E-mail, fast food, mosquitoes, inequality, cultural music
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Fast food and ‘tween marketing
Tracking the mosquito
Striving for equality in developing countries
Road to Kashgar: Orchid Ensemble
Email costs job
Mines minister Bill Bennett has resigned from his job after sending a constituent an email he admitted was offensive. SFU communication associate professor Richard Smith specializes in social behavior and the Internet and can look at how we use cyberspace.
Richard Smith, 604.291.5116, smith@sfu.ca
Fast food and ‘tween marketing
The impact of video games on youths has been a long-term study focus for SFU communication professor Stephen Kline. That focus has shifted to the issue of children’s sedentary lifestyles, as well as food advertising on TV. He’s currently writing a book called Fast Food/Sluggish Kids, about the consumer socialization of under 12-year-olds. Kline earlier found that kids involved in non-computer play snacked less than computer playing counterparts. Kline and some of his graduate students are also studying ‘tween consumerism.
Stephen Kline, 604.291.4793; stephen_kline@sfu.ca
Tracking the mosquito
Retired SFU biology professor Peter Belton is a world renowned mosquito expert. His expertise ranges from speculating on the origin and development of their blood-feeding lifestyle some 100 million years ago, to their role in the ecology of the modern world - and the diseases they transmit. He’ll talk about the mosquito’s impact, including the spread of West Nile virus in North America and the preparations being made for its possible arrival in B.C., when he speaks to SFU retirees on Thursday, Feb. 8 at noon at the SFU Burnaby campus, Halpern Centre.
Marianne_Meadahl, PAMR, 604.291.4323
Striving for equality in developing countries
Research shows that women treated as a subservient class with few rights feeds poverty, domestic violence, the spread of HIV/AIDS and environmental damage in developing countries. A symposium, Saturday, February 10, 8 am - 4:30 pm, at SFU’s Vancouver campus, Harbour Centre, will explore that premise. More than 100 speakers will share their research on gender inequality in developing countries, including a trio of graduate students who are looking at such issues as the impact of displacement on women in Colombia, barriers to high school for girls in Bangladesh, and conditions that are increasing women’s risk of HIV in several African countries.
Sherri Brown, 778.227.4763, sherrib@sfu.ca
Ana Maria Bustamante, 778.829.5443. ambustam@sfu.ca
Jennifer Hove, 778.231.7036, jhove@sfu.ca
Road to Kashgar: Orchid Ensemble
The Juno-nominated Orchid Ensemble is coming to the SFU theatre on Thursday, Feb. 8 at 12:30 p.m. The group blends ancient musical instruments and traditions from China and beyond, with a variety of musical styles, and has been developing an innovative musical genre based on the cultural exchange between Western and Asian musicians. The Road to Kashgar tour explores Indian, Persian, Central Asian and Jewish influences.
Heather Blakemore, 604.291.3514