Two Science students receive Robert J. Tiffin Student Leadership Award

Congratulations to Faculty of Science students Arman Sadr and Mustafa Abdulkadhim for receiving Robert J. Tiffin Student Leadership Awards, which recognize students whose leadership has contributed to the growth, development and vitality of York University. Sadr, a BSc student in the biomedical science program, has been involved with Bethune College since his first year at […]

Breathe deeply: York U leads atmospheric scientists in analyzing city's air pollution

Media release from August 3, 2023 As Toronto gets hotter, muggier and wildfire smoke increasingly wafts through the atmosphere, researchers at York University are leading a team of atmospheric scientists in testing the city’s air pollution from their rooftop Air Quality Research Station for six weeks this summer. Preliminary results show the negative impacts on […]

York research team in search of a local graduate student to study algal blooms in Indigenous waters

Biophysicist Ozzy Mermut in the Faculty of Science was awarded a grant from York’s Catalyzing Interdisciplinary Research Clusters (CIRC) program to develop her team’s new photon counting technology to study algal blooms in Indigenous lakes of Tkaronto and Six Nations. The project team, which also includes Professors William Pietro and Sylvie Morin (Chemistry) and Adjunct […]

More algal blooms likely in Lake Erie as deep-water oxygen levels continue to drop

Media release from July 25, 2023 York University researchers take novel approach to look at history of deep-water oxygen in Lake Erie through insect larvae in lake sediment over last 150 years. Researchers at York University went searching for the fossilized remains of small insect larvae called chironomids, found in sediment in Lake Erie, to […]

York astrophysicists take step forward in computer simulations of cosmology

York University and an international team of astrophysicists have made an ambitious attempt to simulate the formation of galaxies and the cosmic large-scale structure throughout staggeringly large swaths of space. First results of their “MillenniumTNG” project are published in a series of 10 articles in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. The […]

Professors create VR summer program for high school students

York University Faculty of Science Associate Professor Derek Jackson, and Kyle Belozerov, a sessional assistant professor, have partnered with Science Engagement Programs to develop a new Spark Lab virtual reality (VR) research course that will introduce high school students to pharmaceutical chemistry. Spark Lab courses are week-long sessions designed for students in grades 9 to […]

Research study by chemistry professor wins prestigious award

A research study led by chemistry Professor Christine Le, titled “Synthesis of Carbamoyl Fluorides Using a Difluorophosgene Surrogate Derived from Difluorocarbene and Pyridine N-Oxides,” was honoured with the 2023 Outstanding Publication of the Year Award from The Journal of Organic Chemistry. The award recognizes a paper from the previous year that demonstrates creativity and impact […]

Professor Sapna Sharma appointed as York Research Chair in Global Change Biology

Congratulations to Biology Professor Sapna Sharma on being named among the 15 newest York Research Chairs (YRC), an internal program that mirrors the national Canada Research Chairs program which recognizes world-leading researchers in a variety of fields. “The York Research Chair program is an important complement to the Canada Research Chair program to advance our […]

Graduating students receive Faculty of Science medals for high achievement

Congratulations to undergraduate students Areeba Chaudhry, Sarah Pullano and Nicole Frias for receiving the Faculty of Science Gold and Silver Medals at the Spring Convocation Ceremony on June 22, 2023. Pullano and Chaudhry received a Gold Medal, which is presented to Science students graduating with the highest GPA, and Frias received the Silver Medal, which […]

PhD graduate Farwa Sajadi receives President’s University-Wide Teaching Award

Congratulations to PhD student Farwa Sajadi, who was recognized during the Faculty of Science Spring Convocation Ceremony with a President’s University-Wide Teaching Award (Teaching Assistant category) for enhancing the quality of learning and demonstrating innovation in teaching. Sajadi, who recently completed a PhD in biology, was honoured with the Teaching Award for being a TA […]