Department of Biological Sciences at Simon Fraser University. www.sfu.ca/biologyhttps://bsky.app/profile/sfubiosciences.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sfubiosciences.bsky.social/post/3mrfv6zq3rk2aSFU Biology postdoctoral researcher Anaïs Remili @anaisremili.bsky.social was recently featured in The News International, where she discussed the vital role whale falls play in sustaining deep-sea ecosystems. Learn more: https://www.sfu.ca/biology/news-events/news/2026/2026-remili-whales.html 📸 Photo credit: Jared Towers - DFO MML 00124 Jul 2026 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:pi6bt2f2klnbv2ulyzcgiutf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfv6zq3rk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/sfubiosciences.bsky.social/post/3moisyctlsc2oCongratulations to Aaron Dhanda, PhD alumnus from Julian Guttman's Lab, whose photo "The mitotic meridian" is a finalist in the 2026 NSERC Science Exposed Photo Contest! Take a moment and follow the link to vote for Aaron's photo!: ow.ly/q5KM50Zbo1Z17 Jun 2026 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:pi6bt2f2klnbv2ulyzcgiutf/app.bsky.feed.post/3moisyctlsc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/sfubiosciences.bsky.social/post/3mm7v3cshlk2fIt’s World Bee Day! If you are concerned about pollinator declines, there’s something you can do: plant flowers. Professor Elizabeth Elle of Biological Sciences at SFU is studying backyard biodiversity, and in a study of just nine gardens in 2025 documented 130 species of pollinators!19 May 2026 17:10 +0000at://did:plc:pi6bt2f2klnbv2ulyzcgiutf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7v3cshlk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/sfubiosciences.bsky.social/post/3mlvwxei36c2aFascination of Plants Day 2026🌱🍀 Ferns reproduce using spores instead of seeds! You can spot them if you flip a leaf over. Those tiny brown clusters are sporangia (arrow), little capsules packed with spores. Image and text by Miranda Meents15 May 2026 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:pi6bt2f2klnbv2ulyzcgiutf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvwxei36c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/sfubiosciences.bsky.social/post/3mjijm5pgec2iOn Friday April 10 the Biology Department gathered to celebrate a Botanical Drawing Showcase featuring the work of the students in BISC 337-Plant Biology. Congratulations to everyone for their amazing work! See more on our Kudos page: https://www.sfu.ca/biology/news-events/kudos/2026-drawing-bisc337.html14 Apr 2026 23:23 +0000at://did:plc:pi6bt2f2klnbv2ulyzcgiutf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjijm5pgec2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/sfubiosciences.bsky.social/post/3mhqklbs2b22lUN World Water Day celebrates water and inspires action to tackle the global water crisis. A focus of World Water Day is to support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 6: water and sanitation for all by 2030. Thank you to Stella Lin and Joyce Wong in the Fowler lab, for the images below!23 Mar 2026 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:pi6bt2f2klnbv2ulyzcgiutf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqklbs2b22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/sfubiosciences.bsky.social/post/3mhh4pvirxs2vSixth Annual Biology World Poetry Day Contest It is our great pleasure to announce the winners of the sixth annual Biological Sciences Poetry Contest. Find out the winners and read the poems here: https://www.sfu.ca/biology/news-events/kudos/2026-bisc-poetry-contest.html19 Mar 2026 23:10 +0000at://did:plc:pi6bt2f2klnbv2ulyzcgiutf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhh4pvirxs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/sfubiosciences.bsky.social/post/3mhdw36etwk2xStella Lin (Fowler-lab) won First Place and People's Choice in the 2026 Faculty of Science 3MT Competition for "Characterization of psychrophilic microbial communities in small-scale decentralized anaerobic digestion for sanitation in the remote arctic"! Congrats, Stella! https://www.sfu.ca/biology/news-events/kudos/2026-lin-3mt.html18 Mar 2026 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:pi6bt2f2klnbv2ulyzcgiutf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdw36etwk2x