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We're uncovering solutions to today's challenges and helping students find their big potential at Simon Fraser University, one of Canada's top research universities. www.sfu.ca/science
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Collagen is often associated with cosmetics and nutritional supplements but it's more than a pretty face! Join us Feb 24 for a talk with #SFU Physics prof Nancy Forde about collagen's surprising physical properties and essential functions in the body. www.eventbrite.ca/e/sfu-cafe-s...
SFU Cafe Scientifique Collagen: More Than Just a Pretty Face! with Nancy Forde
February 12, 2026 at 6:42 PM
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Happening tomorrow! Please join us.
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Join the Faculty of Science this Thursday, February 12 for a brown bag lunch to celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Chat with some of our female faculty about their research journeys, the work they do, ways to get involved, and more!
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Women in Science Brown Bag Lunch Thurs. Feb 12, 12-1pm at Sci-Space, AQ 3146
February 11, 2026 at 11:05 PM
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Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! Meet two of our Canada Research Chairs, Lorena Braid and Ailene MacPherson and learn about their career journeys and advice for other women in science:
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February 11, 2026 at 11:04 PM
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Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science!

Grateful for the mentors, collaborators, and friends who make science stronger every day.
#WomeninSTEM
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February 11, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science. We celebrate the women in our department who make an impact every day. Thank you for the photos and stories. Photo descriptions: www.sfu.ca/biology/news...
February 11, 2026 at 9:22 PM
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Paycheque before parchment 👉 SFU data science student Rajandeep Kaur turned her fall 2025 co-op with the RCMP’s B.C. headquarters into paid employment. Her work: using tools like Tableau, ArcGIS, PostgreSQL and Python to identify crime hotspots and support preventative policing.
Paycheque before parchment: Data science co-op student earns pre-grad employment with RCMP
Before she’s even crossed the convocation stage, fourth-year data science student Rajandeep Kaur has leveraged her co-op experience into meaningful employment with one of Canada’s top employers.
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February 10, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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hi! coming up this Thursday evening is our February lecture! if you're an astrophotography nerd, this might be the night for you 👀

🔗: www.meetup.com/astronomy-13...

tickets, as always, are totally free!

thanks to @sfuscience.bsky.social @sfuphysics.bsky.social and @sfu.ca!
RASC Vancouver Monthly Meeting - at SFU Burnaby, Thu, Feb 12, 2026, 7:30 PM | Meetup
Join us for our monthly meeting. All of our monthly meetings are free and open to the public. Our guest will be joining us at SFU, so this lecture will be primarily an **i
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February 10, 2026 at 8:42 PM
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Join the Faculty of Science this Thursday, February 12 for a brown bag lunch to celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Chat with some of our female faculty about their research journeys, the work they do, ways to get involved, and more!
events.sfu.ca/event/47405-...
Women in Science Brown Bag Lunch Thurs. Feb 12, 12-1pm at Sci-Space, AQ 3146
February 9, 2026 at 10:47 PM
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Chem major Brianna Wu spent a co-op term at Canada Border Services Agency analyzing suspicious substances crossing the border. "One of the most noteworthy undertakings I participated in was Project Blizzard; a blitz targeting fentanyl and other synthetic narcotics as they pass through the country."
Brianna is standing outdoors in the sun in a public garden wearing a navy blue t-shirt and a flowy white skirt. She has a broad smile on her face.
February 5, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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Explore the role of RNA in the origin of life with SFU Chemistry professor Peter Unrau this weekend at Saturday Morning Lectures in Surrey! triumf.ca/about/public...
Illustration of a scientist holding an Erlenmeyer flask and clipboard in front of a blue background with stars and a light bulb. Text reads: Saturday Morning Lectures February 7 Surrey Library City Centre Branch Rm 401 10:30am: How the Universe Works: Quantum Mechanics - The Music of the Universe by Mark Van Raamsdonk (UBC) 11:40am From the Big Bang to Biology: The Role of RNA in the origin of life by Peter Unrau (SFU)
February 4, 2026 at 9:13 PM
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The deadline to submit your proposal for the Undergraduate Research Symposium has been extended to Feb 11.

Apply today at the link below! 🔬
Undergraduate Research Symposium
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February 3, 2026 at 10:10 PM
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One slide, three minutes, go! Communicating your research idea in a simple, effective way is a valuable skill to practice as you prepare for conferences and poster presentations. Sign up for 3 Minute Thesis to present your research, get feedback and a chance to win prizes! www.sfu.ca/science/grad...
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February 3, 2026 at 7:56 PM
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Find job, volunteer, grad school and professional development opportunities at the West Coast Virtual Fair on February 11! Register in advance to speak with recruiters and representatives from a variety of employers. www.sfu.ca/students/car...
Jobs & Volunteer Expo A West Coast Virtual Fair Platform Open: Feb 4 Event Date: Feb 11
February 2, 2026 at 10:35 PM
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SFU has launched its Sustainability, Climate and Resiliency Strategy 2025–2030, outlining the university’s priorities for sustainability, climate action and resiliency over the next five years.

