First pictures back in after the telescope mirror cleaning and it's absolutely the best type of lunacy that I've seen in months #astronomy #Astrodon #astro #moon #telescopes #science #lunar #moonlight #yorkuniversity #LunarPhotography

An interview with Frances Latchford, chair of Gender and Women's Studies at York University, on the reasons why York is suspending that program and the damage that suspension is doing:

https://torontolife.com/city/york-professor-frances-latchford-on-the-universitys-decision-to-slash-liberal-arts-programs/

"From 2018 to 2023, the size of York’s senior administration team expanded by 37 per cent, and their compensation increased by 47 per cent, despite a 0.3 per cent increase in enrolment and a three per cent increase in total revenue."

York University is canceling its Indigenous Studies program just two years after its first graduating class. More details here. https://www.facebook.com/712517164/posts/pfbid02b4N1Fu48oc8n6i8pe2UmKHPhRimKeJL4yya5zN4uK78ZytYvKDkquewVuviruyT5l/?app=fbl #YorkUniversity #reconciliation #IndigenousStudies

Trump’s Threats Against Canada Upend Conservative’s Playbook https://www.byteseu.com/752821/ #Canada #CarletonUniversity #ConservativeParty(Canada) #DonaldJ #Elon #Justin #LiberalParty(Canada) #musk #Pierre #Poilievre #PoliticsAndGovernment #Populism(TheoryAndPhilosophy) #trudeau #trump #UnitedStatesInternationalRelations #YorkUniversity

My employer (a university) wants to the raise the acceptable CO₂ air quality level (in classrooms, offices, libraries, etc.) from 1,000 ppm to 5,000 ppm. And there I was, just a couple of weeks ago, wondering why our Wellness Wednesday emails stopped.

FYI #astronomer folks, I just opened our astronomer in residence program applications for summer 2025 here at @AllanICarswellObservatory #yorkuniversity !

Get your resumes ready, and your red flashlights primed, summer season 2025 at the dark sky preserve of KillarneyPP in #ontario is open for astronomer candidates: https://www.yorku.ca/science/observatory/air/

Not so long ago our uni decided to build a football stadium right next to the observatory (insane, I know!)... but it turns out the light pollution is only one of the many dangers. A few nights ago with no warning they set off a *huge* smoke bomb. We were observing with both telescopes at the time.

If you didn't just gasp in horror, let me tell you about smoke and optical surfaces, it's bad #Astrodon #Astronomy #optics #telescopes #observatory #yorkuniversity #smoke #observer #science
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I'm on a search committee for a Canada Research Chair position at #YorkUniversity, focusing on #indigenous data sovereignty:

https://www.yorku.ca/vpepc/faculty-affairs/wp-content/uploads/sites/698/2020/06/LAPS_CRC_IndiDataSov.pdf

If you have questions about the position, let me know!

(boosts appreciated)

(Edited to fix a typo)

There Is Always An Alternative: Remarks presented to #YorkUniversity’s Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies Graduating Class of 2023

https://doctorow.medium.com/there-is-always-an-alternative-e55fd414d1fd

Now that I've switched instances, it's time for an #introduction toot.

Hi Mastodon, I'm Stephen Childs. I am a #Canadian from #ThunderBay now living in #Kitchener.

I'm interested in #ttrpg #boardgames #scifi #fantasy

I studied economics at #LakeheadUniversity and #wlu and am interested in #DataScience #statistics #Python and #RStats At #YorkUniversity I work to better understand our #data.

I am currently a board member of #CIRPA #InstitutionalResearch #IRwatercooler