Media Release from September 14, 2023 91ÑÇÉ« researchers examined the early and late life stages of small developing carpenter bees in the presence and absence of maternal care and were surprised by the results. Most wild bees are solitary, but one tiny species of carpenter bees fastidiously cares for and raises their offspring, an […]
Media Release from September 12, 2023 A 91ÑÇÉ«-led program is helping bolster health care in the Global South by providing more than $5.8 million in funding for 16 projects in as many countries, including polio surveillance in Ethiopia and helping Indigenous communities in the Philippines. “We have led the call to strengthen the health-care […]
91ÑÇÉ« Professor Randy Lewis and fourth-year student Sarah Powell – both from the Department of Physics and Astronomy – were invited to the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility in the U.S. to teach at a summer boot camp capitalizing on the growing interest in quantum computing. Lewis and Powell were invited to the facility […]
Details Opportunity Name Alliance Grants Program Agency Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) Value Small project – $700,000/yearLarge project – $1,400,000/year Indirect Costs Ineligible Duration 4 years Deadlines Letter of Intent (LOI) Notify SIRI of intent to apply ASAP to ccorre@yorku.ca LOI due to SIRI for full review 10-04-2023 LOI and fully […]
Details Opportunity Name Discovery Awards in Biostatistics Agency Banting Research Foundation and the Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute (CANSSI) Value Up to $30,000 Indirect Costs Ineligible Duration 1 year (July 1 to June 30) Deadlines Notice of Intent (NOI) Intent to apply due at ORS 09-21-2026 NOI due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for optional full review 10-02-2026 NOI […]
Professor and 91ÑÇÉ« Research Chair Chun Peng received $780,000 from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to fund a new project associated with her ongoing research into pre-eclampsia, a pregnancy disorder with a profound impact on maternal and fetal health. The grant funds a project titled “NLRC5 isoforms in placental development and pathogenesis […]
At the Faculty of Science’s annual undergraduate summer research conference, students received awards in recognition of oral and poster presentations they gave on summer projects they worked on. More than 60 students from the Faculties of Science, Health, and Environmental & Urban Change attended the Faculty of Science Summer 2023 Undergraduate Research Conference to present […]
Over 2022-23, the Faculty of Science’s experiential education (EE) program has seen record growth, with co-op applications increasing by 180 per cent and internship applications increasing nearly 140 per cent over the previous year. As well, this summer, 110 student opportunities were posted by 21 employers. “Much of the growth has been due to the […]
Nicholas Bragagnolo, a PhD student in the Department of Chemistry’s Audette Lab at 91ÑÇÉ«, won the 2023 Etter Student Lecturer Award from the American Crystallographic Association (ACA), which represents those working in the branch of science concerned with the structure and properties of crystals. The ACA houses 14 scientific interest groups (SIG), each representing […]
Details Opportunity Name Exploration Competition Agency New Frontiers in Research Fund Value Up to $125,000/year Indirect Costs Eligible at 25% Duration Up to 2 years Deadlines Notice of Intent (NOI) NOI due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review 08-13-2024 NOI and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review 08-20-2024 NOI and fully signed ORS checklist […]