Gregory Scott (BA ’03) graduated from LA&PS with a BA in East Asian Studies. He earned his master’s degree at the University of Toronto before completing his PhD at Columbia University. He is currently a lecturer of Chinese Culture and History at the University of Manchester in the UK. We chatted with him about his […]
Six York U alumni teams got the green light for funding up to $125,000 for their first feature films through Telefilm Canada’s 2019 Talent to Watch program. Now in its second year, the juried program supports the production, digital distribution and promotion of a first feature-length film or other format of narrative-based audiovisual content made specifically for […]
New colours. New team. New stadium. Same campus. For four members of York9 Football Club, their days as York Lions may be over but they've returned to the York University campus to play in familiar surroundings for the inaugural season of the Canadian Premier League (CPL). York alumni Michael Cox, Daniel Gogarty, Ryan Telfer, and Colm […]
On June 6, 2019 the Division of Advancement partnered with the Faculty of Environmental Studies to host a unique event at the Plug‘n Drive Electric Vehicle Discovery Centre. Open to alumni and the broader York community, guests were invited to a reception with the opportunity to network with fellow alumni and test drive electric vehicles. […]
Diana Golts (BA ’10) graduated from LA&PS and is currently a producer living in New York City since graduating with an MFA in film from Columbia University. She worked as producer on Chapa and Mal de Ojo, and as associate producer on The Last Defense, and Enemies: The President, Justice and the FBI and is […]
The York red and white will be well represented at the 2019 FISU Summer Universiade as former Lion Brittany Crew, current Lion Asia Hogan-Rochester and current Lion Kaitlyn Wiens were named members of the team by U SPORTS. Brittany Crew (left) and Asia Hogan-Rochester (right) The 2019 FISU Games will take place from July 3 to […]
For children with severe epilepsy, surgery is the last resort used to prevent seizures, but the treatment can often come with the risk of both visual and cognitive impairments. Now, a new study funded by the National Eye Institute and jointly led by researchers at York University’s Faculty of Health and Carnegie Mellon University finds […]
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DOUG ROSS BA 1983 Why did you choose to study at York? After producing small scale theatre in the late 1970’s (and losing most of my investments) it became obvious that I needed to fast track my understanding of both dance and theatre and their commercial production. After a look around at options, I decided to invest […]
Now celebrating its 40th anniversary, The Dora Mavor Moore Awards are Canada’s longest-running professional theatre, dance and opera awards. The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts rolls out the red carpet Tuesday, June 25 at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts and faculty and alumni from the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design will be […]