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Elves with deep pockets help the United Way - December 9, 2010They’re first-year students on a mission to spread a little extra cheer this Christmas. Taking up the challenge from...
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Time to re-gift - December 2, 2010Vancouver campus staffers Suzanne Norman and Jo-Anne Ray are collecting those free toiletry samples that we all seem to...
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Best documentary under 30 minutes - December 2, 2010Dare to Care, an award-winning DVD that examines the purpose of education with an emphasis on looking beyond academics to...
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SFU premieres Chinese Canadian immigration film - December 2, 2010Simon Fraser University’s Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC) and the multicultural non-profit S.U.C.C.E.S.S. premiered...
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Students’ Blackberry video spoof goes viral - December 2, 2010SFU MBA students Michelle Au, Ken Lee, Shell Lau, Weijia Liu, Allan Olson and Tina Sun gained some valuable business insights...
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SFU is number one again - November 18, 2010Maclean’s magazine’s 2010 university rankings again place SFU first among Canada’s 12 comprehensive...
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Burnaby campus flu clinic today only - November 18, 2010SFU staff and faculty have one more chance this flu season to get vaccinated at the Burnaby campus, Nov. 18, from 4–7...
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Chinese Canadian stories - November 18, 2010Nov. 29 marks the world premiere of the documentary film From C to C: Chinese Canadian Stories of Migration at the Djavad...
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Feed the Food Bank - November 18, 2010The SFU Food Bank, which provides food to SFU students and community members in times of need, is asking SFU departments to...
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Student project helps rebuild lives - November 18, 2010A group of SFU Business undergrads was so successful with their third-year project-management class assignment to collect...
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Think snow! - November 4, 2010With weather-watchers betting on the coldest and snowiest B.C. winter in decades, it’s time to think about winter...
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SFU research packs influential punch - November 4, 2010SFU’s researchers are bringing in about four times the research income they did a decade ago—and are having more...
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Hydro recognizes SFU for conservation leadership - November 4, 2010BC Hydro has named SFU a Power Smart Leader—its highest level of customer recognition—for sustained leadership in...
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Best Buys on Books, Baking - November 4, 2010Scrumptious buns and butter tarts; great books, CDs and DVDs. Don’t miss SFU’s United Way book and bake sales...
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Library receives important gay collection - November 4, 2010Several years ago, a Montreal colleague asked Eric Swanick, the SFU Library’s head of special collections and gifts...
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Got old computers? - November 4, 2010Give your old computers another chance at life. Donate them to rural schools in northern Ghana through the Direct Assistance...
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Access to sustainability resources - November 4, 2010SFU's membership in the Association for Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) gives all students, faculty...
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SFU sponsors Media Democracy Day - November 4, 2010November 6 marks the 10th anniversary of Media Democracy Day (MDD), which has been co-sponsored since its inception by SFU...
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Classroom guide targets homelessness - October 29, 2010Two SFU economics researchers have developed a new resource guide for B.C. schools aimed at helping high school students...
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Book traces new-media art’s Islamic roots - October 21, 2010Over the last eight years Laura Marks has travelled throughout the Muslim world, studying classical and contemporary art from...
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Students produce public service videos in Punjabi - October 21, 2010SFU communication students have collaborated with university health sciences researchers and others to produce two public...
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Retrofit reaps savings - October 21, 2010One year after retrofitting the lighting fixtures in all of SFU’s older residence buildings to more energy efficient...
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Stevenson, Price share Architecture award - October 21, 2010Former SFU president Michael Stevenson and SFU City Program director Gordon Price (above) have received a community award...
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Lunch at the DAC is back - October 21, 2010The Diamond Alumni Centre is open for lunch every Tuesday and Wednesday this semester, 11:30 am–1:30 pm, and features a...
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New funding for mechatronics - October 21, 2010Students enrolled in the popular Mechatronics Systems Engineering (MSE) program at the Surrey campus will benefit from almost...
