Video platforms like Zoom can disrupt normal visual communication cues

Media Release from March 30, 2023 Visual cues people normally pick up when communicating in-person can become misleading and false over video platforms like Zoom and Skype, making communication not only more difficult, but also exhausting, says new research out of York University. Vision Professor Nikolaus Troje of York’s Faculty of Science points out that […]

Professor Thomas Baumgartner receives Fellowship at Chemical Institute of Canada

Congratulations to Professor Thomas Baumgartner on being selected as a 2023 Fellow of the Chemical Institute of Canada (CIC). CIC Fellowship is a senior class of membership that recognizes the merits of members who have made outstanding contributions in chemistry. Baumgartner is a Canada Research Chair (Tier-1) in Sustainable Organomain Group Materials. His research, focused […]

York research delegation to lead water security panel at UN Water Conference

A York delegation will head to New York City March 21 to bring their research expertise to the UN 2023 Water Conference. The delegates will lead a panel discussion on water security and climate change; the panel is one of a select group of side events included in the program. “Very few side events led by a […]

Professor Elizabeth Clare’s eDNA research a winner of Gizmodo Science Fair

Biology Professor Elizabeth Clare's research on airborne environmental DNA (eDNA) is one of the winners of the 2023 Gizmodo Science Fair. Her work has shown that eDNA collected from air can be used to detect a wide range of animal species and offers a novel, non-invasive approach to monitoring biodiversity. In a study conducted in […]

Chemistry Professors Kyle Belozerov and Derek Jackson win provincial honour for innovative teaching

Sponsored by Ontario’s Ministry of Colleges and Universities, the Minister’s Awards of Excellence highlight the incredible work of professors, instructors, staff and graduate students on campus, in the community and beyond. Congratulations to Chemistry Professors Kyle Belozerov and Derek Jackson for receiving a Minister’s Award of Excellence in the Future-Proofing Ontario’s Students category, which recognizes […]

Science becomes supporting partner of York’s Career | Fit Professional Experience Programs

The Faculty of Science Experiential Education program has formed a new collaboration with the Asian Business and Management Program (ABMP) at York to become a supporting partner of their Career | Fit Professional Experience Programs, an initiative sponsored by the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). Career | Fit programs are short online programs for currently […]

Professor Ryan Hili honoured with award from Canadian Society for Chemistry

Congratulations to Chemistry Professor Ryan Hili for receiving the 2023 Melanie O'Neill Young Investigator Award in Biological Chemistry from the Canadian Society for Chemistry. The award is presented to a scientist residing in Canada who has made a distinguished contribution to biological chemistry while working in Canada. Hili is the York Research Chair in Molecular […]

Professor Emeritus Allan Carswell wins award for outstanding philanthropy

York Professor Emeritus Allan Carswell, a renowned physicist and changemaking philanthropist, was recently named the Philanthropist of the Year by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP). The AFP award, which was presented to Carswell in November 2022, recognizes “an individual or family that has demonstrated outstanding civic and philanthropic leadership through a proven record of […]

Faculty of Science Facilities Roundtable

The Faculty of Science will host a Facilities Roundtable on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, 1-2:30pm in Lumbers 306.   This event, part of our Community 2022 initiative, provides an open forum for Science faculty and staff to discuss with leaders from York University Facilities Services questions, comments or concerns related to construction projects, renovations, maintenance, and […]

International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2023

On this International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we pay tribute to all of the current and future women scientists making positive change in our world, as well those working to close the gender gap in science and empower women and girls. In York’s Faculty of Science, our Dean’s Scholarship for Women in […]