TORONTO, September 21, 2018 – York University President & Vice-Chancellor Rhonda Lenton and Interim Dean of York’s Lassonde School of Engineering, Richard Hornsey, will announce a partnership with a leading industry partner to bring a new model of experiential learning for undergraduate computer science degree students this fall. It is the first of its kind in […]
TORONTO, September 21, 2018 – York University President & Vice-Chancellor Rhonda Lenton and Interim Dean of York’s Lassonde School of Engineering, Richard Hornsey, will announce a partnership with a leading industry partner to bring a new model of experiential learning for undergraduate computer science degree students this fall. It is the first of its kind in […]
Research at Lassonde School of Engineering looking at ways to improve building design to adapt to effects of climate change TORONTO, ON, August 22, 2018 –August marks the peak of hurricane season and the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey’s devastation in Texas. On August 25, 2017, Hurricane Harvey became the first Category 3 or higher hurricane in the […]
Summer Student Research and Mentorship Program concludes with 70-student showcase TORONTO, ON, Tuesday, August 14, 2018— From building satellites to parts for human implants, 70 grade 11 female students will present their final research projects on Wednesday to parents, faculty, fellow Lassonde School of Engineering students and members of industry. The showcase is part of […]
Summer Student Research and Mentorship Program concludes with 70-student showcase TORONTO, ON, Tuesday, August 14, 2018— From building satellites to parts for human implants, 70 grade 11 female students will present their final research projects on Wednesday to parents, faculty, fellow Lassonde School of Engineering students and members of industry. The showcase is part of […]
Six-week paid internships give high school students opportunities to build everything from cube satellites to materials for human implants TORONTO, ON, August 13, 2018—Dozens of Grade 11 students from the Toronto area are taking part in a newly-expanded mentorship program for girls at the Lassonde School of Engineering this summer, designed to give them the […]
Six-week paid internships give high school students opportunities to build everything from cube satellites to materials for human implants TORONTO, ON, August 13, 2018—Dozens of Grade 11 students from the Toronto area are taking part in a newly-expanded mentorship program for girls at the Lassonde School of Engineering this summer, designed to give them the […]
A new method produces more accurate flood maps which could change the way the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) grows its cities in the future TORONTO, ON, August 1, 2018— Using a multi-criteria analysis that included social and economic vulnerability, engineers at York University’s Lassonde School of Engineering found that the Don River watershed, which has suffered […]
Scientists from Lassonde School of Engineering’s Planetary Volatiles Laboratory at York University will be hosting the simulation and talks at the Ontario Science Centre. TORONTO, Wednesday, July 25, 2018 – As Mars moves the closest to Earth it has been in 15 years, the Lassonde School of Engineering’s Planetary Volatiles Laboratory at York University will […]
TORONTO, Tuesday, July 10, 2018 – Most people are unlikely to be part of a mission to Mars, but they will have an opportunity to view the red planet at its closest to Earth in 15 years with a little help from York University’s Allan I. Carswell Observatory and its telescopes. “This is not an […]