“OpenAI has since announced that its thresholds have been updated. But updated by whom, according to what criteria, subject to what review?”
SFU’s Jean-Christophe Bélisle-Pipon discusses OpenAI’s safety pledges in the wake of Tumbler Ridge shooting.
We're just ONE WEEK away from our inaugural CMNS Celebrates: Student Showcase & Alumni Mixer event!
Join us on April 8th from 6:00-8:00pm at the Gibson Art Museum at the SFU Burnaby Campus to celebrate the next generation of communication leaders!
www.eventbrite.ca/e/cmns-celeb...
Researchers from the School of Interactive Arts & Technology (SIAT) took home the CHI 2026 Best Paper Award at this year's ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), the premier international conference of Human-Computer Interaction.
Read the whole story: https://ow.ly/6AM250YyWkt
Congratulations to post-doctoral fellow in SIAT's criticalmediartstudio (cMAS) Dr. WhiteFeather Hunter!
Dr. Hunter has been awarded a SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis Grant to examine bioart in Canada.
Learn more: https://ow.ly/Hha150YC2oy
Don't miss the Dallas Smythe Memorial Lecture, featuring Distinguished Professor Lisa Parks from UC Santa Barbara, taking place in ONE WEEK!
Happening April 9th from 5-7pm at the SFU Harbour Centre in the 1600 Canfor Policy Room. Reception to follow the event.
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SFU's first Giving Day is March 26th!
FCAT is where creativity and technology intersect. Help sustain the spaces where ideas grow and artistic excellence thrives:
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#SFUGivingDay
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PhD student Jiaqi Wen has been named the 2026-2027 Adelle and Erwin Tomash Fellow at the Charles Babbage Institute for her research on the history of computing.
Read the full story about her research and this prestigious Fellowship: www.sfu.ca/communicatio...
With the departure of London Drugs from the Woodward’s building and the news that the VPD training academy will be moving in, what does the future hold for this important community hub.
Join SFU Vancouver for a thoughtful and timely conversation about the future of the Woodward’s area.
We are excited to announce our CMNS Celebrates: Student Showcase & Alumni Mixer event!
Join us on April 8th from 6-8:00pm at the Gibson Art Museum at the SFU Burnaby Campus to see the work of our current students while reconnecting with our alumni and faculty.
www.eventbrite.ca/e/cmns-celeb...
A familiar frequency hums again. Touchpoint is back!
🗓 Saturday, March 21
⏰ 9:00am - 4:00pm
📍SFU Surrey Sustainable Engineering Building
🔗 Click the link to learn more about the history of Touchpoint and reserve your ticket: https://ow.ly/kgms50YrB9J
Join SIAT and SFU's Centre for Dialogue a 3 hour design workshop focusing on challenges in our democracy like mis/disinformation, trust, and civic participation.
When: Friday, March 6, 12:00pm to 4:00pm
Where: Studio B, SFU Surrey Campus
RSVP now: https://ow.ly/F1ZE50YoP4H
SIAT is excited to announce a limited merch drop celebrating the 1st anniversary of SFU's VTubers, Mo & Faye, as well as the second gen debut, Apollo & Wren! Anniversary t-shirt with art by pyuapitae (IG) and stickers by SFU student Jenny Xu available at https://ow.ly/a8Io50YoNW6
Join us on Feb 26 @ 1PM for an in-depth panel discussion about the current uprising and incredibly complicated situation in Iran. Panelists include Mojtaba Mahdavi, Sara Naderi, Kevin Anderson, Janet Afary, and Peyman Vahabzadeh. Registration required for webinar access.
Details: ow.ly/UEJZ50Y53vc
Poster for the event in yellow, turquoise, pink, and black text. Overview, with schedule.
Looking forward to "What kind of university do we want?" an upcoming event cosponsored by the UBC Public Humanities Hub, @scasfu.bsky.social & @sfuinstitutehum.bsky.social.
March 13-14 at Robson Square.
Join us!
publichumanities.ubc.ca/events/event...
