/sfunews2026-10-26T02:42:15.285Z鶹ƵNews - 鶹ƵNews - SFUUniversity news and the accomplishments of 鶹Ƶstudents, faculty and staff.FLAIR project at 鶹Ƶharnesses AI to revive Indigenous languagesnoemail@noemail.orgmkieltykA new project hosted at 鶹Ƶ (SFU) is helping Indigenous communities train a new generation of speakers and support them with technologies including artificial intelligence (AI).
First Languages AI Reality (FLAIR), housed at SFU’s Digital Democracies Institute (DDI) and Cedar Supercomputing Centre, is developing AI-powered learning modules for at-risk languages and training AI models on them to help more people learn languages that are in danger of disappearing./sfunews/stories/2026/10/flair-project-at-sfu-harnesses-ai-to-revive-indigenous-languages2026-10-27T15:30:00.000Z2026-10-23T20:59:35.629ZGlobal happiness researchers reveal keys to a good lifenoemail@noemail.orgrmdMany of the world’s leading happiness researchers say they consciously spend more time with loved ones after seeing the evidence, according to a new paper.
“Happiness emerges from a symphony of factors, but if I had to pinpoint one secret to happiness, relationships with other people might be it,” says Lara Aknin, a professor of social psychology at 鶹Ƶ. /sfunews/stories/2026/10/global-happiness-researchers-reveal-keys-to-a-good-life2026-10-26T16:00:00.000Z2026-10-21T21:06:00.495ZTrio of Canada Research Chairs advancing Indigenous resurgence, alternative energy and stem cell science noemail@noemail.orgmkieltykThree groundbreaking 鶹Ƶ scholars are among the new and renewed Canada Research Chairs (CRCs) announced this week by the Tri-agency Institutional Programs Secretariat. /sfunews/stories/2026/10/trio-of-CRCs-advancing-Indigenous-resurgence-alternative-energy-and-stem-cell-science2026-10-23T16:00:00.000Z2026-10-23T23:10:50.691Z鶹ƵStephens Family School of Medicine to advance Indigenous pathways into medicinenoemail@noemail.orgmkieltykIndigenous students will soon have more opportunity to pursue their dream of becoming a doctor with the launch of an innovative program at 鶹Ƶ’s Stephens Family School of Medicine.
The Indigenous Pathways Acceleration Hub will create culturally-grounded pathways for students interested in medicine and health careers by addressing barriers earlier and challenging traditional approaches to recruitment and admissions./sfunews/stories/2026/10/sfu-stephens-family-school-of-medicine-to-advance-indigenous-pat2026-10-23T15:47:00.000Z2026-10-23T16:13:55.318ZInnovation Week brings together innovation community to advance partnerships and entrepreneurshipnoemail@noemail.orgwdhender鶹Ƶ’s innovation ecosystem was on full display last week as researchers, entrepreneurs, students, industry leaders and community partners gathered for 鶹ƵInnovation Week./sfunews/stories/2026/10/innovation-week-brings-together-innovation-community-to-advance-2026-10-22T16:00:00.000Z2026-10-22T17:46:08.713ZScientists alarmed as Super El Niño collides with ‘strange uptick’ in Galapagos iguana traffickingnoemail@noemail.orgrmdThe only lizard in the world that can live and forage at sea may now be in a fight for survival. International scientists warn black-market trafficking of Galapagos marine iguanas is peaking just as the Super El Niño decimates their natural food source. /sfunews/stories/2026/10/scientists-alarmed-as-super-el-nino-collides-with--strange-uptic2026-10-14T16:00:00.000Z2026-10-08T21:31:27.310Z