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Graduate Student Wellness Support Group

Graduate school can feel overwhelming at times, but you don’t have to navigate it alone. The Graduate Student Wellness Support Group, facilitated by Graduate Student Wellness Services, is here to provide you with a supportive community as you manage the highs and lows of academic life. This group offers a space to connect with fellow […]

Council Meeting Agenda January 9, 2025

AgendaThursday, January 9, 20253:00 p.m. This meeting will be held remotely via Zoom. The link and password to join the meeting may be found via the meeting’s email notice. 1. Welcome and Chair’s Remarks Chair Mike Zryd 2. Updates to Faculty Council on the Graduate Supervision Support Hub – Student Feedback DiscussionGuest: Maximilian Mackenzie Fantuz, […]

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 […]

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 […]

Council Meeting Agenda December 5, 2024

AgendaThursday, December 5, 20243:00 p.m. This meeting will be held remotely via Zoom. The link and password to join the meeting may be found via the meeting’s email notice. 1. Welcome and Chair’s Remarks Chair Mike Zryd 2. Postdoctoral Supervisor of the Year Award (URL) Presentation 3. Minutes of the Previous Meeting (November 7, 2024) […]

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 […]

York Master’s student honoured by PEN Canada for humanitarian work

Growing up in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan and spending eight years as a refugee in Pakistan were both instrumental in shaping one woman’s journey as a life saver for journalists who found themselves in Afghanistan after the American military withdrew in August, 2021. York Master’s student Robina Aryubwal and Journalists for Human Rights are joint recipients of […]