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?

Join us Nov 14 at 3:30pm for a research talk about linguistics fieldwork on Indigenous languages. Harbour Centre, Room 2270. Email [email protected] for the Zoom link. Learn more: www.sfu.ca/linguistics/... @sfufass.bsky.social

The new SFU-Exeter Accelerated Law Program gives students the opportunity to graduate in only six years with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from SFU and a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of Exeter, qualifying them to pursue legal careers in Canada and the UK.

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...

Python for Text Analysis is a 1-credit elective offered fully online (LING 380). Open to all students, no prerequisites. @mtaboada.bsky.social is director of the Discourse Processing Lab and a Royal Society of Canada Fellow. Spring 2026 outline: www.sfu.ca/outlines.htm... @sfufass.bsky.social

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

Join us Nov 14 at 3:30pm for a research talk about linguistics fieldwork on Indigenous languages. Harbour Centre, Room 2270. Email [email protected] for the Zoom link. Learn more: www.sfu.ca/linguistics/... @sfufass.bsky.social

Every year, we come together at the annual Cormack Teaching Symposium and FASS Fall Reception to celebrate our 2025 @sfu.ca FASS faculty and staff award winners. See more photos at: www.sfu.ca/fass/news/2025/10/fass-awards.html

Are you a current SFU undergraduate student interested in joining the new SFU-Exeter Accelerated Law Program? Learn about the internal transfer process at the Nov 6 info session on Nov 6. Register at: www.eventbrite.ca/e/1740258332... @uniexeterlawschool.bsky.social @slweldon.bsky.social

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.

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...

Congratulations to SFU’s Indigenous graduates celebrating their achievements at today‘s Honouring Feast.

International student George Xu has leveraged experiential learning at @sfu.ca into a career as a teacher. After completing a double minor in Linguistics and @sfueducation.bsky.social, George is now pursuing a Master of Education at @westernu.ca. Learn more: www.sfu.ca/linguistics/...

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. ❤️

UBC Linguistics is hosting a joint meeting of SULA and TripleA in Vancouver, on May 12-15, 2026. The call for papers is out now, please spread the word! @sfulinguistics.bsky.social @ucalgaryling.bsky.social @lingsocam.bsky.social @uvichumanities.bsky.social linguistlist.org/issues/36/28...

Tomorrow! Are you passionate about toxicity prevention in public discourse?

Join us Sept 18, 12:30pm for a research talk about toxicity prevention on Twitch. Presented by Tamara Bodden, a postdoc at Discourse Processing Lab. Zoom link & more info: www.sfu.ca/linguistics/... @sfu.ca @sfufass.bsky.social @mtaboada.bsky.social

Congratulations to Amy Parent (Faculty of Education) and Maite Taboada ( @sfufass.bsky.social ) on being named finalists for the 2025 @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca h.canada.ca Impact Awards, Canada’s highest honours in the social sciences & humanities. Learn more: sshrc-crsh.canada.ca/en/news/2025...

Congratulations to professor Maite Taboada, SSHRC Insight Award finalist! The award is for outstanding achievement arising from SSHRC-funded initiatives which contributed to knowledge and understanding about people, societies and the world: sshrc-crsh.canada.ca/en/news/2025... @mtaboada.bsky.social

Join us Sept 18, 12:30pm for a research talk about toxicity prevention on Twitch. Presented by Tamara Bodden, a postdoc at Discourse Processing Lab. Zoom link & more info: www.sfu.ca/linguistics/... @sfu.ca @sfufass.bsky.social @mtaboada.bsky.social

Want to be a lawyer? A SFU new dual degree program in partnership with the @uniexeterlawschool.bsky.social can get you on the fast track. Read more: www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stor...

Congratulations to INLP Director Marianne Ignace and to all of the award recipients!

SFU is officially on Bluesky! 👋 We're a leading research university, advancing an inclusive and sustainable future for BC and beyond. Follow us to see where we're going next and how we're going to get there.

Join us on July 31 at 12:30 pm for an MA Project Presentation by Vanja Vekic Chen titled Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey from Novel to Film. Details at www.sfu.ca/linguistics/...

One week to go! Email us for the Zoom link: [email protected]

Consider joining the Arts Co-op Program! More info: www.sfu.ca/coop/programs/arts.html

Job alert: two PostDocs to work in Paris on the semantic typology of shape, as part of the ERC Synergy project SHAPE www.ntnu.edu/shape/ emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U... and emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U... #linguistics

Join us via Zoom or at RCB 7402 on Thurs July 3rd, 12:30pm. More info: www.sfu.ca/linguistics/... @sfufass.bsky.social @sfucmns.bsky.social @mtaboada.bsky.social @mglinguist.bsky.social

So proud of Elizabeth and Carley! Michelle Cohn gave a great talk at this event, a perfect way to celebrate. @sfulinguistics.bsky.social www.sfu.ca/linguistics/...

