Research & Innovation

York U prof makes astronomy history with largest-ever observation grant

Adam Muzzin, a professor at York University's Faculty of Science, is "over the moon" about making astronomy history. Granted 260 primary hours and 127 parallel hours of observation time with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) – which is orbiting in space near the sun – means Muzzin is the recipient of the largest single program ever given […]

Student-teacher team analyzes role of peer influence in teen vaping

A York University researcher and his student have built a mathematical model to understand how peer influence plays a role in vaping among teenagers, and also in their decision to quit and perhaps start again. “A lot of people, when they think about math, think about geometry and Pythagoras’ theorem,” says Iain Moyles, an associate professor […]