SFU professor Rylan Simpson walks the beat to improve policing in our communities. For the controversial nature of this work, Simpson has been awarded SFU's 2026 Sterling Prize.

Look who’s talking! 🐳 A new sound catalogue of whale calls is helping researchers and orca enthusiasts identify distinct killer whale populations, clans and family groups by their vocalizations alone.  Dive deeper, full story below.

Think female running shoes are designed for women’s feet? Think again. SFU’s Chris Napier spoke to BBC World Service on how women’s sports equipment, such as running shoes and sports bras, are not meeting the needs of female athletes.

Innovation Boulevard earns international recognition for economic development excellence. Led by SFU and the City of Surrey, the initiative has received a 2026 Excellence in Economic Development Silver Award for helping 250+ businesses innovate and grow.

People are much more than data: In her award-winning book, Communing Data Literacy, SFU communication professor Katherine Reilly shows how data literacy is built through dialogue and shared experience. @sfucmns.bsky.social

Five highly used bikes could take emissions from one fossil fuel car off Vancouver's road, according to a new SFU study. Researchers say increasing bike-share networks can play a big role in curbing emissions.

Have you visited Whistler, Horstman or Blackcomb glaciers? According to an SFU study, these much-loved glaciers in British Columbia are set to disappear completely within a few decades. Find out more, full story below.

Introducing The Advance, SFU’s new monthly newsletter featuring exclusive insights from university leaders and researchers, and stories on how the SFU community is advancing knowledge and tackling the critical issues of our time. Sign up today!

This National Postdoctoral Appreciation Week, we’re celebrating SFU’s postdoctoral fellows and the important contributions they make to research and innovation. Thank you to all our postdoctoral fellows for your dedication, curiosity and research impact.

Since time immemorial, two languages have been spoken by Host Nations of the SFU Burnaby campus: hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ is spoken by the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Peoples, and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh is spoken by the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) Peoples.

@sfuenglish.bsky.social profs David Coley & Matthew Hussey host The Canterbury Fails podcast, a mélange of medieval scholarship and mixology. Blending discussion with humour, they show how 1000-year-old poems & stories can still resonate with audiences today. @sfufass.bsky.social

Working in partnership with Kwikwetlem, Tsleil-Waututh, Squamish and Musqueam Nations and Indigenous members of the university community, SFU is grateful to have received Indigenous names for five locations significant to Indigenous faculty, staff and students. Learn more below.

“I chose defiance over defeat.” After COVID-19 left Jan Anderson facing a 25% survival rate, three weeks on life support and months of rehabilitation, she could have let uncertainty define her future. Instead, she challenged herself. Read the full story below.

SFU will host Congress 2027, Canada's largest academic gathering in the humanities and social sciences. Its newly announced theme, Confluences, draws inspiration from the mountains and waterways surrounding the university and the convergence of ideas and perspectives. Read more below.