A York University doctoral student, who discovered a new species of bee on his way to the lab one morning, has completed a study that examines 84 species of sweat bees in Canada. Nineteen of these species – including the one Jason Gibbs found in downtown Toronto − are new to science because they have […]
York University researchers will take part in a mission probing Mars’ atmosphere for methane sources in an effort to find evidence of life on the planet, wrote the North York Mirror Aug. 24: Researchers from the Faculty of Science & Engineering will be part of a team of Canadian scientists responsible for a device that […]
York University researchers will participate in a mission probing the atmosphere of Mars for sources of methane, part of the ongoing search for evidence of life on the red planet. Researchers from the Faculty of Science & Engineering will be part of a team of Canadian scientists responsible for a device that will measure and […]
A controversial decision by Barack Obama to privatize the exploration of space could be a blessing for Canada’s aerospace industry, say experts in the field, who argue that this country’s space agency and its associated industries are in a prime position to hitch their wagon to the US president’s initiative on a ride toward the […]
Paul Delaney, senior lecturer and director of the Division of Natural Science in the Faculty of Science & Engineering, spoke to CTV News July 31 about a potentially planet-killing asteroid that may collide with Earth in 2182 -- 172 years from now. Delaney says that while the impact would be equivalent to the asteroid believed […]
Have you ever wondered what the cratered surface of the moon looks like close up? Do you dream of seeing the rings of Saturn or the Great Red Spot on Jupiter? The York University Observatory offers a real-time link to its telescopes every Monday evening that offers everyone a glimpse of what is new and exciting in […]
Today, the shared experiences of those working in education and climate change is the central theme of a one-day symposium taking place at York University. Organized by the Faculty of Education, the Institute for Research & Innovation in Sustainability (IRIS) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Chair for Reorienting Teacher Education Towards Sustainability, […]
Professor Bridget Stutchbury spoke about the danger posed by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico to migrating birds on CBC Radio’s “Metro Morning,” and other local programs across Canada, July 9. The clip is available on Metro Morning's website and runs under 5:30 minutes. Stutchbury is the Canada Research Chair in Ecology and […]
Physics doctoral student Panagiotis Vergados (MSc '06) has found a new technique for improving the precision of global positioning systems (GPS) dual-frequency signals – and won four national and international awards in three years for papers detailing how. Vergados developed this technique to get more accurate readings of the Earth’s thermal structure. It was designed for satellite-to-satellite GPS […]
The Canadian Space Agency invests in concept studies for future space mission to Venus, the Moon or an Asteroid The Canadian Space Agency has awarded two contracts to Richmond, BC-based MDA and a contract to the University of Calgary to develop three different concept studies for Canada’s participation in NASA’s New Frontiers Program − the […]
Protecting ourselves from backyard mosquito bites may come down to leaving the vacuuming for later, a study from York University shows. Rather than vacuuming the grass clippings out of catch basins before adding treatments to control mosquitoes, municipalities should leave the organic waste in place, the research found. “Catch basins are a permanent source of […]
Professor Laurence Packer, professor of biology in the Faculty of Science & Engineering, spoke to Bob McDonald, host of CBC's Quirks & Quarks on June 26 about his research on international bee populations. He is the author of Keeping the Bees: Why All Bees Are at Risk and What We Can Do to Save Them. […]
York University has been an associate member of the TRIUMF consortium since September 2008. Located in British Columbia, it is Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics. Seven of York's researchers in the Faculty of Science & Engineering's Experimental High Energy Physics group are active members of the consortium and its research projects. On […]
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 […]
On June 21, Laurence Packer of York’s Faculty of Science & Engineering will discuss what has become a crisis in agriculture – the rapid disappearance of bees, wrote InsideHalton.com June 17: Packer will present findings outlined in his new book Keeping the Bees, which grew out of the Canadian pollination research initiative spearheaded by the […]
Discovery 2010, the Ontario Centre of Excellence’s annual conference to showcase and celebrate Ontario innovation, is one of Ontario’s flagship programs that supports and promotes research at Ontario’s universities, colleges, research institutions and companies. Held May 17 and 18, Discovery 2010 was billed as “Where next Happens” for Clean Tech, Health Tech, High Tech and […]
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 […]
Wayne Hocking says things like, “It might turn out to be a red herring,” and “We’re still learning,” and “A lot of this is speculation,” wrote the London Free Press June 9: But despite all those cautious caveats, the local scientist says something happened high in the sky over southwestern Ontario on Sunday that just […]
After an eight-year absence, North America’s largest swallow has returned to High Park, wrote the Toronto Star June 7. An excerpt of the complete article follows: Two pairs of purple martins, known for the purple-black feathers of mature males, are cohabiting in a colony house on the south edge of Grenadier Pond. The birds are […]
Wendy Taylor, Canada Research Chair in Experimental Particle Physics and physics professor in York’s Faculty of Science & Engineering, spoke with Bob McDonald about the DZero Experiment on CBC Radios’ “Quirks & Quarks” May 29. The interview is available on CBC's Web site. Taylor and other York University researchers played a key role in a […]