What level of immunity against COVID-19 do you have after being vaccinated or contracting the virus? Faculty of Science professor Jane Heffernan is receiving a $200,000, one-year grant from the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) to understand the rate of immunity in both of these scenarios. The project is part of the NRC’s Pandemic Response Challenge program, designed to […]
Researchers in York University’s Faculty of Science have been awarded federal government funding to lead national disease modelling efforts that will help us better predict, prevent, and respond to emerging infectious disease. The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health announced an investment of $10 […]
Our commitment to a respectful and safe learning environment for all Many of you may be aware of a recent disturbing exchange between a Faculty of Science instructor and one of our students in Myanmar. The language used by the instructor in the posted exchange was insensitive, unprofessional, lacked empathy, and insulted the student. I […]
The international ALPHA collaboration at CERN, which includes Department of Physics & Astronomy professor Scott Menary, is touting their newest experiment made possible with a Canadian-built laser. The researchers were able to accomplish the world’s first laser-based manipulation of antimatter, leveraging a UBC-built laser system to cool a sample of antimatter down to near absolute zero. The research paper was published […]
Faculty of Science researchers have been awarded more than $5 million in research infrastructure funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation. The funding was part of an announcement by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of more than $518 million to support 102 projects at 35 post-secondary institutions and research hospitals across the country. York University Distinguished […]
The Dean’s Scholarship for Women in Science supports female Doctoral and Master’s students in the Faculty of Science. Launched on the 2021 UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the scholarship supports domestic female students entering a graduate program in the Faculty of Science who demonstrate leadership skills, academic excellence, and research potential in […]
Dr. Allan Carswell, Physics Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Science, has been appointed to the Order of Ontario. “We wish to congratulate Dr. Carswell on his appointment to the Order of Ontario,” says Rui Wang, Dean of the Faculty of Science. “Dr. Carswell has been a tremendous benefactor of York, and particularly of the […]
Media Release from November 30, 2020 York University partnering with organizations in Africa to use local data, AI and modelling expertise to manage pandemic Researchers from York University are joining with organizations across Africa to predict the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and provide modelling that will help national policymakers from across Africa manage the […]
YFile story from November 17, 2020 Precision matters. York University Distinguished Research Professor Eric Hessels, who has conducted the most precise measurement to date of the fine structure of helium and of the hydrogen n=2 Lamb shift to come closest to solving the proton-size puzzle, deals in precision every day. It is his work in the precision measurement […]
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