School of Communication alumnus Nira Arora delivered her first guest lecture as an Adjunct Professor earlier this month! She spoke on “The Art of Storytelling and Personal Platform Power” in CMNS 120W.
Join the @digitaldemocracies.bsky.social to celebrate the book launch of Dr. Alberto Lusoli’s “Make, Fail, Repeat: Creative Labor in the Start-Up Age”! This Friday at 6:00pm at the Alibi Room in Gastown.
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Join us and the @digitaldemocracies.bsky.social for an in-person talk by Dr. Bonnie Honig: "Architecture’s Last Laugh: Hannah Arendt’s *Eichmann in Jerusalem* from a Televisual Point of View".
Wednesday, February 25th at 12 PM!
Register now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
We’re excited to announce that SIAT will be attending Fan Expo 2026 from Feb 14-16, 2026 at the Vancouver Convention Center! Come by Booth #1407 for goodies and a peek at the next gen of our Virtual Ambassador program! 🐦⬛🦉
For more info about Fan Expo and Gen 2, join the StudioSIAT Discord server!
This @thetyee.ca piece by former @sfucmns.bsky.social prof Donald Gutstein is essential reading on Big Tech's efforts to frustrate the development of an independent cloud in Canada. Read and share: thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Join us in ONE WEEK for a visiting lecture by Robert W. Gehl: "Move Slowly and Build Bridges: How Activists, Technologists, and Ordinary People Built an Alternative to X”.
Register now! www.eventbrite.ca/e/robert-w-g...
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Happening tonight!
Two members of SFU's Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology have recently been appointed to the order of Canada. Congratulations to Barry Truax and John Willinsky for their pioneering contributions in acoustic communication and open access scholarship.
SFU is recruiting leading international researchers with expertise in areas like quantum, cybersecurity and AI, cleantech, community and climate resilience, health, and food security through the Canada Impact+ Research Chairs program.
Learn More: www.sfu.ca/research/imp...
The SIAT Spring Speaker Series continues on Jan. 28, 2026 with a discussion on Generative AI, Co-Creation, and Computer-Assisted Creativity with SIAT Professor Philippe Pasquier.
Where: SRYC 5380 @ SFU's Surrey Campus
When: Jan 28, 12:30-2:00pm
Learn more: https://ow.ly/3JfF50Y3Ucb
Congrats to CMNS alumna Nira Arora, who has been named an Adjunct Professor in the School of Communication!
Since graduating from SFU in 1999, Arora has worked as an Executive Producer at Bell Media and Morning Show host of Holly and Nira at Virgin Radio.
Read more below.
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How do teens feel about their phones? @siatsfu.bsky.social Homeware Lab worked with Grade 9s to explore tech, data and emotion. Their award-winning research reveals teens’ deep connections to devices as well as the need for better data literacy. 📱
We are number #1!
SFU tops the 2025 WURI rankings as the #1 university in Canada for innovation for the 5th straight year.
SFU also ranked #1 in Canada for entrepreneurial spirit, #3 for industrial application & #3 for its response to the UN SDGS.
www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stor...
Can ChatGPT be a learning tool?
Speakable host Milena Droumeva joins Leanne Johnson from @sfupublishing.bsky.social and Jennesia Pedri from @sfucmns.bsky.social to discuss the current landscape of AI in the academic classroom.
Listen to their conversation: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
Two FCAT faculty, @siatsfu.bsky.social associate professor Sylvain Moreno and @sfucmns.bsky.social professor Richard Smith, have been bestowed with France’s highest honour for contributions to education and research - The Ordre des Palmes Acadèmique.
Read more: www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stor...
An SFU student and mentor converse in a study nook overlooking a campus atrium. Overlayed are the words "FCAT MENTORS SUMMER APPLICATIONS OPEN"
Applications for summer mentorships in the FCAT Mentors program are now open until June 20th.
FCAT Mentors connects students and recent alumni with established FCAT alumni mentors to inspire and motivate mentees as they prepare for the future.
Learn more: www.sfu.ca/fcat/get-inv...
