Wilson was awarded a grant worth $1,040,000 for his project “The Technology-Enhanced Biopharmaceuticals Development and Manufacturing (TEnBioDev) initiative.” With additional cash and in-kind contributions from industry, the total funding comes to $2.2 million over four years.
A new gift to the Faculty of Science will enhance learning and research opportunities for students studying optical physics at York University by creating awards for graduate and undergraduate students and upgrading a hands-on teaching laboratory for optical physics.
Kimberly Badal (BSc ’12) was the recipient of a Bryden Alumni Award from York University in the One to Watch category, reserved for alumni who have made a significant impact in their field or community within 15 years of a bachelor’s degree or 10 years of a professional or graduate degree.
York University is now home to a new one-metre custom telescope that will enhance hands-on learning experiences and undergraduate research opportunities for the York community and beyond.Installed at the Allan I. Carswell Observatoryon Aug. 16, the telescope is expected to be the largest situated on a university campus in Canada.