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Marissa wearing hiking gear looking out over a mountain vista.
Three geologists wearing bright red vests and hiking gear standing on a rock that has many parallel stripes of interesting looking strata
Marissa and a colleague are wearing hiking gear and sitting on a mountain bluff overlooking a small lake.
A bearded man wearing a blue plaid shirt and jeans adjusts a large stainless steel scientific instrument in a science lab
A microscopic image of pluripotent stem cells dyed blue with a fluorescent cyan dye
A crowd of dressed up people, some in academic regalia outdoors in the Simon Fraser University Academic Quadrangle garden celebrating after Monday's science convocation ceremony
Two Asian women standing outdoors in the SFU Academic Quadrangle garden on a grey day. They are smiling widely and holding multiple bouquets of flowers
Rebecca is standing on a trail in a remote area. There are trees, mountains and a large river behind her.
Rebecca Storck has long hair and is wearing a red tank top. She is sitting on a green lawn studded with daisies and holding a fluffy grey bunny
Ken van Wieren sitting at a computer in the machine shop
The members of the SFU Science Technical Centre, left to right: Lucas Clarke, Gary Shum, Andy Melson, Ken van Wieren, Gian Moreira, Anthony Slater, Howard Proulx.
The Black Tusk, as seen from the trail to Panorama Ridge. By Benoit Brummer CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=80066982
Jackie and her colleagues at the Forest Innovation & Bioeconomy Conference.
Jackie is standing outdoors on a lawn in front of trees and some buildings. She is smiling and wearing glasses and a black long-sleeve fleece.
The members of Verheyen Lab on a social outing. They're outdoors on a sunny day posing underneath a bridge with a goat. Colin is the furthest right.
Colin is a young Caucasian male wearing a grey sweatshirt and blue nitrile gloves. He's standing in a science lab and using a pipette to extract something from a bottle
Photo of a very green looking Anna's hummingbird with logos for Greater Vancouver Bird Celebration and Stanley Park Ecology and text that reads Your Observation Matters: Citizen Science in Birding Panel
A volunteer wearing a red T-shirt and face mask is leaning over a table with a display about flies and talking to a young child wearing a red baseball cap.
6th World Sepsis Congress - Universal Sepsis Care for Newborns, Children and Women April 22, 2026, 18:30h CEST
Miranda Meents headshot
Artist rendition of blue and green molecules travelling through a dunnel made of honeycomb mesh, overlaid with SFU and Perkin Elmer logos
SFU Cafe Scientifique Whence the Mountains? An exploration of BC's fascinating geology over the past billion years with Dan Gibson
SFU Nobel Lectures in a lecture hall at SFU
A student wearing a lab coat, gloves and goggles is using a pipette while leaning over a bench in a science lab
Four people in their late 20s-early 30s stand in front of a mural at SFU Burnaby campus. Logo text reads: SFU Giving Day 2026
Biology Day Thursday February 26 3:30-4:30pm Research Lab Tour, Meet at the Biology Front Desk (B8255) at 3:25pm 4:30-6:00pm Biology Day Social, Bio-Chem Lounge
This is the Wizard Nebula discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1787, a region of young stars. The bright star just above the Wizard's hand is a double star system consisting of two of the hottest type of stars (O-type stars). They are responsible for lighting up the nebula and carving out the shape of the nebula with their strong stellar winds.
Close-up of invasive snails in the sand.
Jocelyn carries a tape measure across a sandy beach.
Jocelyn is a tall woman with long hair wearing a puffy black jacket and white toque standing in front of an icy blue glacial lake
A smiling student gesturing to his 3 Minute Thesis slide. The slide shows illustrations of objects with their building blocks such as a rubik's cube deconstructed and whole, a pizza in pieces and in a wheel.
SFU Cafe Scientifique Collagen: More Than Just a Pretty Face! with Nancy Forde
Black woman wearing a hijab, goggles and white lab coat standing in a chemistry lab. Overlaid text reads International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
Women in Science Brown Bag Lunch Thurs. Feb 12, 12-1pm at Sci-Space, AQ 3146
Brianna is standing outdoors in the sun in a public garden wearing a navy blue t-shirt and a flowy white skirt. She has a broad smile on her face.
Illustration of a scientist holding an Erlenmeyer flask and clipboard in front of a blue background with stars and a light bulb. Text reads: Saturday Morning Lectures February 7 Surrey Library City Centre Branch Rm 401 10:30am: How the Universe Works: Quantum Mechanics - The Music of the Universe by Mark Van Raamsdonk (UBC) 11:40am From the Big Bang to Biology: The Role of RNA in the origin of life by Peter Unrau (SFU)
A smiling student gesturing to his 3 Minute Thesis slide. The slide shows illustrations of objects with their building blocks such as a rubik's cube deconstructed and whole, a pizza in pieces and in a wheel.
Jobs & Volunteer Expo A West Coast Virtual Fair Platform Open: Feb 4 Event Date: Feb 11
Saturday Morning Lectures
Photo of a student wearing a black Adidas sweater and baseball cap writing out an equation on a whiteboard with five students watching. Overlaid text reads Science & Math Peer Academic Support. Free peer support for many 1st and 2nd year courses online and in-person
Starry Nights at SFU Burnaby. The Trottier Observatory dome is open and the courtyard is lit up with the rainbowy spectrum of the sun. A few dimly lit people are standing around some telescopes pointed at the sky.
Dr. Levon Pogosian is a bald man wearing glasses standing with arms crossed in the SFU Science Courtyard in front of the Trottier Observatory. Photo: Sam Smith
Three people are standing outdoors at night pointing at the sky beside a white telescope
A headshot of Glen Tibbits along with a photo of his big white dog.
Sci-Space and the Student Learning Commons Spring 2026 Workshops Schedule Building Workshop Scientific Writing Made Simple Ace the Numbers Game: Quant Exam Prep Level Up Your Study Skills "I'll Do It Later" Managing Procrastination Join at Sci-Space or online!
A group of researchers including Khiem Can sitting around a picnic table enjoying some beverages on a lab team building day.
SFU Cafe Scientifique A Novel Strategy to Repurpose Existing Antibiotics with Lisa Craig
A composite image with photos of past SFU staff achievement awards winners
Maks Prondzynski is a smiling man with a beard and glasses, wearing a bright yellow down jacket and holding Munchy, a white French bulldog in an orange insulated coat. They're standing in front of a frozen lake.
The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women Burnaby Campus Friday, December 5, 2025 - 12:15 - 1:30pm