Research

Sweet trio garner major chemistry awards June 24, 2013
SFU’s global reputation for carbohydrate research excellence was further enhanced last month when...

SFU advances in world university rankings June 20, 2013
Simon Fraser University has moved up the ranks since last year among the world’s top universities...

PhD research fights skin cancer June 10, 2013
Computing science graduand Maryam Sadeghi is commercializing her PhD research—software and hardware...

New institute to study youth violence June 06, 2013
The Canada Foundation for Innovation is providing a $250,000 grant to develop a new Institute for...

Saving indigenous languages among new funding projects June 05, 2013
SFU researcher Marianne Ignace is leading a new initiative aimed at saving indigenous languages in...

New initiative to advance art for social change June 03, 2013
A partnership between Simon Fraser University and Vancouver’s Judith Marcuse Projects created five...

New genomic maps to revolutionize forest management May 21, 2013
Forest industry policymakers and researchers can now revolutionize how they manage the...

Scientists find antibody genes not universal May 02, 2013
Drugs and vaccinations that are designed to treat entire populations may be missing their mark,...

SFU ranks second for international collaboration May 01, 2013
SFU scientists truly are engaging the world.  The university ranks second among 19 Canadian...

Life-saving SFU invention receives federal investment April 29, 2013
New federal funding is putting a Simon Fraser University invention one step closer to helping save...