Quizzes on Canadian culture are crowd pleasers

International students enrolled in York’s summer English-language programs learn more than vocabulary...

Jane-Finch program promotes teen learning

Students in Promoting Excellence, a six-week summer program for young Jane-Finch teenagers at York University, try to get a head start on Grade 9...

Summer Suitcase: Samba research takes dance prof to Brazil

Danielle Robinson explores the roots of the Afro-Brazilian circle dance samba-de-roda...

Taking the sun seriously

The Institute for Social Research at York is looking into whether people – especially teenagers – are taking sun safety seriously...

Tennis Canada honours York

On York Day, York received Tennis Canada's Distinguished Service Award for outstanding contributions to the sport...

Fitness expert says York's firefighter tests should be the standard

Norm Gledhill, a professor in York’s School of Kinesiology & Health Science, is renowned for his work developing fitness standards...

Diary of an astronaut

York alumnus Steve MacLean prepares for his second space flight aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis later this month...

Historian Kate McPherson wins Marion Dewar Prize

York Professor Kate McPherson has been honoured for her contributions to Canadian women’s history...

Online giving now available at York

The York University Foundation has launched a new online "Donate Now" feature on its Web site...

No middle ground on Lebanon among Liberal supporters

Ian Green, political science professor at York, says Prime Minister Stephen Harper is trying to create a wedge between his party and the Liberal hopefuls...