York’s Big BioBlitz is LIVE! 🐝

From April 1 – May 31, join us in exploring biodiversity across campus with the iNaturalist app! Whether you’re a nature newbie or seasoned spotter, every observation counts.

✅ Download the iNaturalist app
✅ Create an account
✅ Search “York University BioBlitz” under the “Projects” tab and start uploading your nature sightings!

📩 Have questions? DM us on Instagram at @yorkusustainability.
🏆 Bonus: The participant with the most submissions will win a prize!

Let’s get observing, YorkU!

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Centre for Bee Ecology, Evolution and Conservation (BEEc) teams up again with Environmental & Urban Change (EUC) for another fun and informative session to celebrate World Bee Day and planting native flowers! BEEc and EUC welcome all members of the University to volunteer at the Native Plant Garden on May 20 from 2:30 to 5pm.

World Bee Day is celebrated every year to raise awareness about the critical role bees and other pollinators play in sustaining healthy ecosystems which in turn, sustain people and the planet. Pollinators such as bees help pollinator about 80% of the crops we need to survive.

There are more than 360 native species of bees across the GTA with close to 1000 native species across Canada. Many of these species are unmanaged and rely on natural, diverse, floral gardens to sustain their populations. Continued threats to native pollinators include habitat loss (urbanization, agricultural expansion), climate change, pesticides, and disease.

The Native Plant Garden aims to promote native pollinator diversity. This event is sponsored in part by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Canada and we welcome all staff, students, faculty, and members of the community. There will be “mini teaches” where experts will talk about the diverse bees we can find in our own backyard, handouts, and hands-on learning about planting and sustaining native plants.

Those interested in joining this event can RSVP here by Tuesday May 13th. No prior experience or personal equipment required to join the fun gardening experience. Dress for the elements! This event will happen rain or shine!

Satellite theme: Although reductionist approaches have provided many scientific advances, a more wholistic, integrative approach is required to understand how a structure as complex as the brain provides cognition and behaviour. A challenge for researchers is that often such work does not fit neatly within traditional neuroscience disciplines. For this one-day symposium, we encourage abstracts and presentations from trainees whose research cuts across traditional neuroscience systems, levels and approaches, bridging both theoretical and experimental work.

Registration is free, limited to 100 attendees.

Coffee breaks and lunch will be provided for presenters/registrants up to 100 attendees.

Abstracts will be accepted until the program is full or April 1, whichever comes first.

For registration and more information visit: https://www.yorku.ca/research/cian/can-satellite/.

We invite you to join us for a Graduate Studies Admissions Drop In Hour! Join this group session to ask any questions that you might have about York University and our graduate admissions process.

Participants in this group session are able to ask questions via chat, and a representative will answer each question out loud.

PLEASE NOTE: During these sessions we will not be able to answer any questions about Schulich School of Business programs, or Osgoode Law School programs. For all other questions about graduate diplomas, master’s programs, and doctoral degrees, we look forward to having you attend the event.

Registration is required. To RSVP or learn more, visit yorku.zoom.us/meeting/register.

Learn more about our graduate programs at futurestudents.yorku.ca/graduate/programs

For any questions, please email us at FGSAPPLY@YORKU.CA.