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Lake ice quality degrading as planet warms

Media release from September 19, 2024 Several studies have looked at lake ice quantity and its duration, but there is little research on the quality of the ice which directly corresponds to how safe it is to venture out on. Ice may look safe for a game of pick-up hockey on the lake, but as […]

Researchers receive new CFI funding for cutting-edge projects

Congratulations to Faculty of Science researchers Bill Kim and Logan Donaldson for receiving new infrastructure funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF), which supports institutions in attracting top talent and acquiring the state-of-the-art tools and equipment necessary to enable their innovative work. Chemistry Professor Kim received $100,000 for […]

New Faculty of Science members to advance student learning in cutting-edge fields

York University’s Faculty of Science is welcoming five new full-time, permanent faculty members this fall. “The Faculty of Science has hired fantastic new faculty members that will contribute to enhancing our Faculty’s academic excellence, diversity, and research and teaching capacity,” says Faculty of Science Dean Rui Wang. “I look forward to working with our outstanding […]

From York to Yale: Faculty of Science professor named Fulbright winner

Courtesy of News@York A long-time York University professor will join the Ivy League this fall, having been awarded a prestigious visiting professorship at Yale University. Dawn Bazely, a University Professor in the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, has been named this year’s recipient of the 2024-25 Fulbright Canada Distinguished Visiting Professorship, the foundation’s top […]

Professor Elizabeth Clare elected to Royal Society of Canada

Congratulations to Biology Professor Elizabeth Clare for being elected to the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Induction to the RSC is one of the country’s highest honours in the arts, social sciences and sciences. The RSC College recognizes the emerging generation of Canadian intellectual leadership; members of the […]

Summer program boosts knowledge exchange, career readiness

This summer, 12 Chinese students completed an intensive, three-week program at York University called Jumpstart Your Future: A Career Bootcamp for Undergrads. A collaborative effort between York U’s Asian Business & Management Program (ABMP) and the Faculty of Science, the summer program embodied the University’s commitment to a multidisciplinary educational approach. It brought together students […]

Science students receive awards at summer research conference

At York University’s Faculty of Science’s annual Science Summer 2024 Undergraduate Research Conference, students competed and received awards in recognition of oral and poster presentations on summer projects that covered topics like dark matter, mathematical disease modelling, antibiotic resistance and beyond. More than 40 students conducting summer research in York’s Faculties of Science, Environmental & […]

York professor hosts recipient of prestigious Marie-Curie Postdoctoral Global Fellowship

York University Biology Professor Kohitij Kar, in the Faculty of Science, will host the recipient of a prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Global Fellowship in his lab for two years starting this November to advance cutting-edge work in artificial intelligence and visual tracking. The recipient, Matteo Dunnhofer from the University of Udine in Italy, […]

Students participate in research program at Holland Bloorview

Four undergraduate students from York University’s Faculties of Science and Health were among 17 individuals selected from across Canada to participate in the 2024 Ward Family Summer Student Research Program at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. The 12-week program offers students an opportunity to work alongside leading scientists in the field of pediatric disability and […]