This summer, 12 Chinese students completed an intensive, three-week program at York University called Jumpstart Your Future: A Career Bootcamp for Undergrads. A collaborative effort between York U’s Asian Business & Management Program (ABMP) and the Faculty of Science, the summer program embodied the University’s commitment to a multidisciplinary educational approach. It brought together students […]
Media Release from September 5, 2024 York’s Newton tree descendant was the first in Ontario to take root and blossom. It’s now joined by two more seedlings. A thunk to the head, so the myth goes, planted the seed for Sir Isaac Newton’s law of gravity, and while the law bore fruit – Gravity Day […]
At York University’s Faculty of Science’s annual Science Summer 2024 Undergraduate Research Conference, students competed and received awards in recognition of oral and poster presentations on summer projects that covered topics like dark matter, mathematical disease modelling, antibiotic resistance and beyond. More than 40 students conducting summer research in York’s Faculties of Science, Environmental & […]
Details Award Name Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships Agency Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Value $250,000 Deadlines York internal nomination package due to FSc at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review 10-02-2024 York internal nomination package due to FSc at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review 10-09-2024 York internal nomination package due to SIRI at avogus@yorku.ca […]
York University Biology Professor Kohitij Kar, in the Faculty of Science, will host the recipient of a prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Global Fellowship in his lab for two years starting this November to advance cutting-edge work in artificial intelligence and visual tracking. The recipient, Matteo Dunnhofer from the University of Udine in Italy, […]
Details Award Name Governor General’s Innovation Awards Agency Governor General’s Innovation Awards Value N/A Deadlines Notify sciapps@yorku.ca of intention to apply ASAP Application due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review 09-03-2024 Application and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review 09-06-2024 Final application and fully signed ORS checklist due to SIRI at dfrasca@yorku.ca 09-16-2024 Please see […]
Details Opportunity Name Postdoctoral Grant Agency Ontario HIV Treatment Network Value Up to $50,000/year Indirect Costs Ineligible Duration Up to 3 years Deadlines Letter of Intent (LOI) Letter of Intent (LOI) due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review 11-18-2024 LOI and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review 11-25-2024 LOI and fully signed ORS checklist […]
Four undergraduate students from York University’s Faculties of Science and Health were among 17 individuals selected from across Canada to participate in the 2024 Ward Family Summer Student Research Program at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. The 12-week program offers students an opportunity to work alongside leading scientists in the field of pediatric disability and […]
COURSE OVERVIEW Offered through the Faculty of Science at York University, the micro-credential in Vaccine Production and Quality Assurance provides accelerated, experiential, and industry- centered training on the fundamentals of vaccine production and emerging technologies. You will explore existing and novel vaccine platform technologies, including nucleic acid-based (DNA/RNA) and recombinant protein-based technologies. Completing this micro-credential […]
COURSE OVERVIEW Offered through the Faculty of Science and Asian Business and Management Program at York University, the micro-credential in Visual Analytics and Modeling equips participants with advanced capabilities in data visualization and analytics. Addressing the vital demand for sophisticated data interpretation skills in academic and professional environments, this course combines theoretical foundations with practical, […]