers? Ask Refugee Lawyer, Past President of the Canadian Council for Refugees David Matas During Talk At York University February 28, 2000
Chief Billie Diamond Launches York U. Conference on Aboriginal and Treaty Rights in Canada: the Coming Agenda February 28, 2000
York U. Millennial Wisdom Symposium: Making Up Toronto: Literary Invention; Archeological Reality?
Revered Writer Anne Michaels, Literary Guide Greg Gatenby, Archeologist Mima Kapches to Dig Up Toronto's Past, Reconstruct Megacity From the Humber to the Bluffs
February 25, 2000
York University African Studies Program
US Historian Charles Geshekter Says Africa a Testing Ground for Unsound Theories About AIDS; Demands Critical Reappraisal
February 24, 2000
What Should Finance Minister Paul Martin Do with Federal Surplus: Cut Taxes, Reduce Debt, Spend on Social Programs? York U. Experts to Weigh in on Budget February 23, 2000
Centre for Research on Work and Society
Channelling the New Militancy Against Global Economic Trends: York U. Panel looks at Working People's Politics, Labour and the NDP
February 17, 2000
York University Conference on Urban Planning & Multiculturalism Investigates How Planning Can Accommodate Ethnic Diversity/How Does City Planning in Vancouver, Europe Compare to GTA? February 10, 2000
The Transformation of Cities in the Global Era: York U. Scholars Win $2.4-Million From SSHRC to Study Toronto, Dublin, Montreal & Berlin February 8, 2000
Making Up Canadian History: Fact, Fiction and Cliche
Playwright Michael Hollingsworth, Performance Artist Deanne Taylor Dish-Up Satirical Look At 'Pivotal' Moments in Canadian History During York U. Millennium Wisdom Symposium Event
February 3, 2000
York University Scholars Assess Repercussions for Canadian Nation State as Parliament Returns Feb. 7 to Debate Clarity Act Governing Quebec Referendums February 2, 2000
2000 ARTBOX YORK
Art Exhibition Provides Ironic Commentary on Corporate Life
February 2, 2000
Leaders in Toronto's Hellenic Community to Officially Sign Agreement Setting up York U. Chair in Hellenic Studies, Sign Over 1st $500,000 to Advance Greek Language, Culture January 27, 2000
Can Canada Compete in the Professional Sport Marketplace? York U. Sport Business Conference Looks at Marketing Sport in the Mega City January 25, 2000
York U. Osgoode Hall Law School Students Get Lion's Share of Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP National Scholarship Program -- $666,000 in Aid to Help Deflate Debt January 25, 2000
Decisive Week for Future of Reform Party Leader Preston Manning and Fate of United Alternative Movement: How Will it Change Canadian Political Landscape? Ask a York University Expert January 24, 2000
Design Exchange Exhibition to Showcase Winning Design, Competing Models for York University Honour Court and Information Centre Pavilion January 24, 2000
Canadian Female Sports Legend Remembered in Special Screening of The Natural Athlete: Fanny "Bobbie" Rosenfeld January 20, 2000
York U. & Seneca Offer Companies Head-Start in Recruiting Business, IT Grads at 1st Annual Intern/Coop High-Tech Career Fair January 19, 2000
Has the Ivory Tower of Higher Learning Lost its Lustre? Ask Panel Sponsored by York U. Centre for Practical Ethics January 17, 2000
York U's Burton Auditorium a "Happenin' Place" in February - Faculty of Fine Arts Presenting Concerts by Nexus and Nathaniel Dett Chorale January 17, 2000
AOL-Time Warner Deal Triggers Conflicting Views About Internet Boom; York University Scholars Assess the Business and Social Impacts January 14, 2000
FRI Corporation Gift of $1-million in Bond Trading Software Bolsters Information Technology Training at York University January 13, 2000
York U. Mariano A. Elia Chair in Italian-Canadian Studies Lecture Series Narrating the Self To Examine How Italians Recount The Past, Define The Present, View The Future Through History And Fiction January 11, 2000
Theatre @ York presents The Soldier Dreams by Daniel MacIvor January 7, 2000


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