Social media feeds 'shadow pandemic' of disordered eating among B.C. teens — rates highest among transgender and sexual minority teens: New SFU study. Full story below.

Before we say goodbye to 2025, take a look back at some of the more memorable SFU stories and research that showcased innovation and excellence. What was your favourite moment of 2025?

Sara came to the SCA looking for a place to grow as an artist and what she found was an interdisciplinary program that lets students create, experiment, and shape their own path. As for next steps, Sara has already secured a stage management position with a theatre company after graduation. 🎭

A new advancement in blood pressure monitoring could streamline efforts for continuous tracking. Mechatronic systems engineering postdoctoral fellow Tae-Ho Kim has developed a a self-powered blood pressure monitor that could improve efforts for seamless tracking—without interruptions.

Congrats to CMNS alumna Nira Arora, who has been named an Adjunct Professor in the School of Communication! Since graduating from SFU in 1999, Arora has worked as an Executive Producer at Bell Media and Morning Show host of Holly and Nira at Virgin Radio. Read more below. @fcatatsfu.bsky.social

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.

Simon Fraser University researchers are laying the groundwork for an innovative long-term care model that combines nature-based therapy with village-setting care to enhance the quality of life for people living with dementia.

For the past 10 years economics alumnus Pamela Yoon, a 30-year veteran in the investment industry and a Senior Portfolio Manager with RBC Dominion Securities, has invited students to downtown Vancouver offices for an inside look at careers in finance. Read more at the link below.

@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 Health Sciences investigators surveyed Canadian #LongCOVID patients, and found that many participants consider #VirtualCare "lifesaving and essential," while also noting that their #PrimaryCare providers had little-to-no awareness of the condition. bit.ly/3JXo5HZ #SFUFHS #CovidResearch

How can Canada lead in sovereign AI while staying sustainable? The answer lies in strategic partnerships. The SFU Cedar Supercomputing Centre is set to become the nation’s flagship sovereign AI data centre – thanks to our partnership with Hypertec. Read more: https://ow.ly/LaBU50XyLXw

As winter sports enthusiasts across B.C. get ready to head up into the mountains, with snowshoeing becoming an increasingly popular activity, it’s important to know the risks around avalanches, according to SFU experts.

SFU and the city of Surrey have signed an MOU to launch SFU-FARM, a new hub driving agritech research, innovation & commercialization. This partnership combines SFU’s research leadership with Surrey’s land and regulatory support to advance sustainable farming.

We’re proud to be recognized once again for creating an exceptional workplace. Guided by our People Plan and Equity Compass, we continue to foster a culture where everyone feels respected, supported, and valued. Learn more about why SFU earned this distinction. Read more: www.sfu.ca/dashboard/fa...

A heart test with no cold gel or stick-on patches? A new heart monitoring system combining 3D printing and artificial intelligence could transform the way doctors measure and diagnose patients' heart health. Full story: www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stor...

The climate change conference COP30 is taking place right now in Brazil. Radoslav Dimitrov, a professor at SFU took part in climate change negotiations over a 10-year period. He spoke to Global News about the climate negotiations and what to expect from COP30. globalnews.ca/video/115198...

How do teens feel about their phones? @siatsfu.bsky.social Homeware Lab worked with Grade 9s to explore tech, data and emotion. Their award-winning research reveals teens’ deep connections to devices as well as the need for better data literacy. 📱

Congratulations to six #SFU scholars named new and renewed Canada Research Chairs! Our newest CRCs advance Canadian research excellence across fields including health equity, experimental particle physics, and Indigenous economic wellbeing and freedom.

SFU is proud to be the first Canadian member of the Aurora European Universities network, an alliance of research-intensive universities who are driving societal change and contributing to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals through academic excellence: www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stor...

If you're a female runner and can't find a shoe that fits, you're not alone. 🏃‍♀️ Chris Napier, director of the SFU Run Lab, has found that women’s running shoes are the same as men’s, only smaller. He describes the 'shrink it and pink it' approach in his research recently featured on Global News:

Congratulations Elicia Maine for earning the first ever Innovation Impact Award! The award recognizes her remarkable leadership in advancing Canadian innovation through entrepreneurship and commercialization training.

Voice AI is already being used in wellness spaces to look for signs of mental health conditions, but entrepreneurial speed is far outpacing ethical and regulatory oversight, says SFU researcher Zoha Khawaja. Her thesis paper looks at ways oversight frameworks could work. Link below.

Tens of thousands of B.C. K-12 school students are embarking on new STEAM projects thanks to $150,000 in grant funding! The Cmolik-SFU Grant Program aims to transform the classroom experience and create equitable opportunities for students. Read more at the link below.

SFU researchers are leading the way in quantum technology. Researchers at the SFU Silicon Quantum Technology Lab and their partner Photonic have just made a new breakthrough in the race to build a scalable quantum computer. Learn more at the link below.

Robert Wright, a member from SFU's first men's basketball team, has been inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame! 🏀 Congratulations on this incredible achievement! www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stor...

Ever since the rise of large language models like Chat GPT, artificial intelligence (AI) has been touted as the “next big thing” in tech. But beyond the buzzwords and viral headlines, AI is powering a revolution in almost every field of academic study. Here's how SFU is using this impactful tech.

Before the first students have even started the program, the SFU School of Medicine is making an impact. New research from the School outlines a new, improved, and more inclusive approach to primary care in B.C.

