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

 
Governor General Award-Winning Writer Karen Connelly, Celebrated Native Writer Tomson Highway Ask -- and Answer: How Do Authors Write About A Culture Or A Gender That Isn't Their Own? During Latest York U. Millennial Wisdom Symposium December 21, 1999
York U. and Western Canada Coalition Win Grant to Tackle Jewish Teacher Shortage in Western Provinces December 20, 1999
York U./U. of T. Program Wins $750,000 to Link Environmental Research to Community Action December 15, 1999
York U.'s Centre for Research on Work and Society Lands SSHRC Grant    York U. Director to Lead Unique Academic-Community-Labour Team to Examine and Help Erase Barriers to Education and Employment for Marginalized Young People December 3, 1999
First Comprehensive Overview of Increasing Privatization of Ontario's Health Care System Paints Disturbing Picture -- Changes and Cuts Put Women At Risk: York U. Report December 3, 1999
10 Years of Remembering: Victims of Montreal Massacre Commemorated Through Art and Song During York U. Women's Remembrance Day December 2, 1999
New Study to Be Released by York U.'s National Network on Environments and Women's Health to Show Ontario, Not Alberta, is Poster Province for Privatized Health December 1, 1999
IBM Makes Timely $3 Million In-Kind Donation to York University   Gift to Help Outfit Campus Classrooms, Labs for York's 4,000+ Computer Studies Students -- Tomorrow's Answer to Critical Shortage of Hi-Tech Professionals November 29, 1999
York U. Researchers Isolate New Gene Vital to Preventing Plant Self-pollination, Inbreeding; Findings, Published in Science, Expected to Benefit Canola Production November 25, 1999
Site of Goliath's Home Town Unearthed...    York U. Leonard Wolinsky Lectures on Jewish Life and Education to Discuss Politics, Religion, and Archaeology in the Holy Land, Archaeological Dig At Tel Gath, Israel November 24, 1999
Still No Consensus on WTO Agenda   York University Analysts Assess New Phase in Globalization and Potential for Canada at World Trade Organization Talks in Seattle November 23, 1999
York University Centre for Health Studies Reports on State of Alternative Health Therapies in Canada, Calls for Rigorous Research November 22, 1999
Arab Scholar Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian Speaks on Violence Against Women in the Palestinian Community November 19, 1999
York U. Millennial Wisdom Symposium: Do Women Make a Better World?    UK Historian/Novelist Rosalind Miles, US Thealogian/Goddess Guru Carol Christ, Archeologist Susan Jamieson Excavate the Feminine Past November 18, 1999
York University Wins Top Award for Excellence in the Public Sector at North York Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards November 18, 1999
Rebuilding from Scratch? The Reconstruction of East German Universities   Conference To Examine Ongoing Trials And Tribulations Of A United Germany, Restructuring Of The German University System November 17, 1999
York U. Centre for Practical Ethics Symposium to Grapple with Complex Question: Can Sexual Relations Between Students and Faculty Ever Be Acceptable? November 17, 1999
York U.'s International Women's Rights Project Releases How to Guide -- The Busy Women's Guide to the Internet -- to Help Women Get On-line, Overcome Gender Barriers to Technology, Use Internet for Activism, Research November 16, 1999
Funding Cuts Erode Quality At Ontario Colleges While Premium on Educated, Skilled Workforce High: Study by York U. Centre for Research on Work & Society November 15, 1999
York U. Analysts Assess Microsoft Decision and Industry Repercussions in Canada and Globally November 11, 1999
Study by York U. Centre for Research on Work and Society Shows Funding Cuts Erode Quality at Ontario Colleges while Premium on Well-Educated, Skilled Work Force Remains High November 10, 1999
York U. Readies Itself for Student Applicant Crunch in 2003...   Technology Enhanced Learning Open House to Showcase $1,000,000 Expansion in Internet, Distance Education November 9, 1999
Maclean's Ranking Lists York Among Top 5 Universities    York U. Leads Again in Areas Most Meaningful to Students: Bursary, Scholarship Support; Most-Educated Faculty; Investment in Student Services November 7, 1999
