TORONTO, November 23, 2007 -- York University will host its 17th annual Harold I. Schiff lecture on Nov. 27, featuring professor Paul B. Shepson, an expert on Arctic climate change. Shepson is Director of the Purdue Climate Change Research Center at Purdue University, and an adjunct professor of chemistry in York’s Faculty of Science and […]

TORONTO, November 22, 2007 -- People with a devastating brain injury that has wiped out many of their personal memories may still be able to understand other people’s feelings and intentions, according to a joint study by York University’s Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health, and the Baycrest Centre for Aging and the Brain.   […]

TORONTO, November 19, 2007 -- The Azrieli Foundation, in partnership with York University’s Centre for Jewish Studies, will launch a series of five impassioned memoirs written by Holocaust survivors, on Wednesday, Nov. 21, as part of Holocaust Remembrance Month.   The inaugural launch of The Azrieli Foundation Series of Holocaust Survivor Memoirs will feature four readings […]

TORONTO, November 15, 2007 -- York University has cancelled selected evening classes for Thursday, November 15 due to a power failure that has affected the area including York’s Keele campus. Evening classes for today have been cancelled in the following buildings: The Schulich School of Business Technology Enhanced Learning Centre (TEL) Accolade East Seneca @ York

CSBO Notice Notice of Service Interruption, Electrical   TORONTO, November 15, 2007 -- Please be advised that at 12:25pm today the external Hydro One electrical grid had a power failure that affected the Toronto Hydro Steeles substation. Toronto Hydro is working to resolve a continued power outage at the following York University buildings (these buildings are not connected […]

November 14, 2007, TORONTO - York Security Services and Toronto Police responded to an incident of threatening behaviour toward a York University staff member today in the Ross Building at York University’s Keele campus.     Toronto Police resolved the situation and arrested a student community member. There were no injuries sustained as a result […]

Forum will explore need for a Canadian Workers’ Rights Institute TORONTO, November 13, 2007 -- The links between workers’ rights, such as the right to bargain collectively, and fundamental human rights that are recognized internationally, will be the focus of a conference this week organized by York University’s Centre for Research on Work and Society. […]