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Prepare for a snow bonanza - October 21, 2010Weather forecasters are predicting more snow this winter than in the past 55 years. You can learn how to prepare for the...
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Daring feats aim to beat AIDS in Africa - October 21, 2010Last year, more than 100 health sciences students performed personal dares and encouraged others to sponsor them as part of...
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Writer in residence: Lisa Robertson - October 21, 2010Canadian poet and author Lisa Robertson (above) is the Ellen and Warren Tallman writer-in-residence for the fall of 2010....
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United Way books & goodies - October 21, 2010SFU’s annual United Way campaign is next month, so don’t forget to donate your old books, CDs and DVDs for the...
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SFU A TOP 100 EMPLOYER FOR 2011 - October 21, 2010For the fourth year in a row, SFU has been named one of Canada’s Top 100 employers. Mediacorp Canada reviewed the...
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SFU celebrates Diwali - October 21, 2010A reception with South Asian performances and cuisine on Nov. 2, 5:30–7:30 pm at the Surrey campus, will celebrate...
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Spectacular Spooktacular Returns - October 21, 2010SFU’s second annual Science Spooktacular features hands-on science experiments and two Phantom Physics and Cryptic...
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Next Chancellor: Carole Taylor - October 21, 2010Noted Canadian broadcaster, politician and business leader Carole Taylor will become SFU’s tenth chancellor. Taylor...
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'Crazy' for comedy - October 7, 2010Don’t miss the Stand Up For Mental Health (SMH) comedy troupe on Wednesday, Oct. 20, from 7-9:30 pm at Djavad...
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Photo contest deadline Oct. 31 - October 7, 2010SFU International is accepting entries until Oct. 31 for its international photo contest featuring images taken by students...
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New SFU observatory $8,000 closer - October 7, 2010"Before the Big Bang there was nothing. No clouds, no stars, no planets and no peanut butter." That’s how one...
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SFU on YouTube - October 7, 2010Visit SFU’s YouTube channel for lively footage of interesting SFU people and events. There are more than 200 videos...
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SFU among top 300,000 websites - October 7, 2010It’s not a big deal—only 128 × 128 pixels, in fact. But Internet security site nMap has included SFU in its...
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KPMG wins McKinstry diversity award - October 7, 2010SFU has recognized Canadian professional services firm KPMG with its 2010 Nancy McKinstry award for leadership in workplace...
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Burnaby business provides free student office space - October 7, 2010Burnaby’s Business Centre Solutions (BCS) is donating the equivalent of $200,000 in free office space and services for...
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It’s Open - September 23, 2010After 35 years in temporary lodgings atop Burnaby Mountain, SFU Contemporary Arts is finally ensconced in its new home&mdash...
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Come home to SFU - September 23, 2010SFU’s Alumni Association invites all SFU alumni, staff, faculty, students, family and friends to the university’s...
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SFU Bookstore opens new Tech Shop - September 23, 2010The SFU Bookstore at the Burnaby campus now features a Tech Shop where customers can purchase computer hardware, software and...
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New home has new name - September 23, 2010"The Goldcorp Centre for the Arts is the latest addition to the downtown campus and the new home for SFU Contemporary Arts....
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Rez living gets greener - September 23, 2010Students in Rez this fall are learning to live greener thanks to a number of Residence Life initiatives. They can now opt...
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Sustainability Festival heralds new sponsorship model - September 23, 2010The SFU Sustainability Festival is back Sept. 29 as one of several initiatives co-sponsored this year by SFU...
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Reusable water bottles a hit at Surrey orientation - September 23, 2010Along with clipboards and pen, new students at the Surrey campus received a new item this year in their orientation kits: A...
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Seven Tips for Working Green - September 23, 20101. Single-occupancy commuting is a huge source of greenhouse gas emissions. Take the bus once per week, or drive part way and...
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Trading suburbia for an urban oasis - September 23, 2010Facilities Services development manager Wendy Lee recently abandoned the suburbs for an urban sanctuary just minutes from...