York U. Centre for Public Law and Public Policy Publishes Definitive Work on Quebec Secession Ruling by Supreme Court November 5, 1999
Cultural Philosopher and Writer John Ralston Saul Visits York U. To Dialogue with Prof. / Writer Bruce Powe on Diverse Range of Issues -- From the Future of Canada's Monarchy, to the Role of the Novel in the Canadian Psyche, to Questions of Corporatism and Nationalism November 5, 1999
York Professor to Commemorate Canadian Hero Norman Bethune in Beijing on 60th Anniversary of his Death November 3, 1999
HARRY RASKY: Private Lives, Public Eyes   Wendy Michener Lecture at York University November 3, 1999
Japan's Top International Security Analyst Masashi Nishihara Launches Canada-Japan Security Cooperation Program at York University November 2, 1999
Manfred Erhardt, Germaine Greer, Golda Koschitzky, Francesca Valente to Receive Hon. Docs. York U. Fall Convocation to Recognize Creative Contribution of International Figures in Education, Women's Movement, the Arts, Literature November 1, 1999
York U. Millennial Wisdom Symposium #3: Does History Prove We Never Learn? Winning Writer Ron Wright, Balkans Scholar T. Kaiser, York Historian M. Shore Weigh in October 29, 1999
Newton's Apple Tree Comes to York University -- a First in Canada October 29, 1999
Pioneering Black Feminist, US Scholar Barbara Smith to Take York U. Audience on Journey During Lecture The Truth That Never Hurts... 30 Years of Activism in Writing for Justice and Social Change October 29, 1999
Round One in Battle Among Canada's ÎNational' Daily Newspapers Ends with Release of NADbank Readership Numbers; York U. Analysts Assess Damage October 28, 1999
Supreme Court Justice Peter Cory a Key Figure in Court's Evolution   Tribute to "The Caring Judge" at Osgoode Hall Law School Assembles Supreme Court and Appellate Justices, Leading Lawyers and Scholars October 25, 1999
Is Fascism History? York U. Symposium to Examine Resurgence of Right-Wing Extremism in Mainstream European Politics October 25, 1999
York University Hosts Canadian Ambassador to Chile Lawrence Lederman October 22, 1999
York University Hosts leading UK Scholar Carol Smart; Expert and Author to Deliver Lectures on Children and Divorce/ Child Abuse October 20, 1999
Leading Researchers From Across North America Share Findings At Symposium on Girlhood Aggression Examining Violent Girls -- Risk Factors & Treatment October 19, 1999
Symposium on Conflict of Interest Launches New Series, Ethical Issues At the University, Sponsored by the York University Centre for Practical Ethics October 19, 1999
"So What Can You Do with An English Degree?" -- Whatever You Want, Say York B.A. Success Stories At York University Career Day October 15, 1999
On Eve of Former Prime Minister's 80th Birthday, York University Announces $75,000 Endowment for Pierre Elliott Trudeau Fellowship for Graduate Research October 15, 1999
Theatre @ York Visits the Depths of subUrbia October 14, 1999
York University Gets A Grand Entrance with A Winning Design...One Brick At A Time -- Honour Court/Info Centre to Recognize Donors, Offer Warm Welcome to Campus October 14, 1999
Quebec Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Joseph Facal to Speak to the ÎQuebec-Ontario Partnership' at York University's Glendon College October 13, 1999
York University Houses World's First UNESCO Chair to Integrate the Education of Teachers with All Aspects of Environmental Sustainability October 12, 1999
Music & Nazism: International Conference At York U. To Explore Music Under Ideological Control October 7, 1999
Leading Law Students at York University's Osgoode Hall Law School to Get Leg Up From $600,000 Boost to Student Assistance, Thanks to $300,000 McMillan Binch Donation October 6, 1999
Harry Rasky: Poet With A Camera    Fall 1999 Wendy Michener Symposium October 6, 1999
A Canadian Original or a U.S. Copy? Forget the Pilgrims. Canada's Own Thanksgiving Tradition Shaped by Ontario's Protestant Clergy, Refined by Commercial, State Interests: York U. History Scholar October 5, 1999
