2025 News

Chloe Goodison was nominated for her work running NaloxHome, which educates students about the toxic drug crisis and harm reduction.

HSCI 324 alumni have the unique opportunity to 'coach' new students.

Researchers at the SFU Faculty of Health Sciences surveyed Canadian Long COVID patients, and found that many people with the condition consider virtual care "lifesaving and essential," while also noting that their primary care provider had little-to-no awareness of Long COVID. Photo: DC Studio

Dr. Krista Stelkia - the new Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Health Governance at the Faculty of Health Sciences. Background photo: FHS community members participate on a medicine walk on Burnaby Mountain to learn more about local traditional plant medicines used by Indigenous people

FHS co-op student Emaan Kassam traveled to Karachi, Pakistan for her first international work term, supporting public health researchers at Aga Khan University in projects on ageing, mental health, and health challenges for bonded workers.

Drs. Aniqa Shahid, Anh Khoa Vo, and Ramona Weber each received a prestigious Michael Smith Health Research BC Research Trainee Award during the 2025 competition

Dr. Meridith Sones' work at FHS has seen her investigating - and occasionally shaping - how neighbourhood design and equitable distribution of infrastructure both influence health outcomes of city residents.

Jan Filart completed his BSc in the Public Health and Data concentration and will cross the Convocation stage this fall. This degree is Filart's second and will enable him to combine his skill in statistics with his passion to help improve the health of communities in Canada and around the world.

Michael Smith Health Research British Columbia conferred a Scholar Award to FHS Assistant Professor Jean-Christophe Bélisle-Pipon. Background photo: DC Studio

Three FHS students secured funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) to investigate: how consensual relationships can support youth health; how to improve maternal and infant resiliency to climate stressors; and, how Indigenous ways of knowing can improve policy and equity outcomes for neurodivergent and gender diverse youth.