York Science students had a rare opportunity to work with cutting-edge brain imaging technology used in both research and clinical settings thanks to a $150,000 collaboration with NIRx Medical Technologies. The week-long learning opportunity in the fourth-year course Biophysical Techniques (BPHS 4090; Biomedical Physics Program) provided students with access to the NIRSport 2, a high-tech […]
The Faculty of Science honoured its top students and announced the recipients of its Excellence Awards at its annual Honours & Awards Celebration on February 11. The Excellence in Educational Leadership Awards, Excellence in Teaching Awards, and Excellence in Research Awards were announced at the event, which was emceed by Gerald Audette, associate dean, Faculty […]
Congratulations to postdoctoral fellow Chapin Korosec, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, who has received the Michelson Postdoctoral Prize Lectureship for his exceptional early-career research achievements during his PhD in physics. Read the full story in YFile.
Atmospheric chemists in the Faculty of Science, including Professors Cora Young and Trevor VandenBoer and their graduate student Daniel Persaud, are participating in the Study of Winter Air Pollution in Toronto (SWAPIT), led by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). The study aims to better understand the mix of pollutants in Toronto’s urban winter air and why known pollutants haven’t […]
The new Thai-Canada Research Laboratory is a partnership between York University and Thailand's Srinakharinwirot University that aims to enhance biomedical research and education. With efforts led by Biology Professor Gary Sweeney from the Faculty of Science, the new laboratory will focus on integrating clinical research with biomedical laboratory studies to improve human health, particularly in the prevention […]
A York University researcher and his student have built a mathematical model to understand how peer influence plays a role in vaping among teenagers, and also in their decision to quit and perhaps start again. “A lot of people, when they think about math, think about geometry and Pythagoras’ theorem,” says Iain Moyles, an associate professor […]
A team of York University researchers has uncovered a critical flaw during the drug development process that, if addressed, could make drug discovery faster, more reliable and less expensive – and ultimately save lives. The findings by a team led by Sergey Krylov, a Distinguished Research Professor of chemistry at York U, reveal that measurement errors […]
Media release from December 11, 2024 York University researchers say warmer temperatures will create more unsafe white ice conditions, ice that’s more like a snow cone than ice cube. Sports and recreational activities on frozen lakes across the Northern Hemisphere are a popular pastime for millions, but according to new research out of York University, […]
Elaina Hyde, a professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy in York University’s Faculty of Science and director of the Allan I. Carswell Observatory, has launched York’s first-ever podcast dedicated to astronomy. Hyde’s existing Monday night audio program, “York Universe” – already boasting an archive of more than 500 episodes as a radio show, […]
York University’s Asian Business & Management Program (ABMP) and the Faculty of Science were honoured with the ninth Canada China Business Excellence Academic Collaboration Bronze Award at the Canada China Business Council's 46th Annual General Meeting and Business Forum in Beijing. The award celebrates visionary Canadian organizations advancing educational ties with China. It acknowledges the […]