The Urban Innovation Lab Info Session is coming up in one week! If you're an SFU student who's interested in learning what it takes to work & innovate in a local municipality, you'll want to sign up!
-Oct. 22 (5-6 PM PT)
-Hybrid (SFU Harbour Centre & online)
RSVP: [email protected]
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Climate justice starts w/ listening to communities. During her co-op w/ the Aboriginal Housing Management Association, MURB student Sreya Ajay helped map climate hazards & support resources affecting Indigenous non-profit housing providers in BC.
Read her story: www.sfu.ca/urban/news-a...
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A new paper from Mei Fang, "A mini-review of Green Aging: reframing AgeTech for climate adaptation and environmental justice," introduces Green Aging as a framework for how AgeTech can support older adults in climate change and environmental sustainability.

🔗: jphe.amegroups.org/article/view...

Congratulations to our graduates Oliver Orr and Yogesh Sahadevan who crossed the stage on Thursday at SFU's fall 2026 convocation ceremony! We wish them well as they continue to forge the urban future.
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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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Check out this report, which also features the work of so many #sfuurb students!
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The AGE-WELL AgeTech Discovery Day will take place on October 1 to mark National Seniors Day and showcase AgeTech innovations supporting healthy aging.

Register for Vancouver's AGE-WELL AgeTech Discovery Day: www.eventbrite.com/e/age-well-a...

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We are delighted to announce the promotion of Annika Airas to senior lecturer! Dr. Airas has led our popular field school on Comparative Sustainability in Finland, and she is also a co-principal investigator on the multi-year SSHRC-funded research project SAGA.
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Need financial support this term? Bursary applications open today for SFU students!
Find out if you are eligible by visiting SFU's Financial Aid and Awards site: www.sfu.ca/students/fin...
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