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...

The mental health consequences of living through the COVID-19 pandemic June 07, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic had upended lives in countless ways and its effects continue to reverberate...

More flexibility for students and instructors: The new blended course scheduling format is here January 20, 2022
This term (Spring 2022), Simon Fraser University is piloting a new blended (B) course scheduling...

From "energizing" to "yikes!": Faculty members talk about their return to in-person teaching December 02, 2021
Fall 2021 saw the resumption of predominantly in-person learning and teaching at SFU. For...

Research collaboration achieves world’s first laser-cooling of antimatter April 13, 2021
Simon Fraser University distinguished professor of physics Mike Hayden is part of an international...

In-person instruction: Some classes have already returned March 24, 2021
In Fall 2020, the dance, theatre and music courses offered by the School for the Contemporary Arts...