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Congratulations to the 2025 recipients of #SFU Faculty of Science Teaching Awards for their outstanding commitment to improving student success! www.sfu.ca/science/news...
November 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Congratulations to the 2025 recipients of #SFU Faculty of Science Teaching Awards for their outstanding commitment to improving student success! www.sfu.ca/science/news...
Congratulations to the 2025 recipients of Faculty of Science Research Awards! www.sfu.ca/science/news...
November 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Congratulations to the 2025 recipients of Faculty of Science Research Awards! www.sfu.ca/science/news...
Happening tomorrow! Please join us.
Discover how a single blubber biopsy can be a window into an entire ecosystem and why some killer whale populations are thriving while others struggle at our next Café Scientifique, Nov 25, featuring @sfubiosciences.bsky.social @anaisremili.bsky.social: www.eventbrite.ca/e/sfu-cafe-s....
November 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Happening tomorrow! Please join us.
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New Research Alert!
INN researchers, led by Dr. Lisa Julian, used 3D bioprinting to create self-folding brain tissues that reveal how genetic mutations disrupt early brain development.
Read More: www.sfu.ca/neuro-instit...
INN researchers, led by Dr. Lisa Julian, used 3D bioprinting to create self-folding brain tissues that reveal how genetic mutations disrupt early brain development.
Read More: www.sfu.ca/neuro-instit...
November 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
New Research Alert!
INN researchers, led by Dr. Lisa Julian, used 3D bioprinting to create self-folding brain tissues that reveal how genetic mutations disrupt early brain development.
Read More: www.sfu.ca/neuro-instit...
INN researchers, led by Dr. Lisa Julian, used 3D bioprinting to create self-folding brain tissues that reveal how genetic mutations disrupt early brain development.
Read More: www.sfu.ca/neuro-instit...
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Check out a cool new collaboration we have with @fraserhealth.ca @fraserhealthbc.bsky.social to track C difficile transmission and infection. www.fraserhealth.ca/news/2025/No...
Fraser Health and Simon Fraser University launch pilot project to decode superbug’s genetic secrets
Fraser Health and Simon Fraser University (SFU) have launched a pilot project to sequence the genome of Clostridioides difficile, a superbug responsible for severe infections.
www.fraserhealth.ca
November 21, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Check out a cool new collaboration we have with @fraserhealth.ca @fraserhealthbc.bsky.social to track C difficile transmission and infection. www.fraserhealth.ca/news/2025/No...
The weather is looking very gloomy this evening so we are cancelling Starry Nights tonight. Keep your fingers crossed for better weather next week for Starry Nights Online! https://ow.ly/sIBM50Xw2mH.
Starry Nights Live Online
Join us for a special live edition of Starry Nights at SFU’s Trottier Observatory!
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November 21, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The weather is looking very gloomy this evening so we are cancelling Starry Nights tonight. Keep your fingers crossed for better weather next week for Starry Nights Online! https://ow.ly/sIBM50Xw2mH.
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We are so proud to see Dr. Igor Herbut win the Dresden Physics Prize! Congratulations Igor!
Congratulations!
Prof. Igor Herbut (Simon Fraser University) awarded the "Physik-Preis Dresden 2025“
Prof. Igor Herbut (Simon Fraser University) awarded the "Physik-Preis Dresden 2025“
November 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
We are so proud to see Dr. Igor Herbut win the Dresden Physics Prize! Congratulations Igor!
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A fantastic opportunity to join a cohesive and talented team with expertise in neuroimaging fundamentals, analysis, community engagement, and co-creation, all dedicated to supporting brain health and resilience.
We’re hiring a Research Assistant!
Join the Brain Resilience Study team and support a major INN project on brain health and aging. If you're passionate about collaborative team science and multimodal data collection, submit your application to [email protected] by Nov 28th. Learn more: shorturl.at/QMFV0
Join the Brain Resilience Study team and support a major INN project on brain health and aging. If you're passionate about collaborative team science and multimodal data collection, submit your application to [email protected] by Nov 28th. Learn more: shorturl.at/QMFV0
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 AM
A fantastic opportunity to join a cohesive and talented team with expertise in neuroimaging fundamentals, analysis, community engagement, and co-creation, all dedicated to supporting brain health and resilience.
