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SFU Urban Studies
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We are an interdisciplinary program at Simon Fraser University based in BC, Canada. Join us as we forge the urban future with our grads and undergrads! #sfuurb
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SFU Urban Studies @sfuurb.bsky.social · 9d
Take URB 201 with Prof. @ayan604.bsky.social this spring! Study cities, use data, explore Vancouver, and build real urban career skills.
Watch this video to learn more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqox...
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URB 201 Urban Inquiry and Practice (Spring 2026)
YouTube video by SFU Urban Studies
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Join #sfuurb & Rebecca Pousette for her MURB thesis defence, "A Case Study examining the barriers to use of Public Land for non-market housing in Squamish, BC" on Thursday, December 11th (1:30 PM) at SFU Harbour Centre.
Learn more: events.sfu.ca/event/46864-1
@sfugradstudies.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Prof. @ayan604.bsky.social spoke to @globalbc.bsky.social about Vancouver's Chinatown, & pivotal moments in its past: Anti-Asian riots of 1907, its fight to stop a freeway being built through the neighbourhood, a near-ban on BBQ'd meat...
globalnews.ca/news/1153599...
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Global BC Presents: Chinatown Stories - BC | Globalnews.ca
Through all of its struggles, the building blocks of Chinatown's community have remained. It's a place of refuge where those who weren’t accepted elsewhere could find support.
globalnews.ca
November 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Thank you to everyone who joined us for our open house yesterday evening. Our faculty, students, & staff enjoyed meeting new people interested in our undergrad & grad programs.
Congratulations to our prize winners, Matthew Fraser, Albert Tan, & Sarnaz Golkar!
#sfuurb @sfufass.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Join #sfuurb & Andrew Nolan for his MURB thesis defence, "Is State Tolerance of Informal Housing in Surrey, BC an Affordability Solution?" on Dec. 10th (2 PM) at SFU Harbour Centre.
Learn more:
events.sfu.ca/event/46825-1
@sfugradstudies.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Today’s your last chance to register for the #sfuurb Open House!

Join us on Nov. 20th (5:30–7 PM) at SFU Harbour Centre to meet faculty, staff, & students; explore our programs; & enjoy snacks — plus get cool swag & a chance to win a door prize.

RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/sfu-urban-...
#graduate
November 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
sfuurb.bsky.social
Take URB 201 with Prof. @ayan604.bsky.social this spring! Study cities, use data, explore Vancouver, and build real urban career skills.
Watch this video to learn more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqox...
#sfuurb @sfufass.bsky.social
URB 201 Urban Inquiry and Practice (Spring 2026)
YouTube video by SFU Urban Studies
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November 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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On Nov. 6th, Eldrick Chand (Urban Worlds major) & Farnoush Mansourian (MURB alumnus) presented at SFU’s Gerontology Research Centre Research Day on Aging.

Read about this day of interdisciplinary learning & innovation in the field of aging:
www.sfu.ca/grc/stories/...
#sfuurb @sfufass.bsky.social
Eldrick Chand Farnoush Mansourian
November 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Can we move beyond fossil-fuel mobility?
"Transport & Energy Transition (Advances in Transport Policy & Planning, Vol 16)", co-edited by Prof. Anthony Perl, dives into how systemic, cultural & political shifts can decarbonize transport.
sciencedirect.com/bookseries/a...
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November 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Missed our SFU Urban Studies Graduate Info Session? 🎓 Watch the recording on YouTube! Hear about our Master's & GDUS programs from Grad Chair Aude Claire Fourot, @ayan604.bsky.social, program manager Brian Chand, & current student Juanita Chimbandi.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ADl...
#sfuurb #masters
SFU Urban Studies Graduate Information Session
YouTube video by SFU Urban Studies
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November 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Professor @ayan604.bsky.social and Adjunct Professor & #sfuurb alumnus Jonathan X. Coté weigh in on the recent report which predicts that the majority of Metro Vancouver residents will live in condos or apartments by 2051.

vancouversun.com/news/majorit...
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Majority of Metro Vancouver residents expected to live in condos or apartments by 2051, report predicts
Experts say the shift is not surprising as local governments and B.C. seek housing solutions for the region's growing population
vancouversun.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Passionate about cities, sustainability & social change? 🌍
Don’t miss the SFU Urban Studies Open House Nov 20th (5:30–7 PM) at Harbour Centre!
Meet profs, explore programs, win prizes + snacks! 🎁

👉RSVP: tinyurl.com/2c6muhwp
#sfuurb #masters
@sfufass.bsky.social @sfugradstudies.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Last day to register! 🚨
Join us tomorrow at 5:30 PM (online) for our Urban Studies Graduate Info Session and learn how to turn your passion for cities into impact.

