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A Story of Progress and Commitment: FGS Reflects on 2024

In 2024 the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) marked its 60th Anniversary with both celebration and reflection. Over the decades, FGS has become a cornerstone of research and academic excellence, fostering scholarship, diversity, and innovation. As FGS marked 60 years, there was renewed commitment not just to celebrate past achievements, but also to lay the […]

Provost’s 2024 Black and Indigenous postdoctoral fellows to advance research on global challenges

Scholars Adeola Adedapo and Todd Blayone have been named the recipients of the 2024 Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowships for Black and Indigenous Scholars and will lead research projects focused on clean drinking water and Indigenous-AI relations. An annual award established in 2021, the Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program seeks to attract outstanding scholars who will push the […]

Ontario Genomics Hosts Engaging and Informative Conference on Synthetic Biology Trends

Congratulations Ontario Genomics for a very well organized, engaging and informative conference on the latest trends in synthetic biology in Canada and abroad! This was by far one of the best events I attended in 2024! I appreciated the balanced selection of topics, the amazing and super approachable speakers - including the incredible keynote speaker […]

CASTL Team Delivers Introduction to Bioprocessing Course to York University Students

The CASTL team recently had the pleasure of delivering our Introduction to Bioprocessing course to York University – Faculty of Science undergraduate co-op students and York University Markham Campus graduate Master of Biotechnology Management and Graduate Diploma in Biotechnology students. Over the course of three engaging hours, students studying biology, chemistry, physics, engineering, and other […]

Celebrating Innovation and Collaboration in Biotechnology

On November 29, our Biotechnology Graduate Students proudly showcased their exceptional work-integrated-learning projects, which they diligently developed throughout the semester. Thanks to funding from CEWIL Canada and the close collaboration with our industry partners, each student team had the unique opportunity to work with industry mentors, tackling real-world challenges and creating innovative solutions. Our students […]

Finding new ways to teach old skills inspires grad design student

A class in an old Mayan art form has inspired second-year Master of Design student Trinity Leon to research how modern technology can engage younger generations to learn and preserve the art of backstrap weaving. “My mother is Guatemalan, and my great-great-grandmother used to weave on a backstrap loom,” Leon said, to explain her interest. […]

FGS celebrates 60 Years of Knowledge Creation!

The Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) celebrated its 60th Anniversary with an alumni panel discussion, commemorative website launch, and grad community get-together as part of its first in-person Faculty Council meeting since March 2020. “Knowledge creation for a better world has always been at the heart of what we do,” Dean MacLachlan said. “We have […]

FGS welcomes incoming students with resources to support transition to graduate school

Coming to graduate school can be a massive transition for many students—from international students coming to a new country with a different culture, to domestic students who can be away from home for the very first time. To ease the transition this year, the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) hosted a series of four events—to […]

Add a European flavour to your graduate education

Are you interested in studying or conducting research in Europe? The Graduate Diploma in European Studies is taken in conjunction with a Master’s or Doctoral degree program at York University. The diploma certifies that, in addition to having completed an advanced degree in a related discipline, a student has acquired special expertise about Europe. Pursuing […]

York U announces first-of-its-kind disaster and emergency management PhD program

Due to the growing frequency and severity of disasters experienced around the world, and the ongoing need for management and mitigation of such risks, disaster and emergency management (DEM) has become a burgeoning academic and professional field that is sure to experience increased relevancy – both domestically and internationally – for the foreseeable future. York […]