Discover how a single blubber biopsy can be a window into an entire ecosystem and why some killer whale populations are thriving while others struggle at our next Café Scientifique, Nov 25, featuring @sfubiosciences.bsky.social @anaisremili.bsky.social: www.eventbrite.ca/e/sfu-cafe-s....
November 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Discover how a single blubber biopsy can be a window into an entire ecosystem and why some killer whale populations are thriving while others struggle at our next Café Scientifique, Nov 25, featuring @sfubiosciences.bsky.social @anaisremili.bsky.social: www.eventbrite.ca/e/sfu-cafe-s....
We are saddened by the passing of #SFU Distinguished Professor Glen Tibbits. He was a visionary scientist, kind and generous mentor and had a wicked sense of humour that will be greatly missed. www.sfu.ca/bpk/news/new...
November 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
We are saddened by the passing of #SFU Distinguished Professor Glen Tibbits. He was a visionary scientist, kind and generous mentor and had a wicked sense of humour that will be greatly missed. www.sfu.ca/bpk/news/new...
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November 18, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Tuesday, November 18th is the International Day of 2SLGBTQIA+ People in STEM!
For more information on this commemoration, visit prideinstem.org/lgbtstemday/
For more information on this commemoration, visit prideinstem.org/lgbtstemday/
November 17, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Tuesday, November 18th is the International Day of 2SLGBTQIA+ People in STEM!
For more information on this commemoration, visit prideinstem.org/lgbtstemday/
For more information on this commemoration, visit prideinstem.org/lgbtstemday/
Unfortunately the weather is not in our favour this week and we're not going ahead with Starry Nights at the Trottier Observatory.
November 14, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Unfortunately the weather is not in our favour this week and we're not going ahead with Starry Nights at the Trottier Observatory.
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Don't miss this week's Saturday Morning Lecture taking place November 15 at the Surrey Library! Featuring Dr. Karen Kavanagh and Dr. Thomas Jennewein from SFU Physics!
November 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Don't miss this week's Saturday Morning Lecture taking place November 15 at the Surrey Library! Featuring Dr. Karen Kavanagh and Dr. Thomas Jennewein from SFU Physics!
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I had the best time talking about stream ecology to a grade 4 class last week with @skypeascientist.bsky.social 👩🔬🐟💦
Their curiosity and enthusiasm was truly infectious 🥹
Their curiosity and enthusiasm was truly infectious 🥹
November 12, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I had the best time talking about stream ecology to a grade 4 class last week with @skypeascientist.bsky.social 👩🔬🐟💦
Their curiosity and enthusiasm was truly infectious 🥹
Their curiosity and enthusiasm was truly infectious 🥹
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In honor of the upcoming #WomenInPhysics Day, let's create a thread of amazing women physicists. I'll start with one my favorites, Chien-Shiung Wu, who is best known for conducting the Wu experiment, which proved that parity is not conserved. ⚛️ 🧪 👩🔬 🎢
November 4, 2025 at 10:54 PM
In honor of the upcoming #WomenInPhysics Day, let's create a thread of amazing women physicists. I'll start with one my favorites, Chien-Shiung Wu, who is best known for conducting the Wu experiment, which proved that parity is not conserved. ⚛️ 🧪 👩🔬 🎢
Congratulations to @sfuphysics.bsky.social prof Matthias Danninger, whose Canada Research Chair in Experimental Particle Physics has been renewed.
Congratulations to six #SFU scholars named new and renewed Canada Research Chairs!
Our newest CRCs advance Canadian research excellence across fields including health equity, experimental particle physics, and Indigenous economic wellbeing and freedom.
Our newest CRCs advance Canadian research excellence across fields including health equity, experimental particle physics, and Indigenous economic wellbeing and freedom.
SFU scholars advancing innovation and equity named Canada Research Chairs
Six SFU researchers have been named among the country’s new and renewed Canada Research Chairs (CRC).
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November 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Congratulations to @sfuphysics.bsky.social prof Matthias Danninger, whose Canada Research Chair in Experimental Particle Physics has been renewed.
Join us next Wednesday, Nov 12 for the 3-Minute Thesis Practice Competition! Share your research in 3 minutes or less and you could win some great prizes!
