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As Canada’s engaged university, SFU works with communities, organizations and partners to create, share and embrace knowledge that improves life and generates real change. We deliver a world-class education with lifelong value that shapes change-makers, visionaries and problem-solvers. We connect research and innovation to entrepreneurship and industry to deliver sustainable, relevant solutions to today’s problems. With campuses in British Columbia’s three largest cities – Vancouver, Burnaby and Surrey – SFU has eight faculties that deliver 193 undergraduate degree programs and 127 graduate degree programs to more than 35,000 students. The university now boasts more than 160,000 alumni residing in 143 countries.

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University of Ottawa Professor Cary Kogan, left, is joined by fellow members of the Network of Engaged Canadian Academics, at a news conference on its national study documenting antisemitism at Canadian universities and colleges, in Ottawa in August 2026. The study was commissioned by the federal government. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Many Jewish faculty and staff say university EDI is failing them

Lilach Marom, Simon Fraser University

Equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives must be able to adapt and recognize diverse forms of pain and vulnerability.
Le sentiment que le temps est peut-être compté peut créer un sentiment d'urgence à agir maintenant, à renouer des liens, à faire preuve de solidarité et à reconstruire les liens sociaux. (Unsplash)

Le compte à rebours de l’âge mûr : ce que « le temps qu’il nous reste » peut nous apprendre

Gail Low, MacEwan University; Alexandra A. Deac, University of East London; Anila Naz AliSher, and Gloria Gutman, Simon Fraser University

Une conscience accrue du temps limité peut inciter des personnes à devenir maîtres de leur temps, tandis que d’autres se sentent étouffées par l’anxiété.
Feeling that time may be limited can create a sense of urgency to act now, to reconnect, show solidarity and rebuild social ties. (Unsplash/Maria Oswalt)

The midlife clock is ticking: How we understand ‘time left’ can help us use it well

Gail Low, MacEwan University; Alexandra A. Deac, University of East London; Anila Naz AliSher, and Gloria Gutman, Simon Fraser University

Heightened awareness of having limited time left in life can spur people to become masters of their lime, or leave them feeling stuck or stifled with anxiety.
A display at the ‘Mental Health - Mind Matters’ exhibit at the Science Museum of Minnesota in 2018 invites visitors to play an emotion recognition game. (Ana Maria Navas Iannini)

Can science museums help us talk about mental health?

Ana Maria Navas Iannini, Simon Fraser University

Across the world, science museums are beginning to join conversations and develop work about mental health.
Protesters celebrate in Mumbai, India, after Indian Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned following nationwide protests as part of the Cockroach Janta Party’s protest movement. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

How Gen Z and India’s Cockroach Janata Party are successfully challenging Narendra Modi

Shivaji Mukherjee, Simon Fraser University

The success of protest movements in India hinges on two main factors: the strategic importance of the movement’s voting base to the ruling BJP, and the degree to which the issue can be delegitimized.
Impact assessments, fisheries protections and species-at-risk legislation are not administrative inconveniences; they are safeguards designed to manage environmental risk before damage occurs. (Fengkai Liu/Unsplash)

Canada’s infrastructure projects could damage Pacific salmon habitats

Michael Price, Simon Fraser University

Biodiversity policies fail because governments lack the safeguards, accountability mechanisms and political commitment needed to implement them consistently.
Demonstrators hold a portrait of the Ukrainian army’s commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, demanding his resignation during a rally to denounce President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s decision to dismiss Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov after six months in the post, in Kyiv on July 18, 2026. Zelenskyy obliged. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s removal of two top defence officials highlights the role of morale in long wars

James Horncastle, Simon Fraser University

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed Defense Minister Fedorov and Gen. Syrskyi amid military tensions. What does it mean for the country’s war effort?
The Cowichan River delta on Vancouver Island, B.C. Researchers found fibreglass particles in more than 96 per cent of sediment samples collected across the Cowichan-Koksilah Estuary. (Gerry Thomasen/Flickr)

Fibreglass: How this emerging contaminant is polluting our coasts

Zeinab Zoveidadianpour, Simon Fraser University and Juan José Alava, Simon Fraser University

Fibreglass is denser than seawater, and it sinks quickly and accumulates in sediments where many coastal organisms live and feed.
A multi-well pad for a natural gas plant is pictured outside of Fort St. John, B.C., in October 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS Jonathan Hayward

B.C. and Alberta fall behind on fracking safety distances for residents

Margaret McGregor, University of British Columbia; Deborah Curran, University of Victoria; Élyse Caron-Beaudoin, University of Toronto; Kevin Berk, Dalhousie University, and Tim K. Takaro, Simon Fraser University

Setback regulations remain the only lever that affords some protection to those bearing the greatest health risks of shale gas development in their neighbourhoods.
Aussi passionné que l’on soit par son travail, rien ne remplace un bon management. StudioRomantic/Shutterstock

Ce que signifie vraiment « aimer son travail » – et quand cet amour peut devenir un problème

Nick Turner, University of Calgary; Julian Barling, Queen's University, Ontario; Kaylee Somerville, and Zhanna Lyubykh, Simon Fraser University

De nouvelles recherches explorent la psychologie qui sous-tend l’amour du travail et ses implications pour les organisations modernes.
A mural of Leonard Cohen looks down on people attending a Canada Post event where three new stamps where unveiled in Cohen’s honour in Montrréal, in September 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Literary life after death: How authors are remembered across Canada

Carole Gerson, Simon Fraser University

By celebrating our authors — especially on Canada Day — we honour their role in shaping, illuminating, and preserving our unique Canadian culture.
This photo, provided by Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyev’s official Telegram channel, shows firefighters extinguishing a burning car after a Ukrainian drone attack outside Moscow on June 18, 2026. (Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyev's official telegram channel via AP)

Other nations thirst for Ukraine’s drone success — but they need a culture shift first

James Horncastle, Simon Fraser University

While many countries will try to copy Ukraine’s successful drone tactics, technology isn’t enough. A military must first build a culture capable of maximizing the potential of drones.
Plant-based products at a supermarket in Brussels in October, 2020. The foods we buy and consume are often discussed as if they are simply a matter of personal choice. But grocery shopping rarely works that way. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Plant‑based products need to be easier to find and consistently affordable for shoppers

Cameron McRae, Simon Fraser University and Laurette Dube, McGill University

Pricing policies and retail strategies can help shift diets, but they must account for socioeconomic inequalities in how consumers respond to food prices.
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