Synopsis of the 529th meeting of senate

The synopsis of the 529th meeting of the Senate of York University, held May 25, is now available...

Who says J-O-H-N-N-Y can't read?

Professor Marc Marschark of the Rochester Institute of Technology will deliver a special lecture today on language, literacy and cognition in deaf children...

Accolade, the belle of the Ball

York University's Accolade Project was the guest of honour at the 40th anniversary of the Brazilian Carnival Ball...

MEd student looks at role of traditional Inuit culture in schooling

York master's student Adam Pulpan is researching the relationship of community and traditional Inuit knowledge in the education of northern youth...

Fear of unemployment feeds frenzy for digital multi-tasking

"In Muskoka in the summer, you have your cellphone and e-mail. If you turn those devices off, you're questioned for it," says York sociology professor Noreen Pupo...

Innovative ABEL program wins two awards

York's Advanced Broadband Enabled Learning program has won learning and leadership awards from Ontario Research and Innovation Optical Network...

Canada's ethics commissioner sees need for academics to reach out

Bernard Shapiro, Canada's ethics commissioner, issues a series of challenges to delegates as he looks to the future of Congress...

Parents reinforce math gender biases by playing games differently with boys

The National Post continued its coverage of the 75th Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences at York with a story about the gender divide in math studies...

Suzuki warns that humans are on the brink

The world's super species has lost its foresight and is headed for disaster, says environmentalist David Suzuki...

Lennox thanks York community for making Congress a 'superb experience'

At the conclusion of the eight-day event, York's academic convenor for Congress issues a heartfelt letter of thanks for 'stellar cooperation and effort' ...