Meet this year’s crop of top undergrads in the latest YorkU

In the issue just out, not only can you read about these eight academic high flyers, you can meet them on videos linked to the magazine and posted on YouTube.

Arts writer and critic to deliver Goldfarb Lecture

Patricia Phillips of the Rhode Island School of Design will discuss the question of public art and public spaces at the 2012 Goldfarb Lecture in Visual Arts on Feb. 1.

Canadians eager to slake Brazil's thirst for everything

Talk to just about any Canadian business leader eyeing Brazil these days, and an unexpected theme emerges: optimism, wrote The Globe and Mail Jan. 26, and increasingly Canadians want in.

Climate change researcher to discuss controversial report

Madhav Khandekar, a former research scientist with Environment Canada, will discuss the controversial findings of the Climate Change Reconsidered report.

Legal scholar asks why so few Aboriginals vote in Canada

In her McLaughlin College Lunch Talk Feb. 8, York's Jennifer Dalton asks: Is Aboriginal electoral engagement a question of justice?

Nominations due today for University Professorships

York Senate is now accepting nominations for University Professorships. Nominations are due by Feb. 3.

Contribution to psychotherapy garners professor a major award

Professor Leslie Greenberg will receive the American Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research in August.

Weight loss a losing battle without team approach

Dr. Sean Wharton, lead author of a York obesity study, says the current obesity epidemic requires a range of experts who can address everything from behaviour modification to proper nutrition.

Police ask for help in voyeurism investigation

On Jan. 24, York Security responded to a report of a male suspect in the women’s washroom at the Steacie Building and reported it to the Toronto Police Service.

Vice-president students to retire

President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri expresses deep appreciation for Tiffin's contributions and "sense of fairness" over the last decade.