Innovative, interdisciplinary teaching and research that span the molecular to the social. #SFUFHS BlueSky: https://nitter.cf/t.co/SeH7xyDxYF
Burnaby, British Columbia
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FHS is leaving X. We strive to improve the health of individuals & populations, and to reduce health inequities through excellence in interdisciplinary research & education, in partnership with local, national & global communities - and with a commitment to social justice.
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Lifetime Achievement Award, Rising Star Award, Visionary Award, Spirit of Service Award, and Legacy Award—learn about the new #SFU Outstanding Alumni Award categories. Nominations are open! ow.ly/Ze9G50WkBIO
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Christine Schwartz of the Children's Health Policy Centre spoke with @CBCTheNational re: the benefits of early prevention, school-based programs to divert youth from misusing substances.
#YouthSubstanceUse #SFUFHS #SFUResearch #SubstanceUseDisorders
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📢 NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Indigenous Innovation and Leadership in Research Network Grants
These grants will fund established & new networks for Indigenous-led research that support Indigenous research methodologies & knowledge systems.
Learn more:
sshrc-crsh.canada.ca/en/fund…
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Assistant Professor @LyanaPatrick spoke with Michael Smith Health Research BC about her first feature film, "Nechako: It Will Be A Big River Again" which follows Saik’uz and Stellat’en First Nations' fight to restore the Nechako River
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#SFUFHS #SFU #BC
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Coming soon! The Reviewer in Training program offers early career researchers the opportunity to learn about the peer review process at CIHR while gaining valuable experience participating in high-quality reviews.
Accepting applications July 9 to Aug. 6: cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/52323.html…
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FHS assistant professor @kiffercard and SFU Math professor Caroline Colijn's work on social impacts of vaccines is helping to inform current behaviours around other infectious disease challenges like measles.
#SFUFHS #SFU #SFUResearch #SocialEpidemiology #Epidemiology
What can we learn from COVID-19 about the role of social factors & vaccines?
Professors Caroline Colijn (@SFU_Science, @SFUMath) and Kiffer Card (@SFU_FHS) observed how vaccine homophily can influence infections like COVID-19. ow.ly/meoU50Wb0KA
The i-HeLTI (Indigenous Health Life Trajectories Initiative) is an Indigenous-led, community co-led research program that aims to restore healthy family systems in First Nations communities in BC and Alberta.
#SFUFHS #SFU #IndigenousHealth
CIHR-funded researchers @UAlbertaSPH & @SFU_FHS are working with Indigenous communities to co-develop programs that blend Indigenous knowledge with Western science, supporting lifelong health and well-being.
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#NIHM2025
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Just out! Some new research led by @hmctaggart_c from @SFU_FHS / @BCCancer that I was involved with.
We used a discrete choice experiment to elicit patient preferences for physiotherapy services post-surgery for breast cancer.
Link: academic.oup.com/ptj/advance…
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The Indigenous community at SFU recognizes the month of June as National Indigenous Peoples' Month, rather than National Indigenous History Month, as this is a more meaningful representation of what we are celebrating.
Across the university we honour the history, culture, resilience and contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples to SFU and across Canada.
The combination of wildfire smoke and extreme heat co-occurs frequently in British Columbia and can have significant impact on lung and heart health as well as pregnancies, per a recent publication by FHS Assistant Professor Stephanie Cleland.
#SFUResearch #BCHealth
Did you know that the four largest B.C. wildfire seasons on record have all taken place since 2017?
The growing threat of wildfires and associated health risks are laid bare in two studies from experts at #SFU: ow.ly/M9cn50VYS68
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For many people in the world, #exercise and healthy eating is a privilege they don't have.
#nutrition
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New research from HELP Affiliate Dr. Nicole Catherine and colleages at @SFU_FHS Children's Health Policy Centre found that young mothers and their children facing intimate partner violence benefit from the Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) program. Read now 👉hubs.la/Q03p7QrP0
A study led by FHS asst prof Nicole Catherine found that the Nurse-Family Partnership showed promise in reducing exposure to intimate partner violence #IPV while also improving #MentalHealth for young first-time mothers and their children.
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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS! SFU’s 2025/26 Graduate Fellowship Program is open! If you’re a grad student doing community-based research, apply for CERi’s 8-month fellowship (Sept–Apr) for funding, mentorship, and professional development. Apply by June 30, 2025: sfu.ca/ceri/ceri-programs-/g…
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Exercise daily, eat your fruit and veg ... for most of the world, privileged prescriptions like these may not actually do much to reduce the risk of heart disease. Find out why: ow.ly/eoV250VXrYw
@SFU_FHS @DrScottLear
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Exam Assistant - part-time | Centre for Accessible Learning | $22/ hour | Burnaby | Apply by May 20
👉 More info: Grad Student Job Alerts 🔗Link in Bio
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Increasing activity later in life may prevent accumulation of amyloid-β (Aβ) plaques.
Study found people who became active had less brain Aβ burden compared to those who reduced activity or remained inactive @alzassociation: alz-journals.onlinelibrary.w…
#exercise #FitnessMotivation
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Dr. Chris Buse, Assistant Professor at @SFU_FHS emphasizes the importance of using research in climate change and emergency preparedness.