Tour of Canada to Promote Trade and Tourism to and From Japan   Japanese Chefs' Gourmet Sensation Marks 25th Anniversary of Joint Centre for Asia Pacific Studies at York University and U. of T. September 28, 1999
How the Wall Came Down: An Eyewitness Report 10 Years After the Fall Last Cold-War-Era German Ambassador to East Germany to Offer Insights on the Fall of the Berlin Wall During Lecture At York U.'S Centre for German and European Studies September 24, 1999
CanLit Students Hear it Straight From the Source Literature Comes Alive in York U. English Course: Canadian Writers in Person September 23, 1999
What is the Legacy of the Charter and the Chief Justice Who Presided Over its First Decade? Chief Justice Lamer to Contextualize Osgoode Hall Law School Lecture by Justice Robert Sharpe on the Constitutional Legacy of the Late Chief Justice Brian Dickson September 20, 1999
Celebrating Pushkin: Mozart and Salieri on Stage at York University September 20, 1999
Mighty Minds and Muses to Open York University MILLENNIAL WISDOM SYMPOSIUM; Alberto Manguel, Dionne Brand and Archeologist Edward Keall to Place Past in Perspective September 17, 1999
York University Moveable Millennial Wisdom Symposium to Bring Together 20 World-Renowned Novelists, Historians, Archeologists to Answer Fundamental Questions About this Century and Next ... Anne Michaels/Alberto Manguel/Guy Vanderhaeghe/Ron Wright/Tomson Highway/ etc. ... September 17, 1999
Calling All Friends and Alumni of York U. -- 150,000 Strong; York U. Celebrates 40 Years with Homecoming Extravaganza: 17 Events Including York Yeomen Vs. Western Mustangs, 54-40 Concert, Literary Readings September 15, 1999
York University Hosts Terry Fox Run for Cancer Research September 14, 1999
Canadian Universities Unique in North America in Redefining Global Studies --New Director of Canadian Centre for German and European Studies at York University September 13, 1999
Music Under Ideological Control: International Conference At York to Explore Music & Nazism    Diefenbaker Award Winner/German Musicologist At York's Centre for German and European Studies to Research History of Western Music Under Hitler & Stalin September 7, 1999
Labour Showdown Expected this Fall as Wage Earners Demand Catch-Up: York U. Labour Specialists Provide Historical Perspective and Analysis September 2, 1999
Back to Campus 1999/2000: Stories in the Making at York University August 30, 1999
In Search of A U.S. Policy Toward Canada: Imperial Hegemon, Benevolent Neighbour Or Neither? York U. Prof. Co-Authors New Book, Invisible and Inaudible in Washington: American Policies Toward Canada August 16, 1999
Sayonara Auto Pact? York U. Professors Assess Impact of Canadian Losses at World Trade Organization July 22, 1999
How Do Montrealers, Torontonians Feel About Their Cities' Neighbourhoods, Housing, Police, Politics, Municipal Services? Survey by York U. Institute for Social Research Finds Striking Similarities, Intriguing Differences July 19, 1999
Montrealers Happier Than Torontonians; But Torontonians Generally More Satisfied with Health Care, Job Opportunities and Their City As Good Place to Raise Children -- Survey by York University's Institute for Social Research July 15, 1999
It's A Tie! Torontonians and Montrealers Are 81% Satisfied with Overall Quality of Life in Their Cities -- Survey by York University Institute for Social Research July 13, 1999
Evaluation by York U. Centre for Study of Computers in Education Finds Majority of Students Satisfied with Internet Courses;    GRADES AS GOOD AS IN-CLASS COURSES, HIGHER THAN CORRESPONDENCE July 9, 1999
International Scholars, Renowned Somali Poets Gather At York University for 7th World Congress on the Somali Diaspora July 7, 1999
York University's Project ADVANCE Prepares High School Students with Learning Disabilities for University Successes July 6, 1999
York University and National Ballet School Launch Joint Program for Dance Teacher Training July 6, 1999
York University Profs Provide Analysis of President Kim Dae Jung's 1st Official Visit to Canada Today as Canada-Korea Forum Proposals Released July 5, 1999
York University Moveable Millennial Wisdom Symposium to Bring Together 18 World-Renowned Novelists, Historians, Archeologists to Answer Fundamental Questions About this Century and Next June 30, 1999
