Courtesy of News@91ÑÇÉ« A long-time 91ÑÇÉ« professor will join the Ivy League this fall, having been awarded a prestigious visiting professorship at Yale University. Dawn Bazely, a University Professor in the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, has been named this year’s recipient of the 2024-25 Fulbright Canada Distinguished Visiting Professorship, the foundation’s top […]
Congratulations to Biology Professor Elizabeth Clare for being elected to the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Induction to the RSC is one of the country’s highest honours in the arts, social sciences and sciences. The RSC College recognizes the emerging generation of Canadian intellectual leadership; members of the […]
This summer, 12 Chinese students completed an intensive, three-week program at 91ÑÇÉ« called Jumpstart Your Future: A Career Bootcamp for Undergrads. A collaborative effort between 91ÑÇÉ« 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 91ÑÇɫ’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 91ÑÇɫ’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 91ÑÇɫ’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 91ÑÇÉ« internal nomination package due to FSc at sciapps@yorku.ca for optional full review 10-16-2026 91ÑÇÉ« internal nomination package due to FSc at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review 10-23-2026 91ÑÇÉ« internal nomination package due to SIRI at […]
91ÑÇÉ« Biology Professor Kohitij Kar, in the Faculty of Science, will host the recipient of a prestigious Marie SkÅ‚odowska-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 Draft nomination package due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca 09-04-2026 Final application and fully signed ORS checklist due to SIRI at dfrasca@yorku.ca 09-14-2026 Please see this memo for information on the internal process of this […]
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 91ÑÇɫ’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 […]