Updated: June 02, 2004

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

 

Canadians Trust Judges More Than Their Politicians: York U. Professor Lead Contributor To New Book On The Role Of Appeal Courts And Judges In Canada Dec. 1998 York U. Announces Chair In Jewish Teacher Education To Meet Growing Demand For Jewish Religious Instruction Koschitzky Family Gift Funds North-American First At A Publicly funded University Dec. 1998 York University United Way Campaign Goes 20% Over Goal, Raising More Than $139,000 For Needy Families; Community To Celebrate Most Successful Yield Yet Dec. 1998 Tradition of Academic Excellence, Innovation Continues as York University Salutes its fifth Rhodes Scholar Dec. 1998 U.N. Human Rights Treaty System Under Review: Ford Foundation Awards $1.4 Million To York University Director Of Centre For Refugee Studies Dec. 1998 York University's National Campaign Surpasses $100 Million Goal, Wraps Up Year Early, Quadruples Its Endowment; Students/Faculty/Community To Reap Benefits Dec. 1998 Victims Of Montreal Massacre Remembered In Sculpture, Song And Poetry At York University Women's Remembrance Day Events Dec. 1998 York University Professor Wins Banting Foundation Award for Research on Breast Cancer Treatment Nov. 1998 York University Hails Ontario Gov't Announcement Of $29 Million As Important Step; "Historic Change In Funding Will Bring Better Educational Opportunities To Students, Greater Equity Among Universities," Says York University President Lorna Marsden Nov. 1998 People/Earth-Friendly Design To Be Among Key Features Of York University's New Computer Science Building Nov. 1998 MEDIA ADVISORY   York University Experts Offer Insights On The Quebec Election Nov. 1998 Theatre @ York Takes "Top Girls" Downtown Nov. 1998 North American Premiere Of Trevor Griffith's "Piano" Opens Theatre @ York's Season Nov. 1998 United Nations High Commissioner For Human Rights Mary Robinson To Give And Take On Human Rights Challenges At York U. Open Forum Nov. 1998 Famous Green Architect To Brainstorm Plans For York University's New Computer Science Building --    Architecture And Design Writers Welcome Nov. 1998 York University Leads The Way In Student Services/Research Grants/Most-Educated Faculty--Maclean's University Rankings Shows York Up In Six Categories As It Enters Its 40th Year Nov. 1998 Part-time, Low Paid, No Benefits, Expendable -- The Picture And Plight Of Young Workers & Precarious Employment: Focus Of York U. Conference Nov. 1998 Three Toronto Business Schools To Receive $3.75 Million Through Toronto Community Foundation   Gifts From Newcourt To Benefit Next Generation Of Business Professionals Nov. 1998 York University Offers Up Credible, Compelling Sources During Holocaust Education Week (November 8-15, 1998) Nov. 1998 York University's New B.A. In Public Service Studies To Help Police, Firefighters, Emergency, Correctional, Immigration Workers Serve Complex Community Needs Nov. 1998 "Make Way For Magic!"   York University Celebrates The 50th Anniversary Of Pivotal Canadian Arts Movement: Montreal Automatism Nov. 1998 York University Convocation to Bestow 1,800 Degrees, Honour Business Ethics Advocate Bill Dimma, Acclaimed Artist, Refus Global Signatory Fran¡oise Sullivan Nov. 1998 United Nations High Commissioner On Refugees To Examine Global Challenges At York University Open Forum Nov. 1998 York University to Celebrate 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Legendary Russian Filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein Nov. 1998 Toronto Physician Donates Costa Rican Rainforest To York University Oct. 1998 UN High Commissioner For Refugees To Examine Global Challenges At York University Open Forum Oct. 1998 UN Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fr»chette To Offer Insights On "The United Nations In The Next Millennium" At York University's Glendon College Oct. 1998 Actor, Playwright, Director Pol Pelletier A Pioneering Force In Qu»b»cois Theatre To Share Insights, Perform At York University Lecture Series Oct. 1998 Politicians Should Shape Up And Stop Lying; Reporters Should Stay Out Of Their Private Lives: York University Prof Contributes To New Book On Political Ethics Oct. 1998 The Moscow Meltdown: Causes And Consequences Of The Financial-Political Crisis In Russia Oct. 1998 Leading Canadian thinkers to probe Trudeau's leadership, legacy at York U. conference, The Trudeau Era -- Culture, Media, Politics Oct. 1998 Insulin-Dependent Diabetic Makes Stopover At His Alma Mater, York U, Midway Through His Run Across Canada Oct. 1998 "The Power of Words: Literature, Society