Undergraduate Applications Up 12%; Graduate Applications Up 14%   Meet Outstanding New York University Students: 16-yr.-old Israeli Math Genius/Ph.D Student; Computer Whiz Female Triplets; Jane-finch Youth Mentor; Maritime Musical Star/Muscular Dystrophy Spokesperson; Multilingual Debating Champion June 28, 1999
York University Hosts Meeting of International Scholars on Colonialism and Public Health in the Tropics June 17, 1999
York U.'s Association for Research on Mothering to Host Symposium on Challenges of Lesbian Mothering June 9, 1999
York University Prof/Director of Institute for Social Research Paul Grayson Wins National Award for Research on University Student Experience at 'Learneds' June 9, 1999
Hero of the Operatic Arts in Canada, Nicholas Goldschmidt, to Receive Honorary Doctorate at York University Convocation Ceremonies June 8, 1999
York U. Convenes Canada-Korea Forum with Korean Ambassador Kim Hang Kyung as Countries Prepare for First Official Visit of Korean President Kim Dae Jung June 7, 1999
Scholars from Joint Centre for Asia Pacific Studies (York University/U. of T.) Revive Memories of Tiananmen During 10th Anniversary of Beijing Massacre June 2, 1999
York U.'s CulTech Hosts Web Conference on Digital Distance Education Copyright Issues: "Fair Use/Fair Dealing and National Treatment in Digital Education" June 1, 1999
Push Toward American-Style Health Care Rooted in Myth and Distortions, According to York U. Co-Editors of New Book Health Reform: Public Success, Private Failure May 31, 1999
York U.'s Business Ethics Program Brings Together Top Business Leaders/Policy Makers to Probe Feasibility of Project to Forgive Debt of World's Poorest Countries May 28, 1999
Ontario Election 1999 Background Papers By York University Professors Robert Macdermid & Fred Fletcher   Backgrounder #9 Spending at the Riding Level Does Make a Difference May 28, 1999
Made-in-Ontario Biotech Sector Gets Kick-Start At York University; Cutting-Edge R&D Draws Canadian Scientist From U.S. to Found York's Combinatorial Chemistry Facility May 27, 1999
Six of Ten Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Apprenticeships Go to York U Film & Video Students May 26, 1999
Ontario Election 1999 Background Papers By York University Professors Robert Macdermid & Fred Fletcher   Backgrounder #8: Advocacy Groups and the Ad War May 26, 1999
Ontario Election 1999 Background Papers By York University Professors Robert Macdermid & Fred Fletcher   Backgrounder #7: Strategic Voting May 21, 1999
Provocative, Prolific Canadian Novelist Mordecai Richler Among Eclectic, Impressive Cast of Honorary Doctorate Recipients At York University Convocation Ceremonies May 20, 1999
Ontario Election 1999 Background Papers by York University Professors Robert MacDermid & Fred Fletcher   Backgrounder # 6: A Winning Ad Strategy May 20, 1999
York University Law Professors Provide Context and Analysis As Supreme Court of Canada Prepares to Hand Down Pivotal Ruling on Same-Sex Spousal Support May 19, 1999
Toronto's Greek Community Chooses York University As Home for Hellenic Studies; Hellenic Heritage Foundation Donates $1.5 Million for Endowed Chair in Hellenic Studies May 17, 1999
York University Graduates Get Jobs, Provincial Survey Confirms May 14, 1999
Ontario Election 1999 Background Papers   by York University Professors Robert MacDermid & Fred Fletcher  Background Papers # 3,4 and 5 May 13, 1999
How Many Hairs on A Medium-sized Cat? 600 High School Students From Across Ontario to Engage in Science "Brainathlon", Grapple with Mind-teasing Questions During York U. Science Olympics May 12, 1999
Kenneth McRoberts, distinguished political scientist, expert on 'the French fact', Appointed Principal of Glendon, York University's bilingual liberal arts college May 12, 1999
Ontario Election 1999 Background Papers   By York University Professors Robert Macdermid & Fred Fletcher   BACKGROUNDER #2: Changes to the Election Rules May 7, 1999
York U Big Winner in 1999 Jazz Report National Awards May 7, 1999
Art Gallery of York University 1st in Canada to Win Rothschild Foundation Grant; Award to Fund Exhibition of Toronto-born New York Artist Moira Dryer May 7, 1999
