2021 News

These annual awards recognize the commitment of SFU faculty and staff to sharing their expertise with the larger community through the media and social media, as well as leveraging strategic communications to benefit our community.

Current overdose prevention efforts aren’t enough to support those most at risk of fatal overdose, people who inject drugs alone, according to a new Simon Fraser University-led study published recently.

For their HSCI 855 class, Team Plant the Seed developed a centralized food security and sovereignty initiative at SFU aimed at effectively improving access for all students.

Jean-Christophe Bélisle-Pipon is the Faculty of Health Sciences’ new Assistant Professor in Health Ethics. / Jean-Christophe Bélisle-Pipon est le nouveau professeur adjoint en éthique de la santé de la Faculté des sciences de la santé.

To celebrate Women’s History Month, we are highlighting the women’s health research of two FHS graduate students: MSc candidate Amanda Yonkman, and PhD candidate Afifa Shahrin.

This new study found correlations between increased expressions of autistic-like behaviours in pre-school aged children to gestational exposure to select environmental toxicants, including metals, pesticides, PCBs, phthalates, and BPA.

We spoke to two FHS Co-op students about their remote working experience, and how, despite the challenges, they have expanded their skills.

Faculty of Health Science teaching fellow and lecturer Paola Ardiles has been named a Health Campus Community Champion for 2020.

Multiple Faculty of Health Sciences researchers and faculty have successfully been awarded CIHR Spring 20201 grants for their projects.

Two Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) staff – Geron Malbas, Communications Assistant, and Bratislav (“Brad”) Mladenovic, Manager, Undergraduate Programs – received accolades for their roles as part of the SFU Welcome Day Revisioning and Implementation Team.