Starry Nights is ON from 9pm to midnight tonight at the Trottier Observatory, with views of Saturn and Neptune, the Iris Nebula, the Pinwheel Galaxy and the Double Cluster and more! Come check out our radio telescope and learn how it helps us detect evidence for dark matter. Thanks to Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Vancouver volunteers for making these events a success! https://www.sfu.ca/science/community/trottier-observatory---courtyard/starry-nights.html #sfuscience #astronomy #sfuphysics #vancouver #burnaby #TrottierObservatory

Congratulations to #SFU Department of Mathematics professor Caroline Colijn and SFU Biological Sciences professor Isabelle Côté, who have been named to The Royal Society of Canada today, Canada's highest academic honour. https://www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stories/2023/09/royal-society-of-canada-awards-three-sfu-scholars-with-country-s.html #sfuscience #SFUMath #SFUBioSci #royalsociety

The rain has cleared so Starry Nights is ON tonight!

Kick off the long weekend with #SFUPhysics and the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Vancouver tonight from 9pm to midnight at the #SFU Trottier Observatory for views of summer nebulae, star clusters, and a galaxy. Free parking is available at East Lot. https://www.sfu.ca/science/community/trottier-observatory---courtyard/starry-nights.html #sfuscience #sfuphysics #astronomy #vancouver #burnaby

A multidisciplinary cross-Canada team co-lead by @ubcmedicine's François Bénard and #SFUChemistry professor Caterina Ramogida is developing radioactive isotopes for the precision treatment of late-stage cancers. https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/nfrf-fnfr/stories-histoires/2023/fight_cancer-lutter_contre_le_cancer-eng.aspx #sfu #sfuscience #chemistry #oncology #cancer

Congratulations to #SFU Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, professor Dustin King on receiving $350,000 towards infrastructure to support research on antibiotic resistance and engineering bacteria to support greenhouse-gas reduction. Learn about all of the projects being funded through the BC Knowledge Development Fund: https://ow.ly/5b9v50PA7i8 #sfuscience #MBBSFU

Explore #space with us, from wherever you are! We'll be streaming live from the #SFU Trottier Observatory telescope this Friday, August 25 (weather depending) at Starry Nights Live Online. Volunteers from the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada will join the live chat to answer your #astronomy questions. https://events.sfu.ca/event/36919-starry-nights-live-online

Please note: there will be no in-person event this Friday.
#sfuscience #sfuphysics #space #ScienceOutreach #scicomm #vancouver #burnaby #BritishColumbia

Thanks to Lauren Vanderdeen at the Burnaby Now for visiting us at Starry Nights! We're proud to host one of the largest star parties in Canada every Friday night. https://www.burnabynow.com/local-news/star-party-sfu-astronomy-starry-nights-free-event-burnaby-7389788 #sfuscience #sfu #sfuphysics #astronomy #vancouver #burnaby

"There are few feelings that rival the excitement of discovering something new for the first time, and being able to share that with someone is a gift," says Excellence in Science Outreach student award recipient @EmGLim.

Learn more about their work, and how you can nominate someone you know for an Excellence in Science Outreach Award! https://www.sfu.ca/science/news/2023-news/sfu-faculty-of-science-celebrates-excellence-in-science-outreach.html #SFUScience #SFUBioSci #sfu #scicomm

For over 50 years Paul Saunders has worked to support teaching and learning at #SFU's Department of Chemistry. Along the way he's made vital contributions to health and safety at SFU, co-authored papers and made friends from around the world: https://www.sfu.ca/science/news/2023-news/after-50-years-at-sfu-paul-saunders-is-still-having-fun.html #SFUScience #SFUChemistry #chemistry

#SFUBioSci prof Isabelle Côté is in Tampa Bay training for a gruelling row across the Atlantic this December. Learn about the Salty Science team and their mission to raise funds for ocean conservation: https://sports.yahoo.com/meet-team-training-tampa-bay-103000144.html #sfu #sfuscience #rowing #marineconservation

Nominations are now open for the SFU Faculty of Science Excellence in Science Public Engagement and Outreach Awards!

