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 […]

NSERC-SSHRC Sustainable Agriculture Research Initiative

Details Opportunity Name Sustainable Agriculture Research Initiative Agency NSERC, SSHRC & Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Value $500,000 to $2,000,000/year Indirect Costs Ineligible Duration 4 years Deadlines Preparatory Funds application (optional) Notify SIRI of intent to apply As soon as possible Preparatory Funds application due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review 04-23-2023 Preparatory Funds application and fully […]

Weston Brain Institute - Brain Health: Sleep 2023 Program

Details Opportunity Name Brain Health: Sleep 2023 Program Agency Weston Brain Institute Value Up to $1,200,000 Indirect Costs TBD Duration Up to 3 years Deadlines Letter of Intent (LOI) Notify SIRI of intent to apply As soon as possible LOI due to SIRI for full review 06-27-2023 LOI and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review […]

Every breath you take: Is your indoor air as polluted as a big city?

Media Release from March 22, 2023 Most people know air pollution exists outside from cars, trucks and industry, but many are unaware their indoor air quality could be worse than that of a big city. Until now, there has been no easy way to measure indoor air quality given the size and complexity of the […]

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 […]

CANSSI Collaborative Research Teams Program

Details Opportunity Name Collaborative Research Teams (CRT) Program Agency Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute (CANSSI Ontario) Value Up to $210,000 Indirect Costs Ineligible Duration 3 years Deadlines Letter of Intent (LOI) LOI due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review 04-17-2023 LOI and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review 04-24-2023 LOI and fully signed ORS checklist […]

Arthritis Society Canada SOG Program

Details Opportunity Name 2023-24 Strategic Operating Grants (SOG) Program Agency Arthritis Society Canada Value Up to $150,000/year Indirect Costs Ineligible Duration Up to 3 years Deadlines Letter of Intent (LOI) LOI due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review 03-27-2023 LOI and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review 04-03-2023 LOI and fully signed ORS checklist […]

Dorothy Killam Research Fellowships

Details Opportunity Name 2024 Dorothy Killam Research Fellowships Agency National Research Council Canada (NRC) Value $80,000/year Indirect Costs Ineligible Duration 2 years Deadlines Application due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review 06-02-2023 Application and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review 06-09-2023 Final application and fully signed ORS checklist due at ORS for mandatory review 06-14-2023, by 9:00AM Application […]

Canadian Cancer Society ESRG Program

Details Opportunity Name Emerging Scholar Research Grants Program 2023 (ESRG-23) Agency Canadian Cancer Society Value Up to $120,000/year Indirect Costs Ineligible Duration 5 years Deadlines *Date is tentative and subject to change Letter of Intent (LOI) Mandatory non-competitive abstract due at agency 04-05-2023 LOI due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review 04-19-2023* LOI and fully signed […]