Pianist Christina Petrowska Headlines York Fine Arts Canadian Music CD "Northern Sirens" May 5, 1999
Renowned Korean Poet, Dissident Ko Un to Speak At York University Symposium on Bringing Minority Literatures to North America May 5, 1999
Controlling Air Pollution: is the Pain Worth the Gain? Health Canada Air Pollution Expert to Examine Link Between Air Quality and Human Health During Air and Waste Management Conference at York U. May 4, 1999
Germany Through the Canadian Prism: Harvard International Affairs Prof., Former Trudeau Principal Secretary Dr. Thomas Axworthy to Deliver Lecture At York U. On Canadian-German Relations April 30, 1999
York University Announces Three Innovative New Programs in Information Technology In Response to Growing Demand for Graduates Able to Integrate and Understand ITEC in Today's World April 29, 1999
Pinning the Tale on The Golden Ass: Canadian Opera Company General Director to Deliver Talk on New Opera During York University Conference Exploring Apuleius' Ancient Fable April 22, 1999
"Genesis" -- One of the Biggest Computers in Ontario -- Revs Up Research Capacity, Helps Train the Next Generation of Researchers At York U.'s Faculty of Pure & Applied Science -- Thanks to Sgi Co-Investment April 19, 1999
York University Graduate Students Climb to Top in Mountain Equipment Co-op Case Study During 2nd National Nestle Canada MBA Case Competition in Business & Environment April 16, 1999
When Does A Worker's Death Become Murder? Columbia U. Expert to Examine Occupational Disease, Politics of Responsibility April 15, 1999
3 Out of 4 Torontonians Say Campaign for 2008 Olympics Should Continue Despite Controversies: Survey, Institute for Social Research, York U. April 14, 1999
Is The Crisis in Kosovo Leading to A World War? Ask A York University Expert April 13, 1999
The Ontario Election -- York University Offers Experts From Every Angle April 9, 1999
Check out the Viewpts April 8, 1999
York U.'s Osgoode Hall Law School Study Finds "Limited" Justification In Legislatures Using 'Notwithstanding Clause' April 8, 1999
Nobel Peace Laureate, Former President of Costa Rica, Dr. Oscar Arias, to Deliver Inaugural Baptista Lecture At York U. On Moral Challenge of Globalization April 6, 1999
Fooling Mother Nature: Seminar at York U. to Examine Biotechnology in Agriculture, Its Environmental and Economic Impact and Growing Debate April 5, 1999
Middleton in Love April 2, 1999
York University Ready to Educate its Fair Share of New Students To Help Meet Unprecedented Demand for University Programs; York, in the heart of the GTA, in ideal position to absorb new wave of learners March 31, 1999
York University applauds prominence of post-secondary education in report by Ontario Jobs and Investment Board "Road Map to Prosperity"; awaits particulars in spring budget March 25, 1999
"Savage/Love" at York U. March 24, 1999
Labour pioneer, political activist, first woman president of Republic of Guyana, Janet Jagan, to deliver lecture at York U. on predecessor Cheddi Jagan's vision to end world hunger, systemic poverty through creation of new global human order March 24, 1999
Look At Us Now! York University To Celebrate 40th Anniversary Of The Proclamation Of The York Act, March 26, 1959 March 24, 1999
York Dance Ensemble Centre Stage at Betty O. March 23, 1999
Visiting Professor Michael Gray to place cell evolution under microscope during York University lecture Research on mitochondria provides insights into early stages of eukaryotic cell evolution March 22, 1999
Schools, Community and York University to parade, perform, dance during Community Life Cycles Celebration of Birth and Death in Nature and Culture March 19, 1999
York University environmental educators help Grades 1-6 GTA students turn their hands, head and heart to working with and for environment March 19, 1999
Leading world experts to gather at York University to discuss divergent interpretations of Second World War Nanjing Atrocities March 18, 1999
York University to mark International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination with lecture examining Science, Race and Culture March 16, 1999
