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The Chemistree is back! Drop by the SFU Chemistry main office to see it.
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!
Congratulations to Stephanie Simmons, SFU physics professor and Canada Research Chair Tier 2, on this significant funding announcement!
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B.C. quantum firm Photonic receives $23M in federal funding
New federal initiative aims to boost Canada’s quantum computing industry
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December 18, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Congratulations to Stephanie Simmons, SFU physics professor and Canada Research Chair Tier 2, on this significant funding announcement!
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Winter conditions on Burnaby Mountain can impact your commute and campus operations. Plan ahead: allow extra travel time, check SFU Road Report for priority snow-clearing routes, and download the SFU Safe app for alerts. Find more winter safety tips here. https://ow.ly/OEZ150XJlVY
December 16, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Winter conditions on Burnaby Mountain can impact your commute and campus operations. Plan ahead: allow extra travel time, check SFU Road Report for priority snow-clearing routes, and download the SFU Safe app for alerts. Find more winter safety tips here. https://ow.ly/OEZ150XJlVY
Unfortunately the weather is not cooperating with our stargazing plans! Starry Nights is cancelled tonight.
Our last scheduled Starry Nights event of 2025 will be Friday, December 19.
Our last scheduled Starry Nights event of 2025 will be Friday, December 19.
December 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Unfortunately the weather is not cooperating with our stargazing plans! Starry Nights is cancelled tonight.
Our last scheduled Starry Nights event of 2025 will be Friday, December 19.
Our last scheduled Starry Nights event of 2025 will be Friday, December 19.
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
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Wild Card😎
1st prize – Tanner crabs mating by Isabelle Côté
2nd prize – Drosera Trichomes by Audrey Kemp
3rd prize – Black Oystercatcher foraging by Katie Chettle
1st prize – Tanner crabs mating by Isabelle Côté
2nd prize – Drosera Trichomes by Audrey Kemp
3rd prize – Black Oystercatcher foraging by Katie Chettle
December 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Wild Card😎
1st prize – Tanner crabs mating by Isabelle Côté
2nd prize – Drosera Trichomes by Audrey Kemp
3rd prize – Black Oystercatcher foraging by Katie Chettle
1st prize – Tanner crabs mating by Isabelle Côté
2nd prize – Drosera Trichomes by Audrey Kemp
3rd prize – Black Oystercatcher foraging by Katie Chettle
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Life Under the Lens🔬
1st prize – Caenorhabditis elegans by Harald Hutter
2nd prize – Diatoms by Olivia Han
3rd prize – Organoid by Shama Nazir
1st prize – Caenorhabditis elegans by Harald Hutter
2nd prize – Diatoms by Olivia Han
3rd prize – Organoid by Shama Nazir
December 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Life Under the Lens🔬
1st prize – Caenorhabditis elegans by Harald Hutter
2nd prize – Diatoms by Olivia Han
3rd prize – Organoid by Shama Nazir
1st prize – Caenorhabditis elegans by Harald Hutter
2nd prize – Diatoms by Olivia Han
3rd prize – Organoid by Shama Nazir
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Study Subject📚
1st prize – Orangutan Baby Richard Feb2025 by Ruth Linsky
2nd prize – A bouquet of caterpillars by John Reynolds
3rd prize – Ecosystem Engineer by Shelby Connelly
1st prize – Orangutan Baby Richard Feb2025 by Ruth Linsky
2nd prize – A bouquet of caterpillars by John Reynolds
3rd prize – Ecosystem Engineer by Shelby Connelly
December 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Study Subject📚
1st prize – Orangutan Baby Richard Feb2025 by Ruth Linsky
2nd prize – A bouquet of caterpillars by John Reynolds
3rd prize – Ecosystem Engineer by Shelby Connelly
1st prize – Orangutan Baby Richard Feb2025 by Ruth Linsky
2nd prize – A bouquet of caterpillars by John Reynolds
3rd prize – Ecosystem Engineer by Shelby Connelly
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Science in Action 📸
1st prize – Counting Salmon by Jonathan Moore
2nd prize – Exploring səl̓ilw̓ət by Shelby Connelly
3rd prize – Thermal Drone Image Adjusting Camp Leakey by Ruth Linsky
1st prize – Counting Salmon by Jonathan Moore
2nd prize – Exploring səl̓ilw̓ət by Shelby Connelly
3rd prize – Thermal Drone Image Adjusting Camp Leakey by Ruth Linsky
December 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Science in Action 📸
1st prize – Counting Salmon by Jonathan Moore
2nd prize – Exploring səl̓ilw̓ət by Shelby Connelly
3rd prize – Thermal Drone Image Adjusting Camp Leakey by Ruth Linsky
1st prize – Counting Salmon by Jonathan Moore
2nd prize – Exploring səl̓ilw̓ət by Shelby Connelly
3rd prize – Thermal Drone Image Adjusting Camp Leakey by Ruth Linsky
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Just last Friday, we celebrated the grand opening of the final lab at WearTech Labs in Surrey! 🎉
From smart textiles to exoskeletons, this world-class ecosystem lets innovators design, prototype & test wearable tech across our Surrey and Burnaby campuses.
