Rare 18th-century Bible acquired by archives

A copy of John Baskerville's folio edition of the Holy Bible, one of only 1,250 printed in Cambridge, England in 1763, is now part of York's Clara Thomas Archives & Special Collections.

OxyNEO another prescription for disaster?

Health Professor Joel Lexchin says Health Canada has the power under the Food & Drugs Act to require that Purdue Pharma have a prominent statement in all of its promotions of OxyNEO warning of the potential for abuse, reported The Vancouver Sun.

Lions to host first night game at York Stadium

The Lions will play their first ever evening home game under the lights at York Stadium on Thursday, Oct. 4.

York rover team lunar bound

In less than a week, the York University Rover Team and their latest space exploration robot will embark on their first payload mission as they compete in NASA's Lunabotics Mining Competition.

Three grad students named Elia Scholars

Every year, three York University doctoral students are chosen to join the Elia Scholars Program, worth $30,000 per year for four years of study.

CP Rail shakeup a warning for cozy Canadian boardrooms

"There's a certain coziness in Canadian corporate governance," says Richard LeBlanc, a York University law and governance professor, reported the Toronto Star May 17.

Talking to Rose Reisman, founder of Personal Gourmet Frozen

Rose Reisman, prolific cookbook author and York grad twice over, talks about her latest enterprise -- a catering business, with InsideToronto.com.

Football team officially welcomes class of 2012

The class includes 44 soon-to-be York student-athletes who will play for the varsity football team while studying at York.

Lions volleyball player wins spot on men's 20U provincial team

Marko Dakic, a member of the York University Lions men's volleyball team, will now compete for a spot on Team Ontario's roster for the National Team Challenge Cup.

Jennifer Myers named president of Ontario University Athletics

Jennifer Myers, director of Sport and Recreation at York University, has been named the new president of Ontario University Athletics.