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March 18, 2009
Unraveling the anatomy of a helicopter crash
While mourners are still reeling from the loss of loved ones in a helicopter crash into the Atlantic Ocean, investigators are immersed in finding out what happened. SFU kinesiologist Matthew White says understanding what the crash’s lone survivor witnessed is vital to answering questions such as was it the impact of the crash or drowning that killed the chopper’s 17 other passengers. White, who is researching how to help people survive helicopter ditching in water, can talk about the many questions arising in this investigation. White notes that 80 per cent of passengers in helicopter ditchings survive the crash, but 80 percent of those survivors drown.
Matthew White (North Shore resident), 604.836.3344 (cell), 778.782.3344, matt@sfu.ca
Spreading literacy
An SFU faculty of education program that helps newcomers to Canada improve their literacy skills is attracting more tutors. The number of SFU undergraduate students working in Friends of Simon has gone from 20 to 60 since the initiative’s launch two and half years ago. Education professor Paul Shaker can elaborate on Friends of Simon’s success and how the program benefits some 200 Lower Mainland immigrant and refugee students in Kindergarten to Grade 7. Fourth-year psychology student Tiffany England can talk about her work as a tutor at Roy Stibbs elementary school in Coquitlam.
Paul Shaker, 604.781.5909 (cell), pshaker@sfu.ca
Tiffany England, tae@sfu.ca
While mourners are still reeling from the loss of loved ones in a helicopter crash into the Atlantic Ocean, investigators are immersed in finding out what happened. SFU kinesiologist Matthew White says understanding what the crash’s lone survivor witnessed is vital to answering questions such as was it the impact of the crash or drowning that killed the chopper’s 17 other passengers. White, who is researching how to help people survive helicopter ditching in water, can talk about the many questions arising in this investigation. White notes that 80 per cent of passengers in helicopter ditchings survive the crash, but 80 percent of those survivors drown.
Matthew White (North Shore resident), 604.836.3344 (cell), 778.782.3344, matt@sfu.ca
Spreading literacy
An SFU faculty of education program that helps newcomers to Canada improve their literacy skills is attracting more tutors. The number of SFU undergraduate students working in Friends of Simon has gone from 20 to 60 since the initiative’s launch two and half years ago. Education professor Paul Shaker can elaborate on Friends of Simon’s success and how the program benefits some 200 Lower Mainland immigrant and refugee students in Kindergarten to Grade 7. Fourth-year psychology student Tiffany England can talk about her work as a tutor at Roy Stibbs elementary school in Coquitlam.
Paul Shaker, 604.781.5909 (cell), pshaker@sfu.ca
Tiffany England, tae@sfu.ca