York College News

Charlie Robinson, owner of Robinson's No. 1 Ribs, 940 Madison in Oak Park, shows off the fruits - ribs - of his hard work.

NEW YORK, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For years, doctors and microbiologists have sent out biopsies, slides, X-rays and other information outside the body for examination.

Sun worshippers were out enjoying the first true signs of summer with Museum Gardens and other open spaces filling up quickly.

But that is what awaits readers of "Horseshoe Crab: Biography of a Survivor," by Anthony Fredericks, a professor at York College and Dover Twp.

York College women's track and field standout Jasmine Smith has officially qualified for the long jump at the 2012 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field National Championships in Claremont, Calif.

While fellow York College graduate Dayna Scavelli checks out the program, Rachel Hirsch shows off her blinged-out cap before the start of Saturday's ceremony.

Aaron Sorkin speaks at the 2012 Syracuse University and State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry commencement on Sunday in the Carrier Dome.

Now he also can add darn good commencement speaker to his list of accolades, as he wowed 16,272 people Sunday morning in an overheated Carrier Dome during commencement ceremonies for Syracuse University and the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

And, after the senior goes through Saturday's graduation and another summer working with students with disabilities, she'll be headed to Marywood University in Scranton to pursue a master's in art therapy.

The list of America's best high schools by US News & World Report puts New York City smack on top of the academic heap.

About 30 public sector workers and union representatives gathered at the Eye of York then held a rally in Parliament Street at lunchtime today as thousands of public sector workers went on strike across the region.

About five years ago, the hospital instituted a medical education program that's blossomed to include 50 medical students and 62 residents.

Her senior year at York College ends with Friday's graduation, and she's just delving into her job search.

Each school at Syracuse University and the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry will hold individual convocation ceremonies to present its graduating students with their diplomas.

The Central Wyoming Class of 2012 is led by five valedictorians who have earned a 4.0 grade point average while obtaining their degrees.

The final-year extended diploma musical theatre students at York College were joined by a band of musicians from extended diploma and A2 music courses, plus members of the college's music development centre.

The same human-rights issues championed by Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng once played a role in bringing Chinese asylum seekers to York County.

An Intro to Philosophy class might seem like the perfect time for a college student to delve into some deep reading.

James Walker, who was killed in October, is remembered as a good friend and mentor who always put others before himself.

More than 250 people are expected on the York Rail Trail starting at 10 a.m. Sunday, rain or shine, in the 5-mile 11th annual Hunger Walk-A-Thon. Walkers will depart from Indian Rock Elementary School and return there around 11:30 a.m.; youths can participate in games arranged by a York College recreation class while their parents and other adults ... (more)