York University has launched a new public resource designed to help people better understand electric vehicle (EV) charging and make practical decisions about where and how to charge. The initiative, led by Hany Farag, a professor in the Lassonde School of Engineering, is supported by a $139,294 federal grant from Natural Resources Canada through its Zero Emission […]
A master's student, Caleb Morgan, at York University's Lassonde School of Engineering is heading to Tokyo this month, where he will help researchers sharpen how AI technology reads and uses data. Morgan is the second York student accepted into the competitive international research internship at the National Institute of Informatics (NII) in Japan. The program offers graduate […]
Jing Li’s PhD supervisor probably didn’t expect to lose his student to Japan for several months. But when you’re the first York University student ever accepted into the National Institute for Informatics (NII) visiting researcher program, certain accommodations get made. Li is in Tokyo, working on algorithms that predict future events by analyzing patterns in […]
A York University researcher has been awarded more than $645,000 in funding for two projects aimed at advancing bone graft technology and improving post-cancer care. Assistant Professor Razieh (Neda) Salahandish of York University’s Lassonde School of Engineering has secured two major research grants: a $300,000 Ontario Centre of Innovation’s Collaborate 2 Commercialize (OCI-C2C) grant; and a Mitacs Business […]
Alvine Boaye Belle, an assistant professor at York University’s Lassonde School of Engineering, is working to break down systemic barriers for under-represented students pursuing STEM studies through her recent appointment as a mentor for the Indigenous and Black Engineering and Technology (IBET) PhD project.
York University has announced Sylvester Aboagye, Landing Badji, Leora Gansworth and Graeme Reed as this year’s recipients of the Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowships for Black and Indigenous Scholars. This important initiative supports up to four scholars annually in any field of study and provides the successful applicants with a salary of $70,000 annually for a two-year […]