In what was a thriller of a mid-season finale, the York University Lions women’s hockey team defeated the No. 7 nationally ranked Nipissing University Lakers 6-3 at home on Saturday night in front of a packed crowd during the Annual Varsity Holiday Social.
Read moreJoyce Felix-McSween, a staff member with the York University Bookstore, died in Toronto, on Nov. 13 following a long illness. A memorial service will be held Dec. 7. All are welcome.
Read moreThe President’s University-Wide Teaching Awards honour those who, through innovation and commitment, have significantly enhanced the quality of learning by York students. Four awards are offered each year. Online nominations are due Jan. 31, 2020.
Read moreProfessors Steven Alsop and Dawn Bazely made the long trip to Churchill, Man. in late October to engage the community in an open-access archive of Churchill-based research that is housed at YorkSpace, York University’s institutional repository.
Read moreMs. Stea died peacefully on Nov. 25. She was just 43 years old. She is remembered by her colleagues in the Division of Advancement and the Faculty of Science for her gentle professionalism and deep commitment to advancing the Faculty of Science. Visitation will take place Nov. 28 at the Holy Cross Catholic Funeral Home in Thornhill.
Read moreIn the seventh installment of the Science & Technology Studies Seminar Series at York, University of Waterloo Professor John McLevey will present “Democracies in Crisis? Online Deception, Disinformation, and Political Polarization in Comparative Perspective.” The event runs Dec. 3.
Read moreStudents in the Department of Humanities, in the Culture & Expression Program and Black Canadian Studies Program, present a year-end performance of spoken word on Nov. 28.
Read moreVanier College’s annual book sale once again has thousands of books available in a variety of genres. The book sale will run from Jan. 13 to 16, 2020 at two locations, 152 Founders College and 001 Vanier College. It will be open Monday to Thursday, from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Read moreProf. Boyer joined York University in the 1960s as one of the first professors of biology. Prof. Boyer was a botanist and plant pathologist. A woodlot on York University’s Keele Campus was named The Michael G. Boyer Woodlot in recognition of his years of service to the University and for his tireless efforts to enhance the campus environment by conserving and expanding its woodlots.
Read moreYork University Professors Christo El Morr, Farah Ahmed and Paul Ritvo from the School of Health Policy and Management and the School of Kinesiology and Health Science, Faculty of Health, have published a paper discussing the design of a mindfulness virtual community for undergraduate students.
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