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York is U wins four international awards

York's student alumni association, York is U, has been named most outstanding organization and won three other regional awards from the Association of Student Advancement Programs. Jeremy Greenberg, coordinator of student alumni programs at York, and six York is U directors accepted the prizes at the association’s District 2 conference at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania Feb. 17-19. Greenberg said the awards prove what he's been telling people since he arrived at York as a student in 1998 and continues to emphasize as a member of York's student community and leadership development team: “York is the greatest University in the world! We proudly share this award with the entire York community.”

During strike at Seneca, York U continues to operate as usual
York staff and faculty will be expected to perform their normal duties. Students participating in joint York University-community college programs should contact their program director or co-ordinator for information.

March events challenge sexism and racism
York presents lectures, films and theatre to mark international days for women and the elimination of racial discrimination. This year's theme is Beyond Politically Correct: Challenging Sexism and Racism.

New career resource for graduating students
York's Career Centre's new Web resouce, "Next Steps for Graduating Students" provides 24/7 access to career information.

Urban diversity professor wins book award
A book co-authored by York Professor Patrick Solomon, entitled Teaching for Equity and Diversity: Research to Practice, has been awarded the 2005 American Educational Studies Association (AESA) Critics' Choice Award.

History grad wins Rachel Carson Prize
York history grad Liza Piper has won the 2006 Rachel Carson Prize for Best Dissertation in Environmental History for her paper on the large lakes of sub-arctic Canada, 1921-1960.

Peter Cory to present the John Holmes Memorial Lecture
Former Canadian Supreme Court Justice, current Chancellor of York University and distinguished international jurist, Peter deCarteret Cory, will present this year’s John Holmes Memorial Lecture at Glendon on Tuesday, March 7.

French senator discusses rise of China and Islam
China and Islam are two major forces influencing world politics today, French senator and former prime minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin told a distinguished crowd at Glendon.

York geneticist Stephen Wright wins Sloan fellowship
Molecular biologist Stephen Wright has won a prestigious Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship worth US$45,000 over the next two years, which he will use for his research into the genome evolution of plants.

Law prof wins prized Killam Research Fellowship
Law Prof. Kent McNeil is one of 10 Canadian scholars to receive a prestigious Killam Research Fellowship this year. He was competing against 82 other established scholars across Canada for the lucrative two-year research award worth $140,000.

Osgoode professor awarded prestigious fellowship
Armed with his recently-awarded Walter Gordon Fellowship, Osgoode Hall Law School Professor C. Douglas Hay will spend a year pursuing his primary research into the history of criminal procedure, punishment, and crime in England and Canada.

A 'missed opportunity' at the UN
George W. Alexandrowicz, professor of law at Queen's University, delivered the 2006 Annual Jean-Gabriel Castel Lecture at Glendon and talked about the United Nation's a missed opportunity for dealing with recent humanitarian disasters.

Glendon receives vist from International Francophone Press
York University’s unique bilingual campus was the subject of international scrutiny on Feb. 24 with a visit from 10 Francophone journalists.

Gold and silver for YorkU magazine
York U magazine was among the big winners as York picked up nine awards of excellence for its marketing and communications initiatives at a conference in Pittsburgh held during Super Bowl weekend.