Learn more below.
From smart textiles to exoskeletons, this world-class ecosystem lets innovators design, prototype & test wearable tech across our Surrey and Burnaby campuses.
Learn more below.
SFU’s WearTech Labs celebrates grand opening at Surrey campus
WearTech Labs, one of SFU’s Core Facilities, today celebrated its grand opening with an event at SFU’s Surrey campus. The event marks the launch of the final lab within the facility, which offers a ra...
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December 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Just last Friday, we celebrated the grand opening of the final lab at WearTech Labs in Surrey! 🎉
From smart textiles to exoskeletons, this world-class ecosystem lets innovators design, prototype & test wearable tech across our Surrey and Burnaby campuses.
Learn more below.
From smart textiles to exoskeletons, this world-class ecosystem lets innovators design, prototype & test wearable tech across our Surrey and Burnaby campuses.
Learn more below.
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We are excited to reveal the winners of our Sixth Annual Photo Contest! Thanks to everyone who submitted photos, who posed for a camera, or who helped point a camera at someone who was posing! We can’t wait to see more stunning photos next year!
Visit our Kudos page: www.sfu.ca/biology/news...
Visit our Kudos page: www.sfu.ca/biology/news...
December 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
We are excited to reveal the winners of our Sixth Annual Photo Contest! Thanks to everyone who submitted photos, who posed for a camera, or who helped point a camera at someone who was posing! We can’t wait to see more stunning photos next year!
Visit our Kudos page: www.sfu.ca/biology/news...
Visit our Kudos page: www.sfu.ca/biology/news...
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🏆 @sfuscience.bsky.social has announced the recipients of their 2025 awards! Check out the winners of the...
🧪 Research Awards: https://bit.ly/491neiU
🍎 Excellence in Teaching Awards: https://bit.ly/4aEfJzC
🧪 Research Awards: https://bit.ly/491neiU
🍎 Excellence in Teaching Awards: https://bit.ly/4aEfJzC
December 9, 2025 at 11:45 PM
🏆 @sfuscience.bsky.social has announced the recipients of their 2025 awards! Check out the winners of the...
🧪 Research Awards: https://bit.ly/491neiU
🍎 Excellence in Teaching Awards: https://bit.ly/4aEfJzC
🧪 Research Awards: https://bit.ly/491neiU
🍎 Excellence in Teaching Awards: https://bit.ly/4aEfJzC
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...
Mount Meager is active and unstable, putting Pemberton residents at risk. Canada's first volcano monitoring station will provide continuous monitoring and help researchers like Earth Sciences prof @volcancanuck.bsky.social develop an early warning system www.piquenewsmagazine.com/local-news/c...
Canada’s first volcano monitoring station set to be installed on Mount Meager in spring
‘It’s active, but it’s not actively erupting,’ says volcanologist Glyn Williams-Jones
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December 8, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Mount Meager is active and unstable, putting Pemberton residents at risk. Canada's first volcano monitoring station will provide continuous monitoring and help researchers like Earth Sciences prof @volcancanuck.bsky.social develop an early warning system www.piquenewsmagazine.com/local-news/c...
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.
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We’re hiring!
The Department of Physics
@sfuphysics.bsky.social
at Simon Fraser U (in beautiful and vibrant Vancouver) seeks applications for an Assistant or Associate Professor in Experimental Biophysics, encompassing all scales of life from molecules to ecosystems.
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The Department of Physics
@sfuphysics.bsky.social
at Simon Fraser U (in beautiful and vibrant Vancouver) seeks applications for an Assistant or Associate Professor in Experimental Biophysics, encompassing all scales of life from molecules to ecosystems.
@sfuscience.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
We’re hiring!
The Department of Physics
@sfuphysics.bsky.social
at Simon Fraser U (in beautiful and vibrant Vancouver) seeks applications for an Assistant or Associate Professor in Experimental Biophysics, encompassing all scales of life from molecules to ecosystems.
@sfuscience.bsky.social
The Department of Physics
@sfuphysics.bsky.social
at Simon Fraser U (in beautiful and vibrant Vancouver) seeks applications for an Assistant or Associate Professor in Experimental Biophysics, encompassing all scales of life from molecules to ecosystems.
