After two years of virtual conferences, BeeCon returned to York University in a hybrid format. More than 400 attendees participated in the two-day conference hosted by the Centre for Bee Ecology, Evolution and Conservation (BEEc). BeeCon is a free, annual conference that brings together bee biologists on a global scale to discuss bees, collection methods, […]
Details Opportunity Name Research Grant Agency Imperial Oil Value Up to $25,000 Indirect Costs TBD Duration 1 year Deadlines Application due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review 12-01-2022 Application and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review 12-08-2022 Final application and fully signed ORS checklist due at ORS for mandatory review 12-13-2022, by 9:00AM Application due at agency 12-15-2022 […]
The 2022 Canada-China Symposium on Modeling, Prevention and Control of Zoonoses, organized by the Canadian Center for Disease Modeling at York University, took place Nov. 11 to 16 and examined how zoonotic disease spreads through humans. The “2022 Canada-China Symposium on Modeling, Prevention and Control of Zoonoses,” which took place from Nov. 11 to 16 […]
Bo Cheng (BSc '17, Faculty of Science; MMAI '20, Schulich School of Business) Manager in Data Science, Rogers Communications It was curiosity that led Bo Cheng to enrol in the specialized honors degree in biophysics at York University. Now, he’s a manager in data science at Rogers, where he leverages machine learning and artificial intelligence […]
Mysteries of Everyday Materials is an intriguing course offered by the Faculty of Science that teaches students about materials such as sunscreen and non-stick coatings. Ever since Ravinder Singh took the Faculty of Science course Mysteries of Everyday Materials (NATS1830), taught by Stephanie Domenikos, he has been a strong believer in wearing sunscreen. “I was […]
Organizers of one of the Faculty of Science’s best kept secrets, the 2+2/2+3 Undergraduate International Collaboration Education Programs, anticipate exponential growth, thanks to recent agreements signed with five international partners. The 2+2/2+3 program is an initiative that allows students from participating universities to spend their first two years of post-secondary education at their home university […]
Courses in the Department of Science, Technology & Society (STS) have always been popular among science and non-science students. Now STS is offering a more diverse roster of courses and major and minor options, opening the world of science to more students from other disciplines. One of the newest courses, Science, Technology and Racial Social […]
Data science will be in full bloom at York University with the introduction of a new undergraduate program from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. This field uses computing skills and statistical reasoning to generate valuable insights from data. York’s data science program has been in the planning stages for a few years as Department […]
Details Opportunity Name Mental Health Award Agency Wellcome Trust Value £1,000,000 to £5,000,000 Indirect Costs TBD Duration 3 to 5 years Deadlines Notify faculty and SIRI of intention to apply 06-01-2025 Final application and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review 07-15-2025 Final application and fully signed ORS checklist due to SIRI for mandatory review 07-18-2025 Application […]
Details Opportunity Name Intervention Trial in Inflammation for Chronic Conditions Agency Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Value Letter of Intent — Up to $20,000Full application — Up to $2,000,000 Indirect Costs Ineligible Duration Up to 4 years Deadlines Letter of Intent (LOI) Notify faculty and SIRI of intent to apply 01-16-2023 LOI and fully […]