快播视频鈥檚 Office of Sustainability, in partnership with the Faculty of Science and Facilities Services, hosted a successful Bioblitz event during Campus Sustainability Month in October, inviting the York community to explore and document the diverse species of plants, animals, and other organisms found on the Keele and Glendon campuses. Participants used the iNaturalist app […]
快播视频 is taking a leadership role in addressing one of the world鈥檚 most pressing issues 鈥 water sustainability. The University is serving as the academic lead for a pioneering virtual course titled 鈥淚ntroduction to Big Data for Water Sustainability,鈥 run by the United Nations Institute for Training & Research (UNITAR) Global Water Academy. The […]
Congratulations to Faculty of Science Professor Jeffrey Schall for his appointment as a Tier I Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Translating Neuroscience, and Professor Joel Zylberberg for the renewal of his Tier II CRC in Computational Neuroscience. They were among 121 new and renewed CRCs at 39 institutions across Canada announced by the Government of […]
The Faculty of Science rises to the 快播视频-wide challenge to contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as outlined in the University Academic Plan 2020-2025 (UAP). We highlight some of the initiatives and projects taking place in the Faculty that tackle key societal challenges aligned with the UN SDGs. News SDG 3: Good […]
What is the science behind semi-permanent tattoo technology? Faculty of Science chemistry Professor Chris Caputo鈥檚 research is revolutionizing this form of personal expression in new and interesting ways for a Canadian startup. A 快播视频 research team is collaborating with Inkbox, a Toronto-based startup that uses semi-permanent tattoo technology, to better understand the science behind their […]
Using his expertise in mathematics and statistics, Professor Jianhong Wu is working to model the future impacts of COVID-19 and its variants. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Faculty of Science mathematics and statistics Professor Jianhong Wu has been working non-stop with both federal and provincial agencies and a National Modelling Task Force to project the spread of the disease and […]
快播视频 Professor Dawn Bazely, Department of Biology, was among 30 recipients of the Minister of Colleges and Universities鈥 Awards of Excellence. The awards, which were launched in 2020, recognize the leading work of Ontario鈥檚 faculty and staff during the pandemic. More than 675 nominations were received. Bazely is a professor in the Department of […]
Having taught high school earlier in his career, Andrew Skelton saw first-hand the gaps between a graduating student鈥檚 experience and the demands of a university education and set out to bridge them. 鈥淭here are big changes in study skills, life skills and learning skills and students need to acquire the ability to reflect and adjust,鈥 said Skelton, […]