April 2025

SFU ANNOUNCES HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS

SFU is proud to bestow honorary degrees on nine outstanding individuals making lasting, transformative impacts in their respective fields and inspiring the university’s class of 2025.

APRIL 10 | THREE MINUTE THESIS (3MT) COMPETITION FINALS

Learn about cutting-edge research by SFU graduate students as they explain the breadth and impact of their graduate work in only 3 minutes—yes, 3 minutes! The winners will walk away with cash prizes.

3MT is not an exercise in trivializing or ‘dumbing-down’ research but forces students to consolidate their ideas and crystallize their research discoveries. View videos from past competitions to check out just how much can be shared in 3 minutes.

TROTTIER OBSERVATORY & SCIENCE COURTYARD TURNS 10!

Since 2014 the Trottier Observatory and Science Courtyard has been the heart of SFU Science's public outreach, hosting 30,000+ visitors through open houses, K-12 student field trips and Starry Nights.

The Trottier Observatory has operated in partnership with the Trottier Family Foundation to bring science education and astronomy to students, families, and the general public.

Events

• March 14 - May 16 | SFU Reads (Online Book Club)
• April 3 | Canadian Universities Alumni Reception (London)
• April 4-5 | Trottier Observatory 10th Anniversary (Burnaby)
• April 10 | Three Minute Thesis Competition Final (Surrey)
• April 11 | Skoden Indigenous Film Festival (Burnaby)
• April 29-30 | Virtual Fair (Online)
• May 6 | Women Who Lead: Shaping Canada’s Future (Vancouver)

The Alumni team is working on events in the following locations: Quebec City, Silicon Valley, the Okanagan and more. Event details will be available soon.

In case you missed it...

• After nearly 15 years of representing Canada, SFU alumnus Justina Di Stasio has decided to retire from competition. Wrestling Canada article
• Alumnus Sarah Wu shares her journey from academia to her work in dementia care as the Strategic Lead, Research at the Alzheimer Society of B.C. SFU article
• The Faculty of Graduate Studies received Board of Governor approval last week paving the way for the office to become SFU's ninth full-fledged faculty. SFU article
• 126 SFU community members who submitted their published works to SFU's Celebration of Authors were honored recently; many of whom are alumni. SFU article
• Six faculty members have been honoured with the inaugural SFU Research Excellence Awards, acknowledging their outstanding scholarship and cumulative research impact. SFU article
• In Memoriam: Dr. Milton (“Milt”) McClaren was a distinguished and long-serving member of the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University for over 57 years, whose groundbreaking work in environmental and sustainability education. SFU article

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