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Advisory Board Offers Strategic Guidance to Faculty of Science at 2025 Markham Campus Meeting

The Faculty of Science held its 4th annual Dean’s Special Advisory Board meeting on Thursday, June 19, at ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ’s Markham Campus.   Board members—drawn from industry, academia, government, and healthcare—offered strategic advice on key issues, including responding to industry demand for science programs, fostering innovation and entrepreneurship, and enhancing partnerships with local companies.  Dean Rui […]

Markham students bring math to life through experiential learning

Students at ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ’s Markham Campus are taking their math skills beyond the classroom, thanks to a real-world teaching and learning initiative led by Assistant Professor Jessie Yang. Under Yang’s guidance, seven first-year students host a bi-weekly math club at the Markham Public Library, offering tutoring sessions for children in grades 1 through 4. The students, who come […]

Markham Campus prioritizing experiential education with unique biotechnology programs

With ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ’s new Markham Campus now open, the campus is prioritizing opportunities that demonstrate York’s leadership experiential education (EE), which is increasingly a focus in Canada’s halls of higher learning. It is doing so with innovative new programs, including two rooted in biotechnology. “The vision for the Markham Campus from the onset was to […]

Micro-credential in Vaccine Production and Quality Assurance

COURSE OVERVIEW Offered through the Faculty of Science at ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ, 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. Existing and novel vaccine platform technologies are explored, including nucleic acid-based (DNA/RNA) and recombinant protein-based technologies. Completing this micro-credential will […]

Micro-credential in Visual Analytics and Modeling

COURSE OVERVIEW Offered through the Faculty of Science and Asian Business and Management Program at ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ, 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, […]

New funding supports training in vaccine production at ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ

Thanks to new funding from the Ontario Ministry of Colleges & Universities, the Faculty of Science is launching a new micro-credential in Vaccine Production and Quality Assurance in Winter 2025 at ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ’s Markham Campus. The provincial funding comprises $50,000 from the Micro-credentials Challenge Fund (Round 2) and $75,000 from the Training Equipment and Renewal […]