Turn off your computer and small appliances before leaving for the holiday break. This simple step helps York University reduce its energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.

Starting Jan. 5, a new YFile website will make its official debut. The new website is responsive and seamlessly adapts to a variety of devices. The YFile daily email has also been redesigned to be responsive.

Assistant Vice-President, Development, Wade Hall will be leaving York University to take on the role of Vice-President, Campaign at the CAMH Foundation.

Osgoode Hall Law School Professor Tim Edgar died Dec. 9 after a long illness. Edgar joined the Osgoode faculty in 2011 after a long career at Western Law School where he taught tax law and policy for 21 years.

York University Lions football player Chris Kolankowski has signed a professional contract in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with his hometown Toronto Argonauts.

The Faculty of Science hosted a media workshop on Dec. 7 that aimed to inform and inspire York University researchers about how they can increase the reach and impact of their research by using social media, developing an online brand, and increasing their media coverage.

As a global intern, York University students work and gain global experience with one of York International’s 40 partner organizations that include NGOs and research organizations that are located in 25 countries. Applications are due Dec. 14 by 11:59pm EST.

Maurice Elliott, a distinguished long-serving professor emeritus at York University, died peacefully on Dec. 8 with his wife Carole at his side.

As part of the York’s Faculty of Environmental Studies’ (FES) Sustainable Energy Initiative (SEI), Professor Jose Etcheverry hosted a solar energy workshop on Dec. 2 to highlight exciting developments in mobile solar energy.

For the second year in a row, a Lassonde student has been chosen to participate in the BMO Millennial Leaders Advisory Council.