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A celebration of life is planned to honour biomedical physiology professor Glen Tibbits on January 24 and a memorial fund has been set up to honour his passion for mentoring graduate students. Learn more: www.sfu.ca/bpk/glentibb...
January 14, 2026 at 11:17 PM
A celebration of life is planned to honour biomedical physiology professor Glen Tibbits on January 24 and a memorial fund has been set up to honour his passion for mentoring graduate students. Learn more: www.sfu.ca/bpk/glentibb...
Plan ahead to get ahead with academic skills workshops at SFU Sci-Space! Learn tips for time management, studying, exam prep, scientific writing and more at Student Learning Commons workshops throughout January. www.sfu.ca/science/unde...
January 12, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Plan ahead to get ahead with academic skills workshops at SFU Sci-Space! Learn tips for time management, studying, exam prep, scientific writing and more at Student Learning Commons workshops throughout January. www.sfu.ca/science/unde...
Math and Computing Science Joint Major Khiem Dinh Can (3rd from left) started his USRA term with an enthusiasm for AI and machine learning, and a desire to develop skills for grad school. He worked with math prof Ben Adcock, on a project titled "Active Learning for Scientific Machine Learning.”
January 8, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Math and Computing Science Joint Major Khiem Dinh Can (3rd from left) started his USRA term with an enthusiasm for AI and machine learning, and a desire to develop skills for grad school. He worked with math prof Ben Adcock, on a project titled "Active Learning for Scientific Machine Learning.”
Café Scientifique is back with another fascinating season of talks from SFU faculty! Join us for Novel Strategy to Repurpose Existing Antibiotics with molecular biology and biochemistry professor Lisa Craig on January 27 and check out the full spring line-up here: www.sfu.ca/science/comm...
January 7, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Café Scientifique is back with another fascinating season of talks from SFU faculty! Join us for Novel Strategy to Repurpose Existing Antibiotics with molecular biology and biochemistry professor Lisa Craig on January 27 and check out the full spring line-up here: www.sfu.ca/science/comm...
The Trottier Observatory is closed for the winter break. We wish you a safe and restful holiday season, and hope to see you back on campus for our first Starry Nights of 2026, on January 9! Watch this space for weather updates closer to the day.
December 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The Trottier Observatory is closed for the winter break. We wish you a safe and restful holiday season, and hope to see you back on campus for our first Starry Nights of 2026, on January 9! Watch this space for weather updates closer to the day.
With the winter weather fast approaching, Starry Nights is cancelled for tonight, December 19.
Our next potential Starry Night will be on January 9. We look forward to seeing you in 2026, and wish you peaceful, happy and safe holidays!
Our next potential Starry Night will be on January 9. We look forward to seeing you in 2026, and wish you peaceful, happy and safe holidays!
December 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
With the winter weather fast approaching, Starry Nights is cancelled for tonight, December 19.
Our next potential Starry Night will be on January 9. We look forward to seeing you in 2026, and wish you peaceful, happy and safe holidays!
Our next potential Starry Night will be on January 9. We look forward to seeing you in 2026, and wish you peaceful, happy and safe holidays!
Do you know a colleague or team whose work makes a real difference at SFU? Nominate them for a 2025 Staff Achievement Award and help us celebrate the dedication and excellence that make SFU a great place to learn and work. Now accepting nominations until Jan 19, 2026. ow.ly/3nZf50XyOUG
December 12, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Do you know a colleague or team whose work makes a real difference at SFU? Nominate them for a 2025 Staff Achievement Award and help us celebrate the dedication and excellence that make SFU a great place to learn and work. Now accepting nominations until Jan 19, 2026. ow.ly/3nZf50XyOUG
Meet SFU BPK professor Maks Prondzynski (and Munchy!) His research explores the mechanisms underlying cardiac development and disease, with the goal of developing novel in vitro platforms to study approaches for detection, prevention and reversal of heart dysfunction. www.sfu.ca/science/rese...