Whether you're planning on competing this year or just want some practice and feedback, apply to be a presenter by Friday: ow.ly/TST750XnwyP
Whether you're planning on competing this year or just want some practice and feedback, apply to be a presenter by Friday: ow.ly/TST750XnwyP
Call for Presenters: Fall 2025 Faculty of Science Practice 3-Minute Thesis Competition
One slide. Three minutes. Snacks and prizes. It’s the poetry slam of Science! Come join the Fall 2025 Faculty of Science Practice 3MT Session! ...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Join us next Wednesday, Nov 12 for the 3-Minute Thesis Practice Competition! Share your research in 3 minutes or less and you could win some great prizes!
Whether you're planning on competing this year or just want some practice and feedback, apply to be a presenter by Friday: ow.ly/TST750XnwyP
Whether you're planning on competing this year or just want some practice and feedback, apply to be a presenter by Friday: ow.ly/TST750XnwyP
@sfubiosciences.bsky.social and environmental ecotoxicology honours student Elisha Okonta has been working in prof Tanya Brown’s Marine Mammal Ecotoxicology Lab throughout 2025, where she prepares and analyzes samples from multiple marine species.
November 5, 2025 at 10:12 PM
@sfubiosciences.bsky.social and environmental ecotoxicology honours student Elisha Okonta has been working in prof Tanya Brown’s Marine Mammal Ecotoxicology Lab throughout 2025, where she prepares and analyzes samples from multiple marine species.
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If you're a female runner and can't find a shoe that fits, you're not alone. 🏃♀️
Chris Napier, director of the SFU Run Lab, has found that women’s running shoes are the same as men’s, only smaller.
He describes the 'shrink it and pink it' approach in his research recently featured on Global News:
Chris Napier, director of the SFU Run Lab, has found that women’s running shoes are the same as men’s, only smaller.
He describes the 'shrink it and pink it' approach in his research recently featured on Global News:
Consumer Matters: A look at women’s running shoes | Watch News Videos Online
Watch Consumer Matters: A look at women’s running shoes Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca
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October 31, 2025 at 5:21 PM
If you're a female runner and can't find a shoe that fits, you're not alone. 🏃♀️
Chris Napier, director of the SFU Run Lab, has found that women’s running shoes are the same as men’s, only smaller.
He describes the 'shrink it and pink it' approach in his research recently featured on Global News:
Chris Napier, director of the SFU Run Lab, has found that women’s running shoes are the same as men’s, only smaller.
He describes the 'shrink it and pink it' approach in his research recently featured on Global News:
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Dr. Frankenstein, a “rain deer” and a bucket of popcorn walk into a physics classroom. 🎢 🍎⚛️🧪🎃
October 31, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Dr. Frankenstein, a “rain deer” and a bucket of popcorn walk into a physics classroom. 🎢 🍎⚛️🧪🎃
We're in for a cold and rainy Halloween night tonight so we will not be running Starry Nights at the Trottier Observatory tonight.
October 31, 2025 at 8:29 PM
We're in for a cold and rainy Halloween night tonight so we will not be running Starry Nights at the Trottier Observatory tonight.
What are you doing after your science degree? Explore research, teaching and professional development programs at the Faculty of Education Open House next week!
Mark your calendars and save the date! Learn more about our programs from Undergraduate and Teacher Education Programs to our Masters and Doctoral Programs.
✨ If you register now you will be automatically entered for our prize draw 🔗 https://events.sfu.ca/event/46399-faculty-of-education-open-house
✨ If you register now you will be automatically entered for our prize draw 🔗 https://events.sfu.ca/event/46399-faculty-of-education-open-house
October 30, 2025 at 9:17 PM
What are you doing after your science degree? Explore research, teaching and professional development programs at the Faculty of Education Open House next week!
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Reminder: today, we host Dr. Jason Chan for a talk titled "From cognition to action in Parkinson’s disease and movement disorders." Please note that the in-person location of the seminar has changed to ASB 10908. For more info, visit: tinyurl.com/4hryaptn
We are excited to announce our upcoming seminar series! Join us on October 30th, at 2:30 pm PDT, for a talk from @jlchan.bsky.social, titled "From cognition to action in Parkinson’s disease and movement disorders." For more information, visit: rebrand.ly/e4hu4yn
October 30, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Reminder: today, we host Dr. Jason Chan for a talk titled "From cognition to action in Parkinson’s disease and movement disorders." Please note that the in-person location of the seminar has changed to ASB 10908. For more info, visit: tinyurl.com/4hryaptn