Fall Campus Day 2023 (Keele Campus) - Faculty of Science Sessions & Tours

Ready for an amazing day? Check out the agenda below to see when and where you can learn more about the Faculty of Science and your programs of choice. Take a tour, attend a mock lecture, or find out about careers and support services.

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Fall Campus Day: Sessions and tours offered by the Faculty of Science

Meet Professors & Current Students
Offered by Faculty of Science
Location: Life Sciences Building (LSB) Lobby (directions)
Time: 9:45 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Chat with professors and students from all science program areas about admission requirements, what you'll learn in our programs and about career options.

Experience Mathematics and Statistics
Offered by Faculty of Science
Location: Life Sciences Building (LSB) 101 (directions)
Time: 10 - 11 a.m.
Join the Mathematics & Statistics Department to experience an Experimental Math Space with demonstrations that highlight the value and ingenuity of mathematics. You'll also have the opportunity to explore geometry and create non-Euclidean spaces with the Director of Math Circle at York.

Science Lab Tour
Offered by Faculty of Science
Location: Life Sciences Building (LSB) Lobby (directions)
Time: 10 - 11 a.m.
Take a tour of the Biology and Chemistry labs at York Science. Learn about undergraduate lab courses, experience the leading-edge facilities, and watch lab demonstrations.

This is Chemistry
Offered by Faculty of Science
Location: Life Sciences Building (LSB) 106 (directions)
Time: 10:30 - 11:15 a.m.
This presentation will provide an overview of the Chemistry and Biochemistry programs at York Science. We'll cover important topics such as, career choices, what students can expect in first year, student resources, and research possibilities.

This is Mathematics and Statistics
Offered by Faculty of Science
Location: Life Sciences Building (LSB) 105 (directions)
Time: 10:30 - 11:15 a.m.
This presentation will provide an overview of the Math and Statistics programs at York Science. We will cover topics such as program offerings, potential career paths, student support and services and Co-op and Internship opportunities.

York Science 101
Offered by Faculty of Science
Location: Life Sciences Building (LSB) 103 (directions)
Time: 10:30 - 11:15 a.m.
Discover why York Science is the right fit for you. This session will feature an overview of Science at York, our science program options, and the various opportunities we offer outside the classroom. You’ll also learn all about the application and admissions process and have an opportunity to ask us questions about Science at York.

Science Lab Tour
Offered by Faculty of Science
Location: Life Sciences Building (LSB) Lobby (directions)
Time: 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Take a tour of the Biology and Chemistry labs at York Science. Learn about undergraduate lab courses, experience the leading-edge facilities, and watch lab demonstrations.

Observatory Tour
Offered by Faculty of Science
Location: Life Sciences Building (LSB) Lobby (directions)
Time: 10:30 - 11 a.m.
Take a tour of the Allan I Carswell Observatory, which is home to our 1-metre telescope.

Physics, Astronomy, and Biophysics Tour
Offered by Faculty of Science
Location: Life Sciences Building (LSB) Lobby (directions)
Time: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Visit laboratories where students use laser light to slow down, trap, and study atoms normally moving at a hundred metres per second. Visit a medical biophysics laboratory where light is used to probe living tissue and study everything from photosynthesis to eyes to the human brain! Visit the Allan I. Carswell Astronomical Observatory, home to a 1-meter diameter telescope - the largest on any Canadian university campus. (Ask about the time it took pictures of the James Webb Space Telescope!)

Experience Mathematics and Statistics
Offered by Faculty of Science
Location: Life Sciences Building (LSB) 101 (directions)
Time: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Join the Mathematics & Statistics Department to experience an Experimental Math Space with demonstrations that highlight the value and ingenuity of mathematics. You'll also have the opportunity to explore geometry and create non-Euclidean spaces with the Director of Math Circle at York.

Science Lab Tour
Offered by Faculty of Science
Location: Life Sciences Building (LSB) Lobby (directions)
Time: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Take a tour of the Biology and Chemistry labs at York Science. Learn about undergraduate lab courses, experience the leading-edge facilities, and watch lab demonstrations.

Observatory Tour
Offered by Faculty of Science
Location: Life Sciences Building (LSB) Lobby (directions)
Time: 11 - 11:30 a.m.
Take a tour of the Allan I Carswell Observatory, which is home to our 1-metre telescope.

This is Life Sciences
Offered by Faculty of Science
Location: Life Sciences Building (LSB) 105 (directions)
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
This presentation will provide an overview of the Biology programs at York Science. We will cover the programs requirements, first-year experience, career paths, student resources, co-op and internship opportunities and so much more!