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IT Services Goes Green - September 23, 2010IT Services (ITS) is launching a sustainable computing initiative this fall (tentatively called Gaea, after the Greek goddess...
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Did you know? - September 23, 2010The Burnaby campus now has two WaterFillz stations that dispense free filtered and chilled water. Bring your reusable...
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K’Naan coming! - September 9, 2010When Kayode Fatoba began looking for musicians to perform at his SFU club’s World Peace Day celebration Sept. 21 at the...
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Open House at Woodward’s - September 9, 2010Come together Sept. 24-26 to celebrate the long-anticipated opening of SFU Contemporary Arts at Woodward’s. An Open...
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Mowafaghian gives school $4 million - September 9, 2010Philanthropist Djavad Mowafaghian has donated $4 million to SFU Contemporary Arts at Woodward’s to support two major...
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Lace up for Terry Fox Day - September 9, 2010SFU’s annual Terry Fox Walk/Run falls on Thursday, Sept. 23, when all three campuses will acknowledge SFU’s most...
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New school opens at UniverCity - September 9, 2010University Highlands Elementary School opened this week, with 165 students registered. The school is a LEED (Leadership in...
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Surrey campus thrives, SFU enrolment climbs - September 9, 2010Enrolment at the Surrey campus is on a steady climb while the numbers across the board for the university are also expected...
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Philosophers’ Cafe comes to Harbour Centre campus - September 9, 2010For the first time in its 12-year history, SFU’s Philosophers’ Café will be held at the Vancouver campus...
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Kids Safety Day Aug. 21 - August 18, 2010Campus Security is hosting its 13th annual Kids Safety Day for all SFU and UniverCity children and parents at the Burnaby...
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Pipers streaming! - August 5, 2010A new documentary film chronicling the six-time world champion SFU Pipe Band’s preparations for the 2009 Worlds in...
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New home for totem poles - August 5, 2010SFU’s Office for Aboriginal Peoples (OAP) held a celebration July 22 to mark the installation of two historic totem...
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Burnaby green lights UniverCity expansion - August 5, 2010Burnaby council has approved a rezoning bylaw for a high-density expansion of SFU’s Burnaby Mountain UniverCity...
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SFU Community doubly generous in 2010 - August 5, 2010This year’s annual Campus Giving campaign to fund student endowments raised $212,222 from faculty, staff and retirees...
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SFU approves astronomical observatory - August 5, 2010SFU has approved construction of a $4-million, 458-square-metre astronomical observatory and science outreach centre next to...
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Radio DJ camp in August - July 22, 2010Aspiring young radio DJs (aged 8–12) can learn how it's done at SFU’s Radio Kids Camp Aug. 16–20, 9 am...
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Summerdelish: Taste the earth - July 22, 2010Support SFU’s environmental and sustainability initiatives while noshing on 100-mile-diet appetizers and sampling...
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Watch biz students sweat - July 22, 2010Interested in becoming a business student? Check out the Elite Case Competition July 24 at the Surrey campus, 1:30–5:00...
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Meatballs by moonlight - July 22, 2010UniverCity’s Screen on the Green outdoor movie night is back July 23 with a showing of the Pixar animated classic...
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Writers flood first-book competition - July 22, 2010Unpublished Canadian writers, some living as far away as Italy and New Zealand, flooded The Writer’s Studio (TWS) at...
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New Aboriginal Peoples website - July 8, 2010SFU’s Office for Aboriginal Peoples now has a website detailing all of the university’s aboriginal programs,...
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Help for preserving research and records - July 8, 2010A new scholarly digitization fund promises to resolve the problem of capturing and storing current university research as...
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Street hockey trip feeds hungry - July 8, 2010Richard Loat is on the road trip of a lifetime. The third-year communication student has organized a cross-country food drive...
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Breakfast fuels champions student-athlete scholarships - July 8, 2010SFU’s inaugural Gathering of the Clan fundraising breakfast on June 29 exceeded all expectations, generating more than ...