December 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Meet SFU BPK professor Maks Prondzynski (and Munchy!) His research explores the mechanisms underlying cardiac development and disease, with the goal of developing novel in vitro platforms to study approaches for detection, prevention and reversal of heart dysfunction. www.sfu.ca/science/rese...
The Chemistree is back! Drop by the SFU Chemistry main office to see it.
December 5, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The Chemistree is back! Drop by the SFU Chemistry main office to see it.
December 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. Join the SFU SVSPO, Women's Centre, Women in Engineering, Faculty of Applied Sciences and others this Friday at 12:15pm for a memorial to mark the date. events.sfu.ca/event/46536-...
December 3, 2025 at 8:48 PM
December 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. Join the SFU SVSPO, Women's Centre, Women in Engineering, Faculty of Applied Sciences and others this Friday at 12:15pm for a memorial to mark the date. events.sfu.ca/event/46536-...
Congratulations to the 2025 recipients of #SFU Science Outreach and Public Engagement Awards for their substantial, diverse and sustained contributions to community engagement and outreach by sharing science with the public! www.sfu.ca/science/news...
November 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Congratulations to the 2025 recipients of #SFU Science Outreach and Public Engagement Awards for their substantial, diverse and sustained contributions to community engagement and outreach by sharing science with the public! www.sfu.ca/science/news...
Congratulations to #SFU Molecular Biology and Biochemistry professor Mani Larijani who is being recognized once again by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research for his outstanding contributions to health research peer review. cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/53994.html
November 26, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Congratulations to #SFU Molecular Biology and Biochemistry professor Mani Larijani who is being recognized once again by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research for his outstanding contributions to health research peer review. cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/53994.html
Congratulations to the 2025 recipients of #SFU Faculty of Science Teaching Awards for their outstanding commitment to improving student success! www.sfu.ca/science/news...
November 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Congratulations to the 2025 recipients of #SFU Faculty of Science Teaching Awards for their outstanding commitment to improving student success! www.sfu.ca/science/news...
Congratulations to the 2025 recipients of Faculty of Science Research Awards! www.sfu.ca/science/news...
November 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Congratulations to the 2025 recipients of Faculty of Science Research Awards! www.sfu.ca/science/news...
Discover how a single blubber biopsy can be a window into an entire ecosystem and why some killer whale populations are thriving while others struggle at our next Café Scientifique, Nov 25, featuring @sfubiosciences.bsky.social @anaisremili.bsky.social: www.eventbrite.ca/e/sfu-cafe-s....
November 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Discover how a single blubber biopsy can be a window into an entire ecosystem and why some killer whale populations are thriving while others struggle at our next Café Scientifique, Nov 25, featuring @sfubiosciences.bsky.social @anaisremili.bsky.social: www.eventbrite.ca/e/sfu-cafe-s....
We are saddened by the passing of #SFU Distinguished Professor Glen Tibbits. He was a visionary scientist, kind and generous mentor and had a wicked sense of humour that will be greatly missed. www.sfu.ca/bpk/news/new...
November 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
We are saddened by the passing of #SFU Distinguished Professor Glen Tibbits. He was a visionary scientist, kind and generous mentor and had a wicked sense of humour that will be greatly missed. www.sfu.ca/bpk/news/new...
"I feel like most undergrads think their professors are too busy or are intimidating but the majority love taking on new students and often have lots of room in their labs," she says.
Learn more about undergraduate research at SFU Science: www.sfu.ca/science/unde...
Learn more about undergraduate research at SFU Science: www.sfu.ca/science/unde...
November 5, 2025 at 10:12 PM
"I feel like most undergrads think their professors are too busy or are intimidating but the majority love taking on new students and often have lots of room in their labs," she says.
Learn more about undergraduate research at SFU Science: www.sfu.ca/science/unde...
Learn more about undergraduate research at SFU Science: www.sfu.ca/science/unde...
She's learned how to use tools such as the DMA-80 (Direct Mercury Analyzer) to characterize mercury concentrations in skin samples from endangered southern resident killer whales and their prey and is now working on an honours thesis about ringed seal health in Northern Labrador.
