IRIS showcase tackles interdisciplinary research barriers

York's Institute for Research & Innovation in Sustainability will examine ways to transcend typical barriers to interdisciplinary work on complex problems such as climate change and poverty.

Ontario doesn't need three new campuses

To expand the university system now will weaken the existing institutions as they will soon struggle to hold their enrolments, University Professor George Fallis argued in the Toronto Star.

VPs issue update on PRASE

Based on feedback from the community, the PRASE team has revised the earlier versions of the work plans for each of the PRASE initiatives.

Fill out a survey to help improve accessibility at York

The campus sustainability survey, open to all staff, students and faculty, is designed to help shape plans to make the University more accessible.

Synopsis of 422nd meeting of Board of Governors issued

The synopsis of the 422nd meeting of the Board of Governors of York University is now available.

Study finds daily hassles make perfectionists feel sick

Individuals who can't stop thinking about being perfect may be more likely to suffer from psychosomatic symptoms, says a new study led by York psychology Professor Gordon Flett.

York to host international workshop on higher education policy-making

What is the effect of turbulent economic times on educational policy-making? The Faculty of Education will host an international cohort of speakers on this and other key questions March 15-17.

Acclaimed writer Joseph Boyden to discuss Louis Riel

Winner of the 2008 Scotiabank Giller Prize, writer and York grad Joseph Boyden will discuss his 2010 biography, Louis Riel & Gabriel Dumont, and First Nations history, on March 9.

We must take the robocalls scandal seriously

"The robocall affair puts us at the brink of crisis in our electoral democracy," wrote Osgoode Hall Law School Professor Gus Van Harten in Vancouver's The Province.

Involvement: students can now get it on the record

Starting today, York University is offering a new service for students that documents their club and volunteer activities in an official document known as a Co-Curricular Record.