and the University": York U. Hosts Conference Featuring One of Europe's Leading Intellectual Writers Umberto Eco Oct. 1998 Pianist Christina Petrowska Brings Liszt And The Moderns To York University Sept. 1998 Installation of Mahatma Gandhi Bust Honours Spiritual Leader's Legacy, York University's Connection to India Sept. 1998 Germany After the Elections: Impacts and Implications   York Centre for German and European Studies Hosts Panel of Experts on what Schrñeder's Victory Means for Canada Sept. 1998 Playwright, MP , NDP Culture Critic Wendy Lill to launch York U. Series with "Playwright as Politician" Address, Readings from her Award-Winning Plays Sept. 1998 York University Hosts International Conference on Mothers and Sons Sept. 1998 York University Professor Chosen As Election Observer For Historic German Elections Sept. 1998 Is U.S. President Bill Clinton's Presidency In Jeopardy? Ask A York University Expert Sept. 1998 York University Conference to Consider Pierre Elliott Trudeau's Just Society at 30: Promises Fulfilled or Legacy Plundered? Sept. 1998 York University's Film Experts Coming Soon To A Film Festival Near You Sept. 1998 York University Meets Overall Enrolment Targets; More students choose York for Science, Fine Arts, Graduate Studies, Life-long learning, Education Sept. 1998 MEDIA ADVISORY   Osgoode Hall, Goodman Phillips & Vineberg Invite Legal Community to Hi-Tech Classroom Opening Sept. 1998 York University Professors Seek Volunteers Suffering From Depression To Test New Emotionally-Focused Therapy Sept. 1998 Tradition Of Innovation And Discovery Thrives As York University Set To Begin School Year Aug. 1998 York University Professor Irving Abella Appointed Chair For The Study Of Canadian Jewry Inaugural lecture will challenge historical view of Canadian Jewish contribution Aug. 1998 York University Student Appointed To Order Of Canada Aug. 1998 York University Professor's Book Proves Apes Capable Of Language, Not Just Mimicry Aug. 1998 Student Advocates For People With Head Injuries, The Environment And The Hungry Coming To York University On $50,000 Canada Trust Scholarships July 1998 York University's "Rock 'N Roll Professor" Rob Bowman Chalks Up Another Award July 1998 Award-Winning Stage Designer Phillip Silver Makes New Debut -- As Dean Of Fine Arts At York University June 1998 Theatre @ York Captures Berlin June 1998 York University Convocation To Honour Eclectic, Excellent Cast: Computer Pioneer, Peace/Native Activists, Innovative Film Production Co., Celtic Storyteller, Jamaican Literary Legend, Leading Anthologist, International Entrepreneur, French Film Maker May 1998 York University And China Film Archive Collaborate On Canadian Film Retrospective In Beijing May 1998 Scotiabank And The Schulich School Of Business At York U. Team Up To Internationalize Business Education With New Scotiabank Professorship In International Business May 1998 York University Applauds Provincial Budget's Investment In Research, Accessibility; Continues Fight For Improved Student Aid May 1998 York University's Faculty Of Education Celebrates 25 Years -- And 17,700 Teachers; North York Teacher Receives Excellence In Teaching Award For "Making A Difference" May 1998 900 Ontario Students To Test Their Science Savvy During Ontario Science Olympiad At York University April 1998 York University Lands Top Canadian Diplomat As Its New Ambassador/Vice-President (University Advancement) April 1998 Toronto Astronaut Calls Home....From Space (147 Nautical Miles Above Earth)   Students Dialogue With Orbiting Scientists During CresTech/York Downlink April 1998 Media Advisory -- Quality Of Life In The New Toronto: How does your new City feel?    York University Institute for Social Research to reveal results of 1st annual survey April 1998 Leading Book Publisher Avie J. Bennett Named 10th Chancellor Of York University April 1998 Media Advisory -- York University/NSERC/MDS Sciex Partnership To Establish $2 Million Chair In Analytical Mass Spectrometry April 1998 Leading Constitutional Expert Peter W. Hogg Appointed New Dean Of Osgoode Hall Law School At York University April 1998 York University "On Board" When Space Shuttle Columbia Blasts Off April 16 April 1998 Filmmaker Paul Tana To Discuss His 1992 Film La Sarrasine At A Screening Hosted By York U. And Italian Film Society April 1998 "Is There A Future For Feminism?" Judy Rebick To Give Inaugural Lecture At York University's New School Of Women's Studies April 1998 A Continent In Change: Conference At York University To Explore New Perspectives On German And European Studies April 1998 York University's