Schulich launches new Master of Science in Business Analytics program

York’s Schulich School of Business will launch Canada’s first Master of Science in Business Analytics in September, one of just a few master’s-level programs worldwide in this rapidly growing and highly sought after discipline. Business analytics – the art and science of advanced statistical analysis popularized by the movie Moneyball and the bestselling book, Competing […]

Adaptive Software Systems Research Laboratory seeking Post-Doctoral Fellow

The Adaptive Software Systems Research Laboratory is seeking a Post-Doctoral Fellow with expertise in computer science. The position is funded by the Ministry of Research & Innovation's Post Doctoral Fellowship program (click and scroll down for the program requirements). More details, including salary details and how to apply, are available in the Research Jobs section. […]

Professor Marin Litoiu recognized for cloud computing achievements

This has been a banner year for Marin Litoiu. The computer scientist has won two major awards and just received a $500,000 grant to expand his research at York. Litoiu has won awards before, but these particular ones stem from his pioneering work in cloud computing, the next big evolution in computing technology. “It’s one of […]

York hosts its first Neuroscience Research Day

The first cohort of students graduating from York’s Neuroscience Graduate Diploma Program will present their leading-edge research today as part of the University’s first Neuroscience Research Day. The presentations will take place from 9am to 3:30pm in 163 Behavioural Sciences Building on York's Keele campus. Fifteen students will offer summaries of their research. The students come […]

Professor Robert Allison speaks to Discovery.com about effect of 3-D vision on humans

The future of entertainment is 3-D, wrote Discovery News June 8. Their article included comments from Professor Robert Allison, a researcher with the Centre for Vision Research and part of the York-led 3D FLIC project: But while moviegoers have flocked to recent 3-D offerings, film fans also have had mixed reviews about their experiences, with […]

Augmented Reality Lab holding Open House for virtual art and technology displays March 10

The Augmented Reality Lab in the Faculty of Fine Arts opens its doors to the York community March 10 for interactive demonstrations of augmented reality (AR) and GPS locative media research projects in development. From 11am to 3pm, visitors will have the opportunity to experience projections on FogScreen, immersive virtual environments and other innovative applications […]