These annual awards recognize faculty, staff and students making a difference through communicating science research to the public.
Meet some previous recipients and learn how you can nominate someone you know: https://www.sfu.ca/science/news/2023-news/sfu-faculty-of-science-celebrates-excellence-in-science-outreach.html #sfuscience #sfu #scicomm

One third of the world's shark and ray populations are now threatened with extinction, but new scientific techniques are helping researchers identify strategies that work to help populations recover. #SFUBioSci researcher Nathan Pacoureau explains: https://theconversation.com/reversing-the-decline-in-shark-and-ray-populations-is-possible-but-requires-strong-governance-and-management-206285 #sfuscience #sfu #sharks #marineconservation #marinebiology

Starry Nights is ON tonight! Drop by the Trottier Observatory from 10pm to midnight. We'll be exploring the Hercules cluster, the Dumbbell Nebula and Albeireo with help from Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Vancouver volunteers! https://ow.ly/U5UI50Pc2rV #sfuscience #sfu #SFUPhysics #astronomy #ScienceOutreach #vancouver #burnaby

Chemotherapy is a life-saving treatment for many cancer patients. Unfortunately, many cancer drugs also cause cancer cells to mutate, which over time leads them to become more aggressive and harder to treat. #SFU Molecular Biology and Biochemistry researcher Mani Larijani is exploring new ways to address this problem: https://www.sfu.ca/science/news/2023-news/mbb-researcher-studying-against-the-grain-strategy-to-improve-ca.html #sfuscience #molecularbiology #oncology #cancer

Starry Nights is ON tonight! Drop in at the #TrottierObservatory from 10pm to midnight tonight to explore the night sky with us. We'll be looking at the Blue Snowball, M82, the Ring Nebula, the Hercules cluster, the Summer Beehive and more!

Thanks to volunteers from Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Vancouver for helping us make our events happen! https://www.sfu.ca/science/community/trottier-observatory---courtyard/starry-nights.html #sfuscience #sfu #SFUPhysics #astronomy #ScienceOutreach #vancouver #burnaby

Starry Nights is on tonight! Drop in from 10pm to midnight to explore the sky with us! We'll be looking at the craters of the Moon, the M5 globular cluster, the Omicron Cygni "Hockey Stick", Alberio and several other beautiful targets. https://www.sfu.ca/science/community/trottier-observatory---courtyard/starry-nights.html #sfuscience #sfu #SFUPhysics #astronomy #ScienceOutreach #vancouver #burnaby

This “mathematically delicious” object is a representation of a Boy’s surface created in glass by SFU academic glassblower Lucas Clarke as part of a collaboration with Adam Savage.
Check out the YouTube video for a discussion about what it is, and how it was made: https://ow.ly/5eUX50P11HF and check out Lucas on Instagram to see his other creations: https://www.instagram.com/_lucas_clarke_/ #sfuscience

Roughly 8 billion years after the beginning of the universe, its expansion began to accelerate in ways that cannot be explained by Einstein’s theory of general relativity. #SFUPhysics professor Levon Pogosian and co-author Camille Bonvin are using new methods to unravel this mystery. https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kxk99/scientists-plan-to-measure-distorted-time-in-deep-space-to-probe-reality #space #cosmology #gravity #sfuscience #sfu

Research is making us more aware of the impact of human-created noise pollution on underwater life. Can AI help? https://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/environment/clear-seas-artificial-intelligence-ship-noise-7139376 #sfuscience #sfu #marineecology #noisepollution #marineconservation

Unfortunately the weather is not good enough for us to go ahead with Starry Nights tonight, but the clear weather this spring has been great for new observations! This is M81 or Bode’s Galaxy imaged over two nights from the Trottier Observatory by Rob Lyons. Check out his other photos here: https://www.instagram.com/rob.servatory/ #astronomy #sfuscience #galaxy #sfu