@sfuscience.bsky.social
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@sfuscience.bsky.social is proud to announce the 2025 recipients of the Excellence in Science Public Engagement and Outreach Awards. These annual awards recognize faculty, staff and students who volunteer their time to communicating scientific research to the public and policymakers. 🔬
SFU Science Recognizes the 2025 Recipients of the Excellence in Science Public Engagement and Outreach Awards
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December 4, 2025 at 6:29 PM
@sfuscience.bsky.social is proud to announce the 2025 recipients of the Excellence in Science Public Engagement and Outreach Awards. These annual awards recognize faculty, staff and students who volunteer their time to communicating scientific research to the public and policymakers. 🔬
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Clostridioides difficile is one of the most common causes of infectious diarrhea in hospitals.
🧬 Drs. Will Hsiao, Amy Lee, Kevin Afra, & Michael Trimble at @fraserhealth.ca & @sfu-fhs.bsky.social are analyzing #Cdifficile's genetic makeup to better understand the infection: https://bit.ly/4os2sxy
🧬 Drs. Will Hsiao, Amy Lee, Kevin Afra, & Michael Trimble at @fraserhealth.ca & @sfu-fhs.bsky.social are analyzing #Cdifficile's genetic makeup to better understand the infection: https://bit.ly/4os2sxy
December 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Clostridioides difficile is one of the most common causes of infectious diarrhea in hospitals.
🧬 Drs. Will Hsiao, Amy Lee, Kevin Afra, & Michael Trimble at @fraserhealth.ca & @sfu-fhs.bsky.social are analyzing #Cdifficile's genetic makeup to better understand the infection: https://bit.ly/4os2sxy
🧬 Drs. Will Hsiao, Amy Lee, Kevin Afra, & Michael Trimble at @fraserhealth.ca & @sfu-fhs.bsky.social are analyzing #Cdifficile's genetic makeup to better understand the infection: https://bit.ly/4os2sxy
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-...
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The HTCB is sponsoring the SFU Chemistry coffee social taking place on Dec 12th, 10am in the SFU Chemistry lounge. Please join us for coffee and snacks and an opportunity to meet the staff of the HTCB facility.
December 2, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The HTCB is sponsoring the SFU Chemistry coffee social taking place on Dec 12th, 10am in the SFU Chemistry lounge. Please join us for coffee and snacks and an opportunity to meet the staff of the HTCB facility.
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Congrats Dr. Kewei Yu on your successful PhD defense!! She did a great job describing her work on a Drosophila cancer cachexia model. 🥳 @sfuscience.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Congrats Dr. Kewei Yu on your successful PhD defense!! She did a great job describing her work on a Drosophila cancer cachexia model. 🥳 @sfuscience.bsky.social
Missed last week's Café Scientifique talk with Anaïs Remili? Learn how blubber biopsies can give us a window into the health of entire ecosystems. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz76...
SFU Café Scientifique: What's For Dinner? It's a Toxic Buffet for Whales
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December 2, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Missed last week's Café Scientifique talk with Anaïs Remili? Learn how blubber biopsies can give us a window into the health of entire ecosystems. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz76...
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First day at SFU! 🤩
Starting a postdoc here in Vancouver, working on my very own project: EMPIRE - Erosional Mechanisms in Permafrost and Ice-Rich Environments.
New job, new city, new life—feels surreal but exciting. Ready for this chapter!🌲❄️
#Postdoc #Cryosphere #Geomorphology @sfupda.bsky.social
Starting a postdoc here in Vancouver, working on my very own project: EMPIRE - Erosional Mechanisms in Permafrost and Ice-Rich Environments.
New job, new city, new life—feels surreal but exciting. Ready for this chapter!🌲❄️
#Postdoc #Cryosphere #Geomorphology @sfupda.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM
First day at SFU! 🤩
Starting a postdoc here in Vancouver, working on my very own project: EMPIRE - Erosional Mechanisms in Permafrost and Ice-Rich Environments.
New job, new city, new life—feels surreal but exciting. Ready for this chapter!🌲❄️
#Postdoc #Cryosphere #Geomorphology @sfupda.bsky.social
Starting a postdoc here in Vancouver, working on my very own project: EMPIRE - Erosional Mechanisms in Permafrost and Ice-Rich Environments.
New job, new city, new life—feels surreal but exciting. Ready for this chapter!🌲❄️
#Postdoc #Cryosphere #Geomorphology @sfupda.bsky.social
The weather looks promising right now but unfortunately we're expecting clouds for this evening. Starry Nights Online is cancelled tonight.
November 28, 2025 at 10:08 PM
The weather looks promising right now but unfortunately we're expecting clouds for this evening. Starry Nights Online is cancelled tonight.