November 5, 2025 at 10:12 PM
She's learned how to use tools such as the DMA-80 (Direct Mercury Analyzer) to characterize mercury concentrations in skin samples from endangered southern resident killer whales and their prey and is now working on an honours thesis about ringed seal health in Northern Labrador.
@sfubiosciences.bsky.social and environmental ecotoxicology honours student Elisha Okonta has been working in prof Tanya Brown’s Marine Mammal Ecotoxicology Lab throughout 2025, where she prepares and analyzes samples from multiple marine species.
November 5, 2025 at 10:12 PM
@sfubiosciences.bsky.social and environmental ecotoxicology honours student Elisha Okonta has been working in prof Tanya Brown’s Marine Mammal Ecotoxicology Lab throughout 2025, where she prepares and analyzes samples from multiple marine species.
Meet Xinyue Xu, our newest professor in Earth Sciences! She investigates high-temperature melts and fluids involved in ore formation to better understand how minerals are concentrated in the earth's crust. Her goal: improving exploration and management of BC's critical minerals. ow.ly/eBqq50XiNZQ
October 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Meet Xinyue Xu, our newest professor in Earth Sciences! She investigates high-temperature melts and fluids involved in ore formation to better understand how minerals are concentrated in the earth's crust. Her goal: improving exploration and management of BC's critical minerals. ow.ly/eBqq50XiNZQ
Dr. Gregor Weihs, professor of experimental physics and vice-rector research, University of Innsbruck will present on the state of #quantum science in Austria at the next Quantum BC Seminar Series. Check out upcoming events: quantum-bc.ca/older-news/e... @sfuphysics.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Dr. Gregor Weihs, professor of experimental physics and vice-rector research, University of Innsbruck will present on the state of #quantum science in Austria at the next Quantum BC Seminar Series. Check out upcoming events: quantum-bc.ca/older-news/e... @sfuphysics.bsky.social
SFU Chemistry student Leo Kan applied for a co-op role as a student research scientist at E-One Molicel because he wanted to develop useful job skills.
"Co-op helped me to explore my future in the field of chemistry and gain knowledge in a way that I could not have learned in a classroom," he says.
"Co-op helped me to explore my future in the field of chemistry and gain knowledge in a way that I could not have learned in a classroom," he says.
October 24, 2025 at 12:10 AM
SFU Chemistry student Leo Kan applied for a co-op role as a student research scientist at E-One Molicel because he wanted to develop useful job skills.
"Co-op helped me to explore my future in the field of chemistry and gain knowledge in a way that I could not have learned in a classroom," he says.
"Co-op helped me to explore my future in the field of chemistry and gain knowledge in a way that I could not have learned in a classroom," he says.
Medical imaging is key to detecting and diagnosing cancer, but conventional techniques may be missing part of a bigger picture. Join Joshua Yu to explore a novel approach to gamma-ray detection and PET scans for cancer at next week Cafe Scientifique, October 28: www.eventbrite.ca/e/sfu-cafe-s....
October 21, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Medical imaging is key to detecting and diagnosing cancer, but conventional techniques may be missing part of a bigger picture. Join Joshua Yu to explore a novel approach to gamma-ray detection and PET scans for cancer at next week Cafe Scientifique, October 28: www.eventbrite.ca/e/sfu-cafe-s....
Starry Nights is ON tonight! Join us 7:30-10:30pm at #SFU Burnaby campus for views of the Saturn and the Pleiades and maybe a few surprises! As always, thanks to @rascvancouver.bsky.social for helping us make these events happen. www.sfu.ca/science/comm... 🔭
October 17, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Starry Nights is ON tonight! Join us 7:30-10:30pm at #SFU Burnaby campus for views of the Saturn and the Pleiades and maybe a few surprises! As always, thanks to @rascvancouver.bsky.social for helping us make these events happen. www.sfu.ca/science/comm... 🔭