Author and poet to read Tuesday at York

Ray Robertson, author of six novels as well as The Globe and Mail 2011 best book for non-fiction, will join poet and editor Christopher Doda on stage.

Editor and author John Barton to give reading Monday

A three-time Archibald Lampman Award-winner, John Barton will read from his most recent collection of poems as part of the Creative Writing Reading Series.

Liberal Arts & Professional Studies rolls out a first-class welcome to international students

During a reception earlier this fall, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies Dean Martin Singer presented 53 entrance scholarships to new international students.

Unplug: Don't forget to turn off computers and appliances before the weekend

Switch off and unplug before leaving for the weekend to help York reduce its energy consumption by 25 per cent.

York researcher receives Boehringer Ingelheim Young Investigator Award

Arturo Orellana, professor of chemistry in the Faculty of Science & Engineering, is the recipient of a $60,000 Boehringer Ingelheim Young Investigator Award for Organic Chemistry.

Yorkton riding expands west

"The federal Conservative Party was dramatically over-represented [in Saskatchewan]," said York political scientist Dennis Pilon about a decision to redraw ridings reported in Yorkton This Week.

50 years of independence: Colloquium looks at Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago

A colloquium, book launch and lecture by Franklin Knight, the Leonard and Helen R. Stulman Professor of History at Johns Hopkins University, will look at the successes and challenges ahead after 50 years of independence.

Green tip of the week: Carpool your way to lower commuting costs

When it comes to sustainable transportation, nothing beats walking, cycling and public transit, but if these options are not available for you, then carpooling may be the way to go.

David Suzuki: China deal and budget sacrifice democracy to short-term goals

In a commentary Oct. 23 in Vancouver's straight.com, David Suzuki cites York law Professor Gus Van Harten, who wrote that government and industry must know that changes in attitudes about fossil fuel extraction "may lead to new regulations on the oil patch...that investors wouldn't like."

Faculty of Fine Arts Teaching Awards celebrate excellence in teaching and the studio

Design Professor Paul Sych and theatre Professor Marlis Schweitzer have been honoured by their peers and students for exceptional contributions to the classroom and studio.