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Three Science alumni on York University’s Top 30 Under 30 list

Congratulations to Science alumni Batool Barodi (BSc ’19), Clarelle Gonsalves (BSc ’18) and Shalini Iyer (BSc ’20) for being named among York University’s 2023 Top 30 Alumni Under 30. Launched in 2021, the Top 30 Alumni Under 30 program seeks to highlight the success and diversity of the University’s young alumni community, while inspiring the […]

2022 Annual Review

JUMP TO: By the Numbers York Science Highlights Honours & Awards Research Funding Research Spotlights Teaching & Learning Students Community & Alumni A MESSAGE FROM DEAN RUI WANG As I reflect on the past year, I am grateful to our instructors, researchers and staff who work very hard to serve our students and make a […]

Professor Hélène Mialet leads CIFAR’s new Future Flourishing program

Media Release from April 3, 2023 A new program proposed by Professor Hélène Mialet of the Department of Science, Technology & Society was one of three winners of the international “Future of Being Human” competition held by the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR). Mialet (principal investigator) will serve as co-director of CIFAR’s new Future […]

Video platforms like Zoom can disrupt normal visual communication cues

Media Release from March 30, 2023 Visual cues people normally pick up when communicating in-person can become misleading and false over video platforms like Zoom and Skype, making communication not only more difficult, but also exhausting, says new research out of York University. Vision Professor Nikolaus Troje of York’s Faculty of Science points out that […]

Professor Thomas Baumgartner receives Fellowship at Chemical Institute of Canada

Congratulations to Professor Thomas Baumgartner on being selected as a 2023 Fellow of the Chemical Institute of Canada (CIC). CIC Fellowship is a senior class of membership that recognizes the merits of members who have made outstanding contributions in chemistry. Baumgartner is a Canada Research Chair (Tier-1) in Sustainable Organomain Group Materials. His research, focused […]

Every breath you take: Is your indoor air as polluted as a big city?

Media Release from March 22, 2023 Most people know air pollution exists outside from cars, trucks and industry, but many are unaware their indoor air quality could be worse than that of a big city. Until now, there has been no easy way to measure indoor air quality given the size and complexity of the […]

York research delegation to lead water security panel at UN Water Conference

A York delegation will head to New York City March 21 to bring their research expertise to the UN 2023 Water Conference. The delegates will lead a panel discussion on water security and climate change; the panel is one of a select group of side events included in the program. “Very few side events led by a […]

Professor Elizabeth Clare’s eDNA research a winner of Gizmodo Science Fair

Biology Professor Elizabeth Clare's research on airborne environmental DNA (eDNA) is one of the winners of the 2023 Gizmodo Science Fair. Her work has shown that eDNA collected from air can be used to detect a wide range of animal species and offers a novel, non-invasive approach to monitoring biodiversity. In a study conducted in […]

Professor Laurence Packer spotlights bees of the world

One of the world’s most renowned bee experts, Distinguished Research Professor Laurence Packer, has released a comprehensive guide to the world’s bees. Bees of the World, published by Princeton University Press, is a 240-page celebration of the diverse types of bees living across the globe. The book features more than 100 genera of bees, accompanied […]

Chemistry Professors Kyle Belozerov and Derek Jackson win provincial honour for innovative teaching

Sponsored by Ontario’s Ministry of Colleges and Universities, the Minister’s Awards of Excellence highlight the incredible work of professors, instructors, staff and graduate students on campus, in the community and beyond. Congratulations to Chemistry Professors Kyle Belozerov and Derek Jackson for receiving a Minister’s Award of Excellence in the Future-Proofing Ontario’s Students category, which recognizes […]