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Burnaby awards sustainability ambassador program - June 24, 2010SFU’s sustainability ambassador program has won the City of Burnaby’s 2010 environment award in the business...
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Get to know the GNAC - June 24, 2010Each week this summer on the SFU Athletics website, media relations student assistant, Ramesh Ranjan, will feature a...
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Four Canadian icons to receive honorary degrees - June 10, 2010ALEXANDRA MORTON Doctor of Science, honoris causa Wednesday, June 16, at 9:45 am Alexandra Morton is a B.C. biologist and...
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Honouring Stevenson’s legacy - June 10, 2010SFU has established the Michael Stevenson Legacy Endowment Fund to honour the contributions of SFU’s longest-serving...
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Team up and double up, baby - May 28, 2010This year your donation to SFU’s Campus Giving Campaign will go further than ever. SFU is matching gifts of $10,000 or...
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Bloomin’ good - May 27, 2010Eager customers crowded into Town Square at UniverCity May 19 for SFU’s 14th annual Burnaby campus plant sale. The sale...
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Bike it, you'll like it - May 27, 2010May 31–June 6 is Bike-to-Work Week and the Burnaby campus is hosting a commuter station at Town Square on June 1 from 7...
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New salt shed to protect Stoney Creek - May 27, 2010SFU is building a new road-salt containment complex at its Burnaby campus to eliminate salty runoff into nearby Stoney Creek,...
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UniverCity elementary school has a name - May 27, 2010It’s official. The Burnaby Board of Education has announced the name of UniverCity’s new elementary school, set...
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SFU signs Surrey clean-energy pact - May 27, 2010SFU, the City of Surrey and Powertech Labs signed an agreement to collaborate on clean-energy projects that advance...
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Plant sale supports bursary fund - May 13, 2010Attention plant lovers: highlight Wednesday, May 19 on your calendar and head to Town Square at UniverCity at 12 pm where you...
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Power outage will affect all SFU ops - May 13, 2010On Sunday, May 16, BC Hydro will cut all power to the Burnaby campus, UniverCity, Cornerstone and the Hub, from approximately...
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SFU a One-2-Five energy star - May 13, 2010SFU’s energy-management business practices came out on top in a comparison of 88 higher-education participants across...
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First Nations office renamed Office of Aboriginal Peoples - May 13, 2010SFU’s First Nations office has changed its name to the Office for Aboriginal Peoples (OAP) to more clearly identify the...
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Still beaming at 50 - April 8, 2010SFU is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first working laser next month with a two-day symposium featuring a rare...
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Unique Environmental school gets research funding - April 8, 2010The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) has awarded SFU and several partners a million-dollar grant to...
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Psych in the City - April 8, 2010Interested in the science and practice of detecting deception? Wondering about what’s in and what’s out in the...
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Art for social change? - April 8, 2010Art for Social Change is a movement—and the title of a new video that explains the many ways in which various arts are...
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Lights out for Earth Hour - March 25, 2010SFU is participating in Earth Hour, the world’s largest environmental movement. On Saturday, March 27 facilities services...
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Let’s break a record - March 25, 2010Can 277 people or more assemble in Convocation Mall at the Burnaby campus to do the robot dance on Thurs. April 8 at 1 pm...
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Cooking with the Clan and other SFU Athletics video adventures - March 25, 2010Despite a hectic SFU Athletics schedule, Clan media relations student assistants Ramesh Ranjan and Olivia Brennan still found...
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Multicultural Canada - March 25, 2010The Multicultural Canada website, which features digitized historical information about Canada’s minorities, now includes a...
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Annual plant sale - March 25, 2010Spring blossoms are a harbinger of SFU’s annual Burnaby campus plant sale on Wednesday May 19. The plant sale committee is...
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Post office moves - March 25, 2010The Canada Post outlet at the SFU Microcomputer Store is moving to Nesters Market at 9000 University High St. To relocate,...
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Booking Burnaby meetings now a breeze - March 25, 2010Booking space at the Burnaby campus for conferences and other events just got much easier with a new one-stop ordering...
