President bound for Brazil as part of AUCC mission

York President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri will be in Brazil April 25 to May 2 as part of a delegation promoting Canada-Brazil partnerships in research, innovation and higher education.

Feed your inner Einstein at Royal Canadian Institute gala

York professors will host tables at the upcoming Royal Canadian Institute for the Advancement of Science gala and answer some tough questions for their dinner.

Health informatics conference examines the possible and political in eHealth

International experts, scientists and innovators will meet at York to discuss how health informatics and eHealth can enable more efficient and effective health-care delivery.

The right time to do a deal with Japan

Canada should seek free trade agreements with Japan and all of Asia, wrote business Professor Charles McMillan in a National Post op-ed.

Expand your mind at the next York Circle Lecture & Lunch

The next York Circle Lecture & Lunch on Saturday, April 28 will cover Quebec politics, organized crime in Canada, the molecular makeup of cancer and the role of lifestyle in diabetes.

Constitutional challenge seeks lifetime preservation of evidence

"To date, the Charter has not had any noticeable impact on improving legal protection of the wrongfully convicted," Alan Young, professor in York's Osgoode Hall Law School, told The Globe and Mail April 22.

CUPE 3903 Units 1, 2 and 3 ratify new three-year collective agreement

Members ratified the new three-year collective agreement in a vote that ended on Friday, April 20.

Selma Odom Lecture spotlights National Ballet of Canada

Three dance scholars with research interests in the National Ballet of Canada will present their views about the renowned ballet company at the third annual Selma Odom Lecture Wednesday.

Two faculty members chosen for this year's FES Dean's Teaching Award

It proved too difficult to choose just one winner this year, so both FES Professor Mark Winfield and lecturer Robin Cavanagh were given FES Dean's Teaching Awards.

'Mad Men' serves Canadian Club a bracer

Robert Kozinets, chair of marketing at the Schulich School of Business, spoke to The Globe and Mail about the impact of TV's 'Mad Men' on the fortunes of the venerable whisky brand.