Sports manufacturers are being urged to scrap the ‘shrink it and pink it’ approach to women’s running shoes, after an SFU study confirmed what female runners already know – running shoes do not meet the needs of female runners.

We're still buzzing from the news! SFU has been named Canada’s number one comprehensive university in the 2026 Maclean’s University Rankings! 🏆

When the Meuse River overflowed its banks in 2021, it caused dozens of fatalities and billions of dollars in infrastructure damage. But this devastating damage wasn't Mother Nature: it was human-made. Read the full story below.

SFU is Canada’s top comprehensive university! 🍁 Continuing a tradition of excellence, Maclean's has ranked SFU in the top spot for 17 of the last 18 years, describing it as a "contemporary, inventive, and forward thinking" institution. Learn more at the link below.

2025 Graduate Studies Awards for Excellence Recipients: Supervision (Andréanne Doyan, Peter Unrau, Kirsten Zickfeld); Leadership (Julie Jones); Service (Tatiana Parrish): www.sfu.ca/gradstudies/...

Ron Deibert is the 2025 Nora and Ted Sterling Prize in Support of Controversy for his fearless work exposing digital threats to human rights. Join @SFU on Nov 27 for the award ceremony and a powerful convo with Micheal Vonn and Charles Campbell. Learn more: www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stor...

SFU’s new School of Medicine, the first in Western Canada in nearly 60 years, is now officially accepting applications for its first cohort of future physicians! The inaugural class will begin the program in August 2026. Read more: www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stor...

Rain or shine, 1,200 new grads crossed the stage this week. 🎓 Congratulations to our incredible SFU Class of 2025. We can’t wait to see where your journey takes you next!

Eight SFU researchers have received over $1.4M through the John R. Evans Leadership Fund from the Canada Foundation for Innovation. From advancing clean energy and trustworthy AI to Indigenous sovereignty and more, these projects are driving research that benefits communities across Canada.

In an age of rising misinformation, credible analysis matters. @sfuhumanities.bsky.social's James Horncastle is helping shape public understanding of complex geopolitical events through his 45 published articles in @ca.theconversation.com, regular media commentary and interdisciplinary research.

This week, more than 1,200 graduands from eight faculties, which include 368 undergraduate and 149 graduate programs, will join more than 200,000 proud SFU alumni in more than 145 countries around the world. Read some exceptional stories of our graduands at the link below.

“From this perspective of the nuclear family and multigenerational household, it may be seen by some as a failure to launch, but then in other cultures, it’s a foundation to succeed.” SFU’s Andy Yan speaks to @nytimes.com about intergenerational living arrangements in Canada.

Coho salmon populations have plummeted by more than a third in the last decade. Unless urgent steps are taken, their numbers will continue to collapse. Fortunately, the coho are resilient and with the proper policies and conditions, their numbers can rapidly recover.

Caps are ready. Gowns are pressed. It’s Convocation week at SFU! 🎓 On Thursday and Friday, we’ll celebrate our newest grads and officially welcome them into the SFU alumni community. ❤️

Congratulations to prof. Ben Adcock who has been awarded the 2025 John L. Synge Award by the Royal Society of Canada. Prof. Adcock’s research has shaped the foundations of data science and machine learning, driving breakthroughs in compressed sensing, imaging, and high-dimensional approximation.

When she was 9, Makena McLean knew exactly what she wanted to be—a forensic scientist. Graduating as a @sfucriminology.bsky.social student this fall, her honours thesis could make a big impact on how disaster victims are identified around the world. www.sfu.ca/fass/news/2025/10/makena-maclean.html

Alzheimer’s can develop silently for years. SFU engineering science prof Michael Adachi and his team are developing a sensor to detect Alzheimer’s biomarkers through a simple blood test — hoping for faster diagnosis, earlier treatment and better outcomes.

SFU’s Clean Hydrogen Hub is joining forces with hubs in Québec, NL and Alberta to launch the Pan-Canadian Alliance of Hydrogen Hubs – accelerating made-in-Canada hydrogen technologies and supporting the transition to a low-carbon economy.

Congratulations to FHS Assistant Prof Jean-Christophe Bélisle-Pipon who secured a @healthresearchbc.bsky.social Scholar Award to support his bioethics research examining the use of #ArtificialIntelligence in medicine. 🎉 🔗: www.sfu.ca/fhs/news-eve... #SFU #SFUFHS #SFUResearch #AI #AIResearch

Congratulations to @sfu.ca Molecular Biology and Biochemistry professor Dustin King on being named a @healthresearchbc.bsky.social Scholar! This award will help further his work on understanding how bacteria sense and adapt to environmental factors such as CO₂. healthresearchbc.ca/news_article...

Do you know an instructor who creates exceptional learning experiences for students? Nominate them for an Award for Excellence in Teaching until October 15. www.sfu.ca/vpacademic/a...

What if you have epilepsy, but the drugs that are supposed to control your seizures don’t work? A new SFU clinical study is exploring how magnetoencephalography (MEG) can improve outcomes for patients undergoing epilepsy surgery in Western Canada.

Rare artifacts dating back potentially thousands of years have been found in a British Columbia thrift store and donated to SFU. Now, it's up to SFU archaeology students to analyze the pieces and uncover their true origins! www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stor...