TORONTO, November 26, 2008 -- York University’s Centre for Jewish Studies is being renamed the Israel and Golda Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Studies following a generous gift from the Koschitzky family. The donation is in honour of the 100th birthday of Golda Koschitzky and the 50th anniversary of York University in 2009. The […]
Senate updates exceptions to suspension of classes
TORONTO, November 21, 2008 -- The Executive Committee of the Senate of York University has updated its statement on the suspension of academic activities. Titled University-Wide and Faculty-Specific Information on Suspension of Academic Activities: Definition, Extent and Exceptions, it includes reference to undergraduate exchange students at the Schulich School of Business and Schulich students who will […]
York alumnus wins Governor General's Literary Award
TORONTO, November 21, 2008 -- York alumnus Nino Ricci (BA Spec. Hons. ’81), has won this year’s Governor General’s Literary Award for Fiction for his latest novel, The Origin of Species. Ricci, who studied English at York, beat fellow contenders David Adams Richards (The Lost Highway), Rawi Hage (Cockroach), Fred Stenson (The Great Karoo) and Rivka […]
Osgoode and U of T law students shoot hoops for charity
TORONTO, November 17, 2008 -- Despite the labour disruption at York University, Osgoode Hall Law School students are going ahead with this Friday’s charity basketball game against University of Toronto law students, with each school striving to top the other in raising the most money to help feed Toronto’s homeless and needy. The Second […]
York U prof helps uncover evidence of ancient Mars oceans
TORONTO, November 17, 2008 -- A York University professor has helped unearth new evidence that an ancient ocean once covered about a third of Mars. Professor Bill Mahaney is part of an international group of scientists that analyzed data from the Gamma Ray Spectrometer (GRS) aboard NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter. The spectrometer has the unique […]
York alumnus wins 2008 Giller Prize
TORONTO, November 17, 2008 -- York University alumnus Joseph Boyden (BA Hons. '91) has been awarded the15th annual Scotiabank Giller Prize for his latest book of fiction – Through Black Spruce. The Giller Prize win comes with prestige, recognition and a $50,000 cash award. It is Canada’s richest prize for fiction awarded annually to the […]
Mars-Phoenix mission wraps up
Canadian experiments “gold mine of data” says York U prof Jim Whiteway, lead Canadian scientist TORONTO, November 10, 2008 -- NASA and the University of Arizona today announced the conclusion of the Mars Phoenix mission, officially wrapping up five months of experiments by Canada’s science team, led by York University. "The mission has been a […]