RSVP: www.eventbrite.ca/e/sfu-urban-...

#sfuurb @sfufass.bsky.social @sfugradstudies.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Congratulations to MURB student Dannah DeSouza who has received the 2025 Alumni Award for Community Engagement. Read about how Dannah left her home and career as an architect in India to pursue her studies at #sfuurb

www.sfu.ca/urban/alumni...
@sfufass.bsky.social @sfugradstudies.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Ready to shape the cities of tomorrow? 🌆
Discover how an Urban Studies grad degree can power your future.
🎓 Virtual Info Session — This Wednesday | 🕠 5:30 PM
👉 RSVP now: tinyurl.com/bdfebutt
#sfuurb #masters
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October 31, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Join #sfuurb for Frédéric Démoulin's MURB thesis defence, “Lessons from the innovative implementation of Cablebús Line 2 alongside social urbanism in the Desarrollo Urbano Quetzalcóatl neighbourhood of Mexico City”
-Nov. 20 (2 PM) at SFU Harbour Centre

Learn more: events.sfu.ca/event/46594-1
October 31, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Urban Worlds Major Eldrick Chand is passionate about creating cities that are equitable, accessible, & rooted in social connection. He is also active in his community, volunteering his time to support programs for seniors & youth.
Congrats, to you, Eldrick, & all the SFU FASS students!
#sfuurb
sfufass.bsky.social SFU Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @sfufass.bsky.social · 27d
Congratulations to the latest cohort of the @sfu.ca FASS Dean's Undergraduate Fellowship program! Learn more about our 22 new fellows: www.sfu.ca/fass/news/2025/10/fass-undergrad-fellowship.html
IMAGE: Photos of the 22 new 2026 FASS Dean's Undergraduate Fellows TEXT: FASS Dean's Undergraduate Fellowship 2026
October 30, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Save the date! On Dec 2nd, #sfuurb and @sfucity.bsky.social
are excited to host author/artist @donnaseto.bsky.social for a talk SFU's Harbour Centre campus on Vancouver's Chinatown.

Learn more/Reserve a spot: ow.ly/3Z0C50XfVoS
October 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Do you have an idea for a space that brings generations together?
Submit to the Intergenerational Community Design Competition, an international call for creative, age-inclusive spaces that foster connection & community well-being.

arts.psu.edu/academics/st...
#Designforall
October 29, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Congratulations to @yushuzhu.bsky.social who received her Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) Early Career Research Excellence Award in Social Sciences at the FASS Fall Reception.
Revisit this story about her research:
www.sfu.ca/urban/news-a...
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October 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Join us in two weeks for our virtual info session! Learn how Urban Studies graduate programs can help you shape better cities—and a brighter future for yourself.
-Wed., Nov. 5th (5:30 PM PT)
-Learn more/RSVP: tinyurl.com/bdfebutt
#sfuurb #graduate
October 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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SFU CERi is hiring a DTES Climate Resiliency Research & Advocacy Coordinator (hybrid) to support community-led climate action at 312 Main. If you’re an SFU grad student passionate about equity and climate justice, apply by Nov 7:
sfu.ca/ceri/job-pos...
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October 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Congratulations to our newest alumni, Sara Emami (pictured), Pouyan Ghaziha, and Aaron Cheng Hsu (pictured) who graduated this October. Professor Peter Hall cheered them on from the convocation stage.
#sfuurb #graduation @sfufass.bsky.social @sfugradstudies.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Has climate always shaped how we live in cities, or is this a uniquely modern concern? Explore this question with Dorothee Brantz on October 30th (10:30 AM) at SFU Burnaby (AQ 6229).
Learn more:
events.sfu.ca/event/46400-...
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October 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Join us for a MURB thesis defence by Gladys Mutangadura, “Female headed households, Urban Agriculture & Climate Change: Case of Dangamvura high-density suburb in Mutare, Zimbabwe”
-Nov. 18th at SFU Harbour Centre

events.sfu.ca/event/46383-1
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October 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Regional planning is key to managing shared challenges like housing affordability, climate change, & infrastructure, according to Professor @Ayan604 & co-authors Richard White & Ken Cameron in a recent op-ed for @VancouverSun.
Read more: vancouversun.com/opinion/opin...
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Opinion: In Metro Vancouver, what happens in one city affects us all
Metro 2050 plan, for example, helps to ensures housing is built where it makes sense — close to jobs, schools, services and transportation.
vancouversun.com
October 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM