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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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Ethan Fung, Matthew Anketell and Robert Britton, three authors of a study published in the journal Science about speeding up the process of producing drug target molecules. (Simon Fraser University)

Here’s how scientists aim to speed up drug development for treating new viruses

Generating up to 100 times more antiviral drug candidates than was previously practical — in weeks rather than months or years — could improve the odds of finding a drug quickly when necessary.
The sustained effort of masking leads to measurable psychological distress for many people with ADHD. The consequences may include chronic exhaustion (burnout), increased anxiety and identity confusion. (Unsplash)

The invisible performance of ‘masking’ ADHD symptoms is exhausting

ADHD isn’t just about experiencing fidgeting, distractibility, forgetfulness or restlessness; it’s also about the hidden work adults do to hide those symptoms in their everyday lives.
Les activités sédentaires sont celles qui impliquent très peu ou pas de mouvement. On peut les faire en position assise, couchée ou debout. Rester debout pendant de longues périodes a un effet similaire sur le métabolisme que le fait d’être assis. (Unsplash+/Curated Lifestyle)

Sédentarité : voici ce que le manque d’activité physique fait à votre corps

La sédentarité entraîne des changements physiologiques spécifiques qui peuvent entraîner divers risques pour la santé.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speaks during a media conference at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, in July 2026. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

From east to west: Why Turkey is playing both sides

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan doesn’t want others defining Turkey’s choices. He’s seeking a better position within an existing world order and recognition that Turkey is entitled to forge its own path.
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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

Fibreglass is denser than seawater, and it sinks quickly and accumulates in sediments where many coastal organisms live and feed.

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