A Q & A with Kate Allen, York University’s first Science Communicator in Residence

This year, the Faculty of Science launched the York Science Communicator in Residence program – a one-of-a-kind program in Canada that aims to recognize outstanding science journalists and communicators and to promote excellence in science-related communications. Kate Allen, science and technology reporter at the Toronto Star, was selected as one of the first York Science […]

York hosts Gairdner Lectures to celebrate innovation in biomedical science

More than 300 high school students visited York University on Oct. 25 to learn about the research and academic achievements of award-winning scientists David Julius and Lea Harrington. High school students gather in the Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan Theatre for the Gairdner Lectures Students gathered in the Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan Theatre for […]

York University, Fermilab agree to joint appointment in support of gigantic neutrino experiment

Neutrinos are tiny, abundant particles of matter that pass unnoticed through us and almost always through the Earth, but the full extent of their role in the universe remains a mystery. Neutrinos may hold the key to fundamental questions about the nature of matter, exploding stars and cosmic evolution. On Tuesday, Oct. 17, York University […]

York science student’s research ends 50-year speculation on mayfly biology

Above: A Mayfly nymph, dorsal view, showing wing buds, seven pairs of gills and three abdominal appendages Mayfly nymphs are prominent insects in freshwater ecosystems worldwide and an important food source for fish, amphibians, birds and mammals. Unfortunately they are also very sensitive to pollution. Researchers in the Faculty of Science have been interested in […]

New computer cluster drives rapid output for public health strategies

Professor Seyed Moghadas in the Faculty of Science has acquired some flashy hardware for his lab. The hardware is a cluster of high-capacity computers – the first of their kind at York University – that can perform mathematical simulations at high speeds. “These computers can do in a few hours or days what a regular […]

New Faces: Seven new faculty members join the Faculty of Science

There are seven new faculty members joining York University’s Faculty of Science, with five in the Department of Chemistry and two in the Department of Biology. The Faculty of Science welcomes chemistry Professors Chris Caputo, Ryan Hili, Thomas Baumgartner and Cora Young, Assistant Lecturer Derek Jackson, and biology Professors Steven Connor and Assistant Lecturer Nicole Nivillac. […]

Virus resistance in plants holds promise for agricultural crops

While researching highly toxic pokeweed, Prof Katalin Hudak’s lab makes an important discovery that could bolster the survival of agricultural crops.

York research finds fruit flies die in the cold due to leaky guts

Flies, like most insects, are poikilothermic ectotherms. This means that unlike us, their body temperature follows the temperature of the surrounding air. When it is warm, flies are happy; a cold fly is a sad fly, and we are beginning to understand why. New research conducted in the Faculty of Science at York University suggests […]

Biologist tracks climate change drivers from as far back as medieval era

Research from York U’s Sapna Sharma studies ice observations from medieval Japan and pre-Enlightenment Finland looking for drivers of long-term climatic changes.

York U’s Faculty of Science draws ‘rising stars’ for inaugural York Science Fellowships

The Faculty of Science at York University has recruited six impressive emerging researchers from around the world as the inaugural recipients of York Science Fellowships. These premier postdoctoral fellowships offer talented, early-career scientists the opportunity to pursue their research in collaboration with outstanding scientists in the Faculty of Science. They were made possible thanks to […]