WAVES 2025, Global Indigenous Languages Summit - FAQs | ONDES 2025, Sommet mondial des langues autochtones – FAQ #thissummer #registertoday #Indigenouslanguages waves2025.ca

SFU and UBC present a joint showcase of research in linguistics: www.sfu.ca/linguistics/... #langsky #linguistics #languageresearch

"Impact of Al on human language" is the topic of Michelle Cohn's upcoming research talk discussing her work at #UCDavis Phonetics Lab. Fri May 30 at 12:30pm in RCB 6152 & via Zoom. Find out more: www.sfu.ca/linguistics/...

🎇 We're hiring! 🎇 @uvic.ca, in partnership with the School of Audiology & Speech Sciences @ubc-sass.bsky.social, invite applications for a full-time Assistant Professor (tenure-track) in Speech-Language Pathology. Learn more and apply: bit.ly/4kkSVan #UBC #UVic #SLP #jobopportunity

"Impact of Al on human language" is the topic of Michelle Cohn's upcoming research talk discussing her work at #UCDavis Phonetics Lab. Fri May 30 at 12:30pm in RCB 6152 & via Zoom. Find out more: www.sfu.ca/linguistics/...

There's still time to enrol in LING 220 for Summer 2025 with Eva Tchizmarova, and it’s also offered in Fall 2025! youtu.be/aWUOwV6EzvA?...

Celebrating 1,000 followers and sending a huge thank you to each and every one!

SFU Linguistics & UBC Linguistics invite you to a joint research showcase featuring presentations from students, postdocs, faculty, labs and reading groups! Join us on May 16th at 12pm in the Dodson Room at Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, UBC Point Grey: www.eventbrite.ca/e/linguistic...

Join us on Thurs May 1st 11:30am for a research talk by Colin Brown, titled Clause typing and clitic linearization in #Gitksan. Brown is an SSHRC Postdoctoral Scholar at UBC Linguistics who received his PhD from #UCLA. More info & Zoom link: www.sfu.ca/linguistics/...

Join us for the inaugural Parasiuk Lecture on Women & Politics, which will focus on the historic election of a majority-female Legislative Assembly in BC. Featuring @mlkrook.bsky.social as our keynote speaker. May 1 (Thur), 4-6pm at SFU Harbour Centre: parasiuk-lecture-2025.eventbrite.ca

School of Communication professor Kirsten Emiko McAllister released a new book today! Titled "After Redress", this book addresses Japanese Canadian and Indigenous peoples struggles for justice in Canada. Learn more about the book and how you can order it: www.sfu.ca/communicatio...

This week we're celebrating ten years of sparking curiosity, engaging the public and hosting Canada's largest star party at the Trottier Observatory. We hope you'll join us April 4-5 for Starry Nights, special guest lectures, family-friendly activities and more! www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stor... 🔭

The INN is recruiting an Open Science Community Manager to play a critical role in growing open scholarship across SFU. Apply by April 25th, 2025. Visit our website for more info: bit.ly/4iU6mNJ

Join us on April 9, more tickets are now available! Due to high demand, 2SLGBTQI+ Youth – Challenges, Resilience and Empowerment has moved to Room 1520. April 9, 2025 | 12 – 2PM | SFU Harbour Center www.eventbrite.ca/e/2slgbtqi-y...

How can roleplays, games, & simulations be used in the classroom to challenge dominant discourses around class & working-class resistance? Find out at @SFUHistory's last public lecture of the series! Apr 3 | 1 PM RSVP: roles-of-resistance.eventbrite.ca @sfufass.bsky.social @sfueducation.bsky.social

Today is National Indigenous Languages Day. It is a day to celebrate the more than 70 distinct Indigenous spoken by the First Nations people, Metis and Inuit in Canada. Currently, many Indigenous languages spoken in Canada are considered at risk, vulnerable or endangered.

Update: Due to increased risks and safety concerns with the border, Dean can't travel at this time and will instead be joining us virtually for the in-person event.

Join @scasfu.bsky.social and CERi for an engaging discussion on art, research & community. Inspired by Lois Weaver’s Long Table format, this informal gathering fosters open, self-moderated dialogue among artists, researchers & community leaders. Register today: www.sfu.ca/ceri/events/...

It's the 20th anniversary of the Office of Francophone and Francophile Affairs @sfubaff.bsky.social and the French Cohort Program! Unique in its support of Francophone and Francophile cultures, there is so much to be proud of and celebrate at SFU! www.sfu.ca/fass/news/20...