2022 News

Researchers from Simon Fraser University will play a key role in a major initiative aimed addressing biodiversity and health issues through an Indigenous lens.

A new Simon Fraser University-led report suggests that developing new strategies around telemedicine, green infrastructure and food security—all of which had an impact during the current pandemic—could help to better prepare the province for the potential advances of climate change.

FHS professor Meghan Winters is partnering with the City of Surrey to advance health equity in B.C.’s fastest growing city as the newly named Applied Public Health Chair in the area of Sex, Gender and Healthy Cities.

Last summer’s heat dome caused more than record-breaking temperature increases - the extreme weather event contributed to rising anxiety about climate change, according to a new study.

Snowbirds—the hundreds of thousands of Canadian retirees who travel south for the winter—faced numerous hurdles due to travel restrictions imposed during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study of media reporting has found.

New FHS assistant professor Kiffer Card's work explores how to build happier and healthier communities.

In honour of International Day of Women and Girls in Sciences, we’re highlighting the work of the female researchers in the Research for Ecosocial and Equitable Transformation (RESET) Team, led by FHS associate professor Maya Gislason.

The latest recipients of SFU’s annual Newsmaker awards have been selected for their significant achievements in informing media stories and commentary on a diversity of issues, from sexual misconduct in the military to pandemic restrictions, and ways to adopt healthier lifestyles.

Meet Travis Salway, Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) Assistant Professor. We interviewed him to learn more about his passion for teaching, research, and helping students.

Harlan Pruden, an FHS PhD student, co-launched (with FHS assistant professor Travis Salway) the Two-Spirit Dry Lab which focuses exclusively on Two-Spirit people, communities and experiences.