Positive childhood experiences can boost mental health and reduce depression and anxiety in teens

Having more positive childhood experiences is associated with lower levels of depression and anxiety, and better life satisfaction and mental health. learn more

Provincial investment boosts SFU’s research on optimizing uptake of new immune-based technologies

The Bridge Research Consortium (BRC), based in the Faculty of Health Sciences, has received over $422,000 from the BC Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF). learn more

FHS PhD candidate's innovative research recognized with award

FHS PhD candidate Amanda Rowlands won the Phyllis Eveleth Award for outstanding poster presentation at the recent 2024 meeting of the Human Biology Association in Los Angeles learn more

Rising home prices can harm peoples’ health, SFU research finds

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 learn more

FHS researchers engage Surrey residents on 15 minute neighbourhoods

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. learn more

Indigenous scholar brings BC Network Environment for Indigenous Health Research to SFU

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. learn more

Sexual minorities still face more mental health, substance use conditions – SFU study

FHS assistant professor Travis Salway led a study which found that sexual minorities experience a greater burden of mental health and substance use conditions, despite policy and legislative advances. learn more

Methadone much more effective than buprenorphine for treatment retention, SFU study finds

FHS professor Bohdan Nosyk's latest research evaluates methadone and buprenorphine (naloxone) as treatments for opioid use disorder learn more

SFU co-led hubs to innovate Canadian agriculture with $15.8M investment

FHS associate professor William Hsiao and SFU Knowledge Mobilization director (and FHS alumnus) Lupin Battersby will each be co-leading a national genomics hub, thanks to funding from Genome Canada and matching funding from project partners. learn more

Early prevention programs for children could help end the opioid crisis

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 learn more