Faculty Of Environmental Studies Launches CD-Rom Pilot Project To Target GTA Students March 1998 York University Centre For Refugee Studies Awarded $300,000 (US) From Mellon Foundation To Conduct Research, Host Conference, Train Judges March 1998 York University, School Boards And Ministry Partnership Develops New Science And Technology Curriculum To Improve Scientific Literacy, Skills Of Ontario Students March 1998 All That Jazz At York U. March 1998 York University Film Series Launches Paul Robeson Centennial Celebration March 1998 Theatre @ York Premieres The Toothbrush March 1998 Theatre @ York Gives Voice To The Love Of The Nightingale March 1998 "Has The Supreme Court Finally Got It Right?" York University's Robarts Chair In Canadian Studies To Tackle Timely Aboriginal Land Claims Issue March 1998 Media Advisory -- Women Writing Men: A Panel Discussion March 1998 Media Advisory -- Peter Gzowski -- In Conversation: York University's Atkinson College offers opportunity to question Canada's most celebrated questioner, broadcaster Peter Gzowski, about the state of the nation and his profession March 1998 Try A Little Tenderness (Otis Redding Or Bing Crosby Style): York University's Grammy Award-Winning Musicologist Rob Bowman To Explore Meaning In Music March 1998 John Van Burek Directs Theatre @ York's Telling Of 'The Winter's Tale' March 1998 Renowned Political Scientist And Expert On The American Presidency To Speak At York University On Globalizing Capitalism: Think Globally, Lose Locally March 1998 Festival Of New Choreography Takes Centre Stage At York University March 1998 International Trade Minister To Award Youth Internship Program To York University's Centre For Research On Latin America And The Caribbean March 1998 Media Advisory -- Environmental Decision Making In The New Toronto And Beyond: From Recycling To Global Warming To Downloading March 1998 York University Saving Millions With New Cogeneration Facility Feb. 1998 Media Advisory -- Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Stephane Dion To Speak On The 'Quebec Reference'/National Unity Strategy At York University's Osgoode Hall Law School Feb. 1998 The Land And Its Interpreters: York University's Centre For Jewish Studies Welcomes Novelist And Art Expert As Part Of The Leonard Wolinsky Lectures Feb. 1998 York University President Says Federal Budget Means More Access, Less Debt, More Research Support; Calls On Province To Follow Lead Feb. 1998 Students Helping Students: Up-And-Coming Artist's Exhibit Will Raise Money For York University Scholarships Feb. 1998 Sandberg Centennial Celebration At York University Feb. 1998 Graduate Students Wrestle With Hydro Dilemma In York University's 1st National Case Competition In Business And The Environment Feb. 1998 Exhibition By Noted British Sculptor Alison Wilding Comes To The Art Gallery Of York University Feb. 1998 Canadian Astronaut Bjarni Tryggvason And Members Of His Shuttle Crew To Visit York University Feb. 1998 Media Advisory -- Panel Discussion At York University Asks "What Is Art Worth?" Jan. 1998 Author Nino Ricci To Kick Off York University Lecture Series Showcasing The Italian-Canadian Imagination, Through Fiction, Film And Poetry Jan. 1998 Creating A Home Away From Home: Residence Leaders From Across North America Share Notes On Changes In Campus Life Jan. 1998 Media Advisory -- York University Expert On Bullying And Childhood Violence Reflects On The Development Of Aggressive Children Jan. 1998 York University's Institute For Social Research Launches 1st Annual Survey Of Quality Of Life In New Toronto; Ice Storm Delays Comparison Of Toronto And Montreal By 1 Year Jan. 1998 Come Play With Us! "PlayGround" Offers Theatre Adventures At York University Jan. 1998 York University Experts Provide Context, Analysis On Proposed Changes To Canada's Immigration And Refugee System Jan. 1998 York Dance Ensemble Celebrates 10th Anniversary With Showcase Performance Jan. 1998 Media Advisory -- Lawyer for Bre-X Investors To Speak At York University Jan. 1998 Quebec Artists Headline The York Dance Ensemble's 10th Season Jan. 1998 Art And Remembrance: Panellists To Discuss Role Of Art And Architecture In Commemorating The Holocaust Jan. 1998 Media Advisory -- New Resource Room Opens Door For Deaf And Hard-Of-Hearing Community, Honours York Alumnus And Educator Ron Cope Jan. 1998 York University/Seneca College Agreement Means Students Can Earn A Degree And A Diploma In Three Years Jan. 1998 Media Advisory -- York University, Seneca College To Sign Agreement, Launching 1st Joint Three-Year University Degree/College Diploma Jan. 1998