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Deep within Simon Fraser University's chemistry department, science and art intersect to unravel the dark, but lucrative, underbelly of forgery.

How people perceive their own neighbourhoods may have a lot to do with whether they choose to walk and cycle, according to a global study of nearly 40,000 adults.

Members of the Xwe-etay/Lasqueti Island Archaeology Project (XLAP), including SFU researchers Dana Lepofsky and Sean Markey, Coast Salish Nations, and Xwe-etay (Lasqueti) residents have been working

Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council (NTC) is leading a long-term study to improve health and wellness for Indigenous children, with collaboration from Indigenous leaders and communities, First Nations Health Authority, and researchers from Simon Fraser University and the University of Alberta.

SFU professors Kirsten Zickfeld and Karen Kohfeld are part of an expert panel contributing to a new report released this week investigating the potential contribution of nature-based climate solutions (NBCS) to meeting Canada's climate change mitigation commitments. Zickfeld, Kohfeld and other contributing researchers comprise the Expert Panel on Canada's Carbon Sink Potential from the Council of Canadian Academies (CCA).

Improving supports for older adults who experience homelessness in three major Canadian cities is the focus of an ongoing study led by Simon Fraser University adjunct professor Sarah Canham. The research builds on a pilot study that documented evidence-based interventions in shelter and housing services that support persons with experiences of homelessness for people aged 50 and older in Vancouver, Montreal and Calgary - cities that have seen a dramatic increase in homelessness among the 50+ age group.

A team of Simon Fraser researchers is preparing for blast off after being announced as a major partner in Canada's first moon rover mission.

New research highlights the challenges women healthcare providers (HCPs) experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic which contributed to heightened moral distress, providing insights into ongoing professional burnout. Moral distress is defined as the experience of knowing the ethically right action to take but being systemically constrained from taking that action.

New research shows that older adults may be better supported as they age when their personalities are considered-for example, are they more like orchids or dandelions?

Scientists at Simon Fraser University are racing against the clock to save British Columbia's disappearing kelp forests for future generations.

Biochemist Dustin King is weaving an Indigenous worldview into western science through his role in leading a new laboratory at Simon Fraser University.

Simon Fraser University cut greenhouse gases by more than 50 per cent from 2007 levels in 2021, exceeding provincial interim targets and even topping the university's own aggressive Race to Zero targets.

Simon Fraser University will begin taking steps to become a Living Wage Employer, furthering its commitment to improve equity and inclusion for working members of the SFU community.

As the need to address climate change becomes increasingly urgent so too does the concurrent need for proactive stewardship of the Earth's rapidly changing biosphere, according to research published today in the journal Science.

Simon Fraser University is one of four post-secondary institutions aiming to further their sustainability goals through a new social procurement guide, produced in collaboration with the British Columbia Collaborative for Social Innovation (BCCSI).

City in Colour and Citopia, created by six migrant women of colour from SFU's Urban Studies master's program, aim to create an equitable, inclusive and accessible city and work environment for women.

A study led by Simon Fraser researchers has found that the retreat of glaciers in the Pacific mountains of western North America could produce more than 6,000 kilometres of potential new Pacific salmon habitat by the year 2100.

SFU health sciences professors Allison Carter and Angela Kaida, are sharing findings of their national study on women living with HIV through a short film, HIV Made Me Fabulous .

Landslides in B.C. canyons can cause devastating effects on salmon spawning grounds. To better understand their causes, Simon Fraser University geography master's student Kyle Kusack is studying how the flow of rivers may factor into their occurrence.