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2025

November 21, 2025 SFU partners with City of Surrey to launch agritech innovation hub

November 6, 2025 UN climate change conference COP30 begins in Brazil – SFU experts available

November 6, 2025 SFU scholars advancing innovation and equity named Canada Research Chairs

October 29, 2025 SFU joins Aurora Universities, partners with the University of Innsbruck to advance research with social impact

October 20, 2025 Innovation Week Celebrates 10 Years of Science-Based Entrepreneurship

October 15, 2025 Amplifying the Voices of Those Most Affected by Climate Change

October 7, 2025 Devastating floods made worse by river widening, finds SFU-Wageningen study

October 6, 2025 SFU researchers co-launch initiative to conserve and steward ecosystems in B.C. Coast Mountains

October 2, 2025 Anglers delight in salmon returns, but SFU study warns of coho population collapse

October 1, 2025 SFU Clean Hydrogen Hub joins Canadian alliance of hydrogen hubs to accelerate clean energy innovation

September 29,2025 Mobilizing Many-Eyed Stories to Care for the Fraser River  

September 11, 2025 Working with local communities is a vital part of wildfire response

September 4, 2025 Four SFU scholars receive Royal Society of Canada honours

August 30, 2025 Meet SFU’s newest faculty members

August 29,2025 Earth systems researcher joins SFU as Liber Ero Chair in Climate Action and Sustainability and assistant professor in REM

August 13, 2025 SFU, Burnaby unveil waste heat-to-energy innovation to redefine urban sustainability

August 6, 2025 Tara Mahoney on inter-generational civic engagement, climate change, and importance of hope

August 6, 2025 SFU’s Mark Jaccard awarded Order of British Columbia for climate leadership

July 30, 2025 SFU named Canada’s top university for innovation in WURI global rankings for fifth year

July 25, 2025 Message from the President: 2024-25 Community Report

July 15, 2025 SFU to pioneer two groundbreaking national training programs with $3.3 million in funding

July 14, 2025 SFU sparks community-centred climate research and innovation with seed funding

July 11, 2025 SFU Researchers at the Lifelong Health and Well-Being Lab Receive $20,000 to Promote Heat Resilience in Older Adults Through the Arts

July 10, 2025 Aryana Mohammed Receives $50,000 Pollinator Award!

July 10, 2025 Is it too late to make an impact on climate change?

July 10, 2025 Carney is walking a political tightrope on our energy future

July 10, 2025 SFU’s sustainability and climate action leadership earns Burnaby Environmental Awards

July 7, 2025 Universities Canada, Climate Leads Network: Building Community-Centred Low Carbon Resilience Through Nature-Based Solutions

June 18, 2025 SFU remains among world’s top universities in Times Higher Education 2025 Impact Rankings  

June 17, 2025 Experience the impact of community-engaged archaeology in the Salish Sea through an exhibit on SFU’s Burnaby campus

June 10, 2025 Opinion: It's time to fast-track actions to defend B.C.'s lands, waters, fish and wildlife

June 6, 2025 Who’s at risk during B.C.’s first heat wave of 2025

June 2, 2025 Experts warn heavy winds in forecast could exacerbate B.C. wildfire situation

May 9, 2025 Salmon Make Some Of The Most Epic Migrations In Nature. Why Do They Bother?

May 7, 2025 Navigating more sustainable and inclusive transportation

May 1, 2025 ‘Are we prepared for heat waves down the road?’ What cities can do to mitigate the effects of a heat dome

April 28, 2025 Coastal geologist joins SFU’s School of Environmental Science, brings expertise in coastal hazards, including Cascadia earthquakes and tsunamis

April 25, 2025 B.C. municipalities not ready for another heat dome: SFU study

April 24, 2025 There is 'cognitive dissonance' in how governments talk about climate and energy, says SFU professor

April 22, 2025 Prepare today to save lives tomorrow: SFU study finds gaps in B.C. extreme heat response plans

April 7, 2025 What is B.C.'s energy future? Liberals, Conservatives 'offer two different visions'

April 2, 2025 Addressing climate change with behaviourial science

March 19, 2025 Salmonids may be more vulnerable to interacting environmental stressors than previously thought, SFU study finds

March 10, 2025 SFU’s School of Sustainable Energy Engineering partners with Corix to enhance biomass plant efficiency

February 28, 2025 SFU student defends thesis in home territory, brings research on Haíłzaqv language and clam gardens to her community

February 7, 2025 B.C. faces bumpy road as 10-year countdown begins on zero-emission vehicle target

January 23, 2025 How food waste apps can help the climate and save you money

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