Learn more by clicking below.
SFU’s Sustainability, Climate and Resiliency Strategy
SFU’s Sustainability, Climate and Resiliency Strategy 2025-2030 establishes the university's sustainability, climate action, and resiliency priorities for the next five years—providing a roadmap for m...
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February 2, 2026 at 7:22 PM
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✨Call for Submissions: Biology Poetry Contest! ✨
SFU Biological Sciences invites biology-inspired poems from lab, field, or research work. Submit up to 3 poems (incl. Haiku) for prizes + features. Open to BISC community. Deadline March 15. Submit to phollman@sfu.ca.

See attached poster for details.
February 2, 2026 at 9:46 PM
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Out in @physrevlett.bsky.social: @sfuphysics.bsky.social postdoc Antonio Patrón Castro (in tight collaboration with my colleague John Bechhoefer) pushes our information engine to higher dimensions!
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Harnessing Higher-Dimensional Fluctuations in an Information Engine
We study the optimal performance of an information engine consisting of an overdamped Brownian bead confined in a controllable, $d$-dimensional harmonic trap and additionally subjected to gravity. The...
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January 28, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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Join @sfuphysics.bsky.social and the Faculty of Science this Monday for a dialogue led by @ucirvine.bsky.social Prof Mu-Chun Chen to explore challenges and barriers to fostering belonging in science and opportunities to cultivate inclusive excellence.
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Fostering Belonging in the Natural Sciences
Exploring challenges, barriers and opportunities in community engagement and inclusivity in STEM, with Professor Mu-Chun Chen, UC-Irvine.
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January 29, 2026 at 8:44 PM
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Saturday Morning Lectures are back, featuring fascinating talks from the frontiers of physics! Catch SFU Chemistry professor Peter Unrau this weekend at @triumflab.bsky.social and Feb 7 at @surreylibraries.bsky.social triumf.ca/about/public...
Saturday Morning Lectures
January 29, 2026 at 12:10 AM
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The International Day of Women and Girls in Science is coming up in a couple of weeks on Feb 11th. @sfuscience.bsky.social We're hosting a brown bag lunch with women science faculty and students to celebrate. All are welcome. 🧪 👩‍🔬 #IDWGIS
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January 28, 2026 at 10:49 PM
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An SFU cosmologist believes his team’s new research may bring them a step closer to cracking one of science’s biggest questions – the Hubble tension.

“This is an exciting moment for us and the wider cosmology community,” says Levon Pogosian, SFU professor.

Find out more below. 💫
Hubble tension – SFU researcher potentially one step closer to answering the universe’s biggest question
A Simon Fraser University cosmologist believes his team’s new research may bring them a step closer to cracking one of science’s biggest questions – the Hubble tension.
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January 28, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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Need help with your first and second year math and science courses? Get free, drop-in online and in-person support with your assignments and exam prep from the Science and Math Peers: www.sfu.ca/science/unde...
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January 27, 2026 at 7:54 PM
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Join us tomorrow for our first Café Scientifique of 2026!
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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...
SFU Cafe Scientifique A Novel Strategy to Repurpose Existing Antibiotics with Lisa Craig
January 26, 2026 at 11:09 PM
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Starry Nights is ON tonight! Join us in person at Burnaby campus, 7-10pm for views of he Salt and Pepper cluster, the Crab Nebula, and the Great Orion Nebula with @sfuphysics.bsky.social and @rascvancouver.bsky.social! www.sfu.ca/science/comm... 🔭
Starry Nights at SFU Burnaby. The Trottier Observatory dome is open and the courtyard is lit up with the rainbowy spectrum of the sun. A few dimly lit people are standing around some telescopes pointed at the sky.
January 23, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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Please join us to hear the panelists talk about their trajectories from #SFUstudent to employee. If you've been wondering what you can do with a #physics degree, this event is for you. We'll have prize draws for those who attend. #SFU #SFUPhysics
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SFU Physics Career Night 2026 Physics Department, SFU Location: P9412 and Zoom Thursday, 29 January 2026 06:30PM PST Starla Talbot, Senior Flight Software Engineer, RocketLab Space Systems, Pasadena, CA Hannah Herdin, Research Assistant, Photonic, Coquitlam, BC Josh Stibbs, Software Engineer, DarkVision Technologies, North Vancouver, BC Manuel Rojas, Characterization Specialist, Svante, Burnaby, BC Symphony Huang, Material Characterization Specialist & Business Development Associate, Svante, Burnaby, BC
January 22, 2026 at 7:54 PM
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New paper out today in @natrevbiodiv.nature.com by the #GlobalSharkTrends team: Bending back the curve of shark & ray biodiversity loss;
Read the paper here: rdcu.be/eZ9n9
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Bending back the biodiversity loss curve of sharks and rays. The loss of sharks and rays to date has involved serial depletion of the largest, most evolutionary and functionally distinct species, and the increasing prevalence of smaller-bodied species that have benefited from release from predation.
January 22, 2026 at 3:35 AM