This is Physics & Astronomy
Offered by Faculty of Science
Location: Life Sciences Building (LSB) 106 (directions)
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
This presentation will provide an overview of the Physics and Astronomy programs at York Science. We will cover topics such as program offerings, potential career paths, research opportunities, student support and services and Co-op and Internship opportunities.

Science Lab Tour
Offered by Faculty of Science
Location: Life Sciences Building (LSB) Lobby (directions)
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Take a tour of the Biology and Chemistry labs at York Science. Learn about undergraduate lab courses, experience the leading-edge facilities, and watch lab demonstrations.

Physics, Astronomy, and Biophysics Tour
Offered by Faculty of Science
Location: Life Sciences Building (LSB) Lobby (directions)
Time: 12 - 1 p.m.
Visit laboratories where students use laser light to slow down, trap, and study atoms normally moving at a hundred metres per second. Visit a medical biophysics laboratory where light is used to probe living tissue and study everything from photosynthesis to eyes to the human brain! Visit the Allan I. Carswell Astronomical Observatory, home to a 1-meter diameter telescope - the largest on any Canadian university campus. (Ask about the time it took pictures of the James Webb Space Telescope!).

Experience Mathematics and Statistics
Offered by Faculty of Science
Location: Life Sciences Building (LSB) 101 (directions)
Time: 12 - 1 p.m.
Join the Mathematics & Statistics Department to experience an Experimental Math Space with demonstrations that highlight the value and ingenuity of mathematics. You'll also have the opportunity to explore geometry and create non-Euclidean spaces with the Director of Math Circle at York.

Science Lab Tour
Offered by Faculty of Science
Location: Life Sciences Building (LSB) Lobby (directions)
Time: 12:45 - 1:45 p.m.
Take a tour of the Biology and Chemistry labs at York Science. Learn about undergraduate lab courses, experience the leading-edge facilities, and watch lab demonstrations.

York Science 101
Offered by Faculty of Science
Location: Life Sciences Building (LSB) 103 (directions)
Time: 1 - 1:45 p.m.
Discover why York Science is the right fit for you. This session will feature an overview of Science at York, our science program options, and the various opportunities we offer outside the classroom. You’ll also learn all about the application and admissions process and have an opportunity to ask us questions about Science at York.

This is Science, Technology & Society
Offered by Faculty of Science
Location: Life Sciences Building (LSB) 106 (directions)
Time: 1 - 1:45 p.m.
In STS we educate future scientists, engineers, politicians, medical professionals, business executives, computer programmers and responsible citizens to integrate scientific and technical skills and knowledge with critical thinking, human values, and social and environmental responsibility.  Topics include digital surveillance and information manipulation, environmental degradation, AI and robotics, ethics and genomics, pharmaceutical governance, sustainable food production, and many others. Learn how you can make your York Science degree stand out with our courses, our major, or one of our minor options in Life Sciences and Society; Technology, Innovation and Society; or Earth, Sustainability and Society.

This is Neuroscience
Offered by Faculty of Science
Location: Life Sciences Building (LSB) 105 (directions)
Time: 1 - 1:45 p.m.
Are you interested in studying the development, structure, and function of the nervous system? York University's new Neuroscience undergraduate degree program will allow you to do just that. The Faculty of Health and the Faculty of Science would like to invite you to this information session to learn more about the program and hear from faculty members doing work in the field of Neuroscience.

Physics, Astronomy, and Biophysics Tour
Offered by Faculty of Science
Location: Life Sciences Building (LSB) Lobby (directions)
Time: 1 - 2 p.m.
Visit laboratories where students use laser light to slow down, trap, and study atoms normally moving at a hundred metres per second. Visit a medical biophysics laboratory where light is used to probe living tissue and study everything from photosynthesis to eyes to the human brain! Visit the Allan I. Carswell Astronomical Observatory, home to a 1-meter diameter telescope - the largest on any Canadian university campus. (Ask about the time it took pictures of the James Webb Space Telescope!).

Science Lab Tour
Offered by Faculty of Science
Location: Life Sciences Building (LSB) Lobby (directions)
Time: 1 - 2 p.m.
Take a tour of the Biology and Chemistry labs at York Science. Learn about undergraduate lab courses, experience the leading-edge facilities, and watch lab demonstrations.

Observatory Tour
Offered by Faculty of Science
Location: Life Sciences Building (LSB) Lobby (directions)
Time: 1 - 1:30 p.m.
Take a tour of the Allan I Carswell Observatory, which is home to our 1-metre telescope.