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Mercer announces SFU Spread the Net win - March 11, 2010Surrounded by hundreds of enthusiastic onlookers at the Burnaby campus on March 8, CBC-TV’s Rick Mercer announced SFU’s...
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New digital theatre at Surrey campus - March 11, 2010Students at the Surrey campus will soon be producing and viewing high-definition video presentations in a new digital theatre...
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Fun on the Run - March 11, 2010SFU’s Sun Run corporate team is back and open to students, staff and faculty from all three campuses. Register by March 19,...
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Burnaby campus power outage May 16 - UPDATE 10:50pm - March 11, 2010POWER RESTORED BC Hydro has fully restored power to the Burnaby campus and UniverCity. It had been turned off on Sunday while...
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SFU seeking U.S. accreditation - March 11, 2010With no comparable national quality-assurance organization in Canada, SFU has applied for formal accreditation from the...
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Development picks up at UniverCity - March 11, 2010Spring has sprung early on Burnaby Mountain and so has development activity in SFU’s UniverCity residential community. ...
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School, daycare to nurture green, self-learning kids - March 11, 2010Children living at UniverCity will benefit from two of the Lower Mainland’s most innovative and progressive educational...
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SFU banner bags - March 11, 2010Looking for a distinctive SFU gift that’s green (despite being red and blue)? SFU’s 40th anniversary street banners have been...
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BYOWB—Bring Your Own Water Bottle - March 11, 2010Ditch your plastic water bottle and take advantage of the new fresh water dispenser on the Burnaby campus. The WaterFilz unit...
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Photo contest for Olympic volunteers - March 11, 2010If you were a volunteer or torchbearer from SFU during the 2010 Winter Olympics Games or 2010 Winter Paralympic Games, send...
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New Audain Gallery opens at SFU Woodward’s - March 11, 2010Opening directly onto Hastings Street, the new Audain Gallery is a cornerstone of the SFU Woodward’s contemporary arts...
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Student enrolment letters, T4As now accessible online - March 11, 2010Student Services is increasing efficiency, reducing paper usage and improving customer service by making an increasing number...
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GO CANADA GO - February 25, 2010Burnaby firefighter Jeff Clark passes the Olympic flame off to SFU student Obi Vattanawong (right) at the Burnaby campus Feb....
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Document Solutions’ Olympic Moment - February 25, 2010SFU’s Document Solutions has been working with German media partner medienfabrik Gütersloh GmbH to print a daily German...
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Visit SFU Surrey’s Open House - February 25, 2010Maggot painting, a DNA-discovering taste test, a wireless shopping-cart application, iRobots and more will be showcased at...
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New guidelines for social media - February 25, 2010The university now has new-and-approved guidelines for people who manage social-media channels online in SFU’s name. They are...
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Celebrate green living - February 25, 2010March is Earth Month at SFU—a month-long university-wide celebration promoting earth- and people-friendly lifestyles. Planned...
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Fund to help open access - February 25, 2010SFU has established a new fund to encourage SFU authors to publish in Open Access (OA) journals. These scholarly peer...
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SFU unveils West House at Olympics - February 25, 2010A good 200,000 Olympic visitors were wowed this month by SFU’s West House, a model "laneway home" at Vancouver’s Yaletown...
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Gift of Music for SFU Contemporary Arts - February 25, 2010Fonerus, the North American distributor for Shanghai Piano Co., is donating nine pianos a year for the next three years to...
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Guess who could be coming to dinner? - February 25, 2010If you’re an SFU staff or faculty member, SFU International wants you to help an international student learn more about...
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Kamloops program faces closure by 2011 - February 22, 2010As an archaeologist, VP-academic Jon Driver has always valued the degree and certificate programs SFU offers on Tk’emlups...
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SFU venues showcased for Olympics - February 4, 2010From discussing security and counter-terrorism measures with a New Scotland Yard detective to scheduling diplomatic events at...
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Funds in the basket - February 4, 2010The Clan women’s basketball team set back the UