By Christine Hearn
Photography by John Chong

The university looks to South Asia.

He is doing a PhD in synthetic organic chemistry in a lab where research into carbohydrates might someday aid diabetics.

He is also exactly the kind of student Simon Fraser University is looking for as part of its strategy to establish more academic, cultural, and business links with South Asia and with local South Asian communities.

THAT’S A SWITCH! By Sharon Proctor Chemist Neil Branda is making our lives better one molecule at a time. When SFU’s Neil Branda was a child, he liked to “tinker” with things. “I liked building models and inventing things, and I liked cooking. With cooking I could dabble and explore.” Now, decades later, he’s still tinkering and dabbling.

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FIELD SCHOOL: VARANASI TO BOLLYWOOD
By Christine Hearn

Exploring India’s cultural heritage.

Varanasi was a shock for nine students of SFU’s first field school in the contemporary arts and culture of India. The city is situated on the sacred Ganges River, and as a holy Hindu site it is a place where many of the devout come to die.

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THINKING OF THE WORLD
By Christine Hearn

SFU’S international activities.

Simon Fraser University has a long tradition of international engagement and innovation.

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MORE THAN JUST ANOTHER FISH STORY
By Carol Thorbes

A freshwater fish farm, a new research vessel, and a hard look at sea lice.

The political and environmental storms buffeting fisheries resources worldwide are spurring Simon Fraser University scientists to work on bold new approaches to preserving them.

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Kate Ross, SFU’s new registrar and senior director of student enrolment, arrived at SFU last January during what President Michael Stevenson has described as a “near crisis” in the university’s efforts to attract and retain new and existing students.

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