What are the biggest issues facing Vancouver ahead of its civic election? In a new IMFG brief co-authored by Prof. @ayan604.bsky.social, housing affordability, homelessness, infrastructure funding, & more are among the key challenges explored.
Read the brief: imfg.org/brief/vancou...
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We invite SFU undergrads & grads to attend an info session for the #sfuurb spring 2027 offering of URB 499-692 Urban Innovation Lab.
-October 22nd (5-6 PM PT)
-Hybrid (SFU Harbour Centre & online)
Contact: [email protected] to register

Learn more: events.sfu.ca/event/50607-...
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Applications for the September 2027 intake of the SFU Master of Urban Studies and Graduate Diploma Programs are now open! Visit our website to discover how you can enrich your life by taking your interest in cities to the next level.

www.sfu.ca/urban/apply....
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Congratulations to Liam Cormack on his successful thesis defence!
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We congratulate Sreya Ajay on successfully defending her thesis!
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SFU Students: Today is the last day to apply for a bursary! If you need financial support, don't miss this deadline. Visit the Financial Aid and Rewards website to learn more: www.sfu.ca/students/fin...
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Congrats to MURB student Bonnie Burnside on her appointment as a Graduate Student Advocacy & Support Co-Lead. Drawing on her own experiences navigating grad school w/ MS, Burnside will help strengthen accessibility for grad students.
www.sfu.ca/gradstudies/...
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Join #sfuurb & MURB student Liam Cormack for a thesis defence this Friday at SFU Burnaby campus (2 PM). Thesis title - The Aesthetics of Time and Urban Nature
RSVP: [email protected]
Learn more:
events.sfu.ca/event/50392-...
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Join #sfuurb & MURB student Sreya Ajay for a thesis defence this Thursday at SFU Harbour Centre. Thesis: Living w/ the Heat: Tenant Narratives of Extreme Heat Experiences, Coping Mechanisms & Perspectives in a Strathcona Social Housing Property
RSVP: [email protected]
events.sfu.ca/event/50391-...

Our September 2026 newsletter is up! Check out what our #sfuurb students, faculty, and alumni have been up to. Also, learn about the exciting events we have coming up this fall.
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