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Equity Diversity Inclusion

2024 Academic Growth & Community Life

Making teaching and learning equitable, inclusive and accessible for all Our instructors and staff are committed to enhancing teaching excellence and student learning and experience in the Faculty of Science. One of the areas of focus has been ensuring that equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and accessibility are at the core of every classroom and […]

2024 York Science Highlights

Markham Campus opens with new Science programs for career success The York University Markham Campus officially opened in fall 2024, and with that, Science students arrived to begin their studies in new, innovative programs featuring state-of-the-art teaching and learning spaces, industry-informed curricula and enhanced experiential education opportunities. Graduate-level Biotechnology programs The Faculty of Science’s Master […]

Faculty of Science celebrates top students, announces recipients of leadership, teaching and research awards

The Faculty of Science honoured its top students and announced the recipients of its Excellence Awards at its annual Honours & Awards Celebration on February 11. The Excellence in Educational Leadership Awards, Excellence in Teaching Awards, and Excellence in Research Awards were announced at the event, which was emceed by Gerald Audette, associate dean, Faculty […]

2023 York Science Highlights

Contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals The Faculty of Science rises to the York University-wide challenge to contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as outlined in the University Academic Plan 2020-2025. Below are highlights of initiatives and projects taking place in the Faculty that tackle key societal challenges aligned with the UN […]

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 […]

Best of YU 2022

As we wrap up the year, we highlight our standout moments of positive change in 2022. #10 Enhanced opportunities for undergraduate research and success Fifty-five students from Science and across the University attended our annual Summer Undergraduate Research Conference to present their summer research projects and network with their peers. The Faculty of Science also […]