Nine SFU researchers awarded as new and renewed Canada Research Chairs November 22, 2022
Nine Simon Fraser University (SFU) researchers are among the country’s new and renewed Canada...

Temporary nature-based carbon removals can help achieve Paris Agreement November 08, 2022
Nature-based solutions to capture carbon—such as reforestation and forest or peatland...

Math as a window into the natural world October 27, 2022
Whether studying ancient DNA, or following the trajectory of an emerging pathogen, tracking the...

Tsleil-Waututh and SFU use traditional knowledge in ocean research and restoration October 13, 2022
Before the arrival of Europeans to their Nation, the Tsleil-Waututh, “People of the Inlet,”...

How COVID-19 lockdowns affected crime in Vancouver September 27, 2022
Exceptional events provide social scientists an opportunity to observe how society responds in...

Whence your microbiome? August 09, 2022
Everyone has a gut microbiome, full of trillions of microbes that influence our health. These...

Why do violent crimes escalate? July 26, 2022
Warning: Content may be upsetting for survivors of sexual violence. If you need support, please...

Stephanie Simmons renamed Canada Research Chair in Silicon Quantum Technologies July 13, 2022
When Stephanie Simmons was 16 years old she asked for, and received, a copy of Nielsen and...

Graeme Koelwyn receives Canada Research Chair in Public Health 'Omics in Exercise and Disease June 28, 2022
Simon Fraser University (SFU) Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) is pleased to announce assistant...

New Canada research chair exploring possibilities to end racism June 21, 2022
She investigates how to rethink what it means to be human despite or beyond settler colonial...