For the first time, international legal scholars -- federalists and sovereigntists -- analyze (and applaud) the Supreme Court ruling on the Quebec secession reference in latest issue of York U.'s Canada Watch March 18 1999
The man who brought down Meech Lake Accord to look forward during York University address: An Aboriginal Perspective into the next Millennium;   Indian Claims Commissioner/former MP Elijah Harper to deliver annual lecture March 12, 1999
How do plants choose their mates? Find out at York University Biology Symposium March 11, 1999
Canadian Ambassador to Germany to discuss Germany's Prospects on the Eve of The New Millennium during York U. lecture March 8, 1999
'Making up the Past: The Archeology of Fiction'   Award-Winning Novelist, Newly Appointed York U. Chair in Canadian Studies Susan Swan Launches Millennial Project to Examine How Contemporary Cultures Reinvent Past March 4, 1999
Festival of New Choreography Spotlights Tomorrow's Dance Makers March 3, 1999
Theatre @ York Presents Crime on Goat Island by Ugo Betti March 3, 1999
"Little Italy" and Beyond:   York University Lecture Series Examines Italian Canadians' Reflections on Their Multicultural Past, Present and Future March 3, 1999
Gender, Race, Cultural Identity, Centre of Debate, Discussion During York U. Symposium on Author Toni Morrison's Paradise Feb. 23, 1999
Ontario's 1st Honours Bachelor of Design (BDes) Program Perfect, Seamless Fit for Students, Industry and Economy; York University/Sheridan College "Partners in Design" Feb. 22, 1999
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle:   Teachers Get A Lesson in the Three R's of Environmental Awareness Education, Curriculum Development At York U. Environmental Literacy Conference Feb. 19, 1999
From Nato Security to Multilateral Trade to Cultural Exchange Policy: Newly Appointed Coordinator for North American Relations, German Foreign Office to Discuss Increasing Importance of German/Canadian Relations During York U. Lecture Feb. 19, 1999
Federal Budget's Boost to Research A Boon to Universities Like York; Research Centres, Social Scientists to Contribute to Careful Analysis/Knowledge Needed for Nascent Health Care Policy Feb. 16, 1999
Analysis, Context, and Commentary on Finance Minister Paul Martin's Budget ...Ask A York University Expert About Health Care Funding, Debt, Tax Relief, R&D, Etc. Feb. 15, 1999
SHADES OF THE TRUMAN SHOW:   NYU Writer, Cultural Critic Andrew Ross Gives Insider's View of Town That Disney Built in York U. Lecture, Living with the Mouse: A Report From Celebration, Florida Feb. 12, 1999
ARE CANADIANS AT RISK?   MP Sergio Marchi to Present York University Centre for Health Studies with $75,000 For Study on Effects of Alternative Health Practices and Therapies Feb. 11, 1999
York 1st University to Receive Corporate Award From the Canadian Foundation for Physically Disabled Persons for Leading the Way on Access for Students with Disabilities Feb. 11, 1999
Director of European Trade Union Institute Tackles the Euro and its Effect on European Trade Unionism, Labour Relations During York U. Seminar Feb. 10, 1999
Blackflies, Sunburn, Cold, Wet Clothes   York U. Prof. Retraces Early Fur Trade Routes, Debunks Romanticism of Voyageurs in New Book, Superior Illusions Feb. 8, 1999
Playwright, Performer Diane Flacks will be "Getting to the Girl" in a Talk/Performance Exploring Gender Issues in her Body of Work at York University Feb. 1, 1999
TELEVISION, MEDICINE AND MELODRAMA:   York University Professor Examines TV Doctors in the US and Canada Jan. 27, 1999
York University to Host Forum on "Social Union" with Ontario's Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Jan. 22, 1999
York University Awarded $1 Million to Build on its Strength in Science Education/ Focus on Improving Teaching and Literacy in Math, Technology and Science Among School Children Across Canada Jan. 13, 1999
York University to Showcase Access Awareness for Persons with Disabilities; Demonstrations, Workshops and Sporting Events Celebrate Abilities and Accomplishment in Face of Daily Challenges and Adversity Jan. 11, 1999


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