February 11 is International Day of Women and Girls in Sciences. We have compiled a list highlighting the work of the women in our Faculty over the past year.
For World Cancer Day, FHS PhD candidate Whitney Qualls explains why investigating the differential impacts of cancer on LGBQ and adolescent/young adult people is necessary and urgent.
FHS Assistant Professor Kimberly Thomson's research focuses on children and youth because it’s one of the earliest opportunities practitioners and policy makers have to address problems and promote mental health and well-being throughout the life of the individual.
During our 2024 Black History Month series, we shared the stories of Black community members at SFU. In alignment with the Scarborough Charter, SFU has adopted the theme “Building Connections for Black Flourishing” for 2024. Read other stories, discover events and activities and learn more about Black History Month at SFU.
FHS professor Meghan Winters and her REsearch and ACtion for Healthy Cities (REACH-Cities) team consulted with more than 100 Surrey, BC residents during the summer of 2023 to discuss whether 15 minute neighbourhoods would be desirable and functional.
FHS PhD alumnus Aniqa Shahid was named the top young HIV basic sciences researcher in Canada by the Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR) at their 33rd annual conference in London, ON.
FHS PhD alumnus Amanda Rowlands won the Phyllis Eveleth Award for outstanding poster presentation at the recent 2024 meeting of the Human Biology Association in Los Angeles.
A systemic review led by FHS MSc candidate Ashmita Grewal and FHS Assistant Professor Kiffer Card has found that home prices can positively and negatively impact health outcomes.
FHS students Maggie Duncan, Tara Erb, Aayush Sharma and Judy Wu received key funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) that supports their graduate research projects.
“This journey has taught me the value of becoming comfortable while existing outside of my comfort zone,” says Faculty of Health Sciences graduand Sarah Chae reflects on the role of tenacity in her undergraduate experience.
FHS student Chloe Goodison joined the Entrepreneurship Co-op program to expand the reach of her non-profit society, NaloxHome, into different communities throughout BC.
Investigators from the Children's Health Policy Centre at the Faculty of Health Sciences suggest that early intervention programs could help middle schoolers build mental health resiliency and reduce reliance on substances in later life.
Michael Smith Health Research BC announced FHS Assistant Professor Lyana Patrick as one of their 2024 Michael Smith Scholar Award recipients.
SFU Faculty of Health Sciences professor Kelley Lee and Laval University Anthropology professor Ève Dubé are co-leading Bridge Research Consortium (BRC), a national collaboration of social sciences and humanities scholars.
FHS Assistant Professor Krista Stelkia will be bringing the BC Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research (BC NEIHR) to SFU. Stelkia is the Nominated Principal Investigator for the BC network.
