Black history in diaries and letters at York University

The Harriet Tubman Resource Centre on the Black Diaspora at York University is digitally preserving diaries and letters and giving a voice to the Underground Railroad...

Carbon credits new guilt-edged business

Sustainability expert David Wheeler says clean technologies and hybrid-car incentives will reduce pollution more than buying carbon credits...

Deciphering literacy

Heather Lotherington, professor of multilingual education in York's Faculty of Education, will explore the changing rules of literacy...

Thousands of scholars talk city at York

Academics from all over the world will visit York this May as part of the 2006 Congress of the Social Sciences & Humanities...

Bethune lecture scheduled for today cancelled due to illness

The Oceans Around Us seminar on fish piracy scheduled for today has been cancelled due to illness...

Change the world with International Development Week at York

International Development Week, beginning today, is designed to spread awareness of development issues and highlight key global initiatives...

Prof's collection of African 'velvet' on exhibit

Ten years ago, Bruce Parsons began collecting raffia cloth from Zaire of the type that inspired Matisse. Now you can see it...

Ten original dance narratives premiere this week

Choreographers in York’s Graduate Program in Dance will present an eclectic program of dance pieces on Feb. 2 and 3...

Bethune seminars continue with lecture on fish piracy

Today’s modern pirates are plundering the oceans for fish and their unrelenting appetite is placing many species at risk...

Kicking the work habit McKenna's wisest move

Politics is rampant with workaholics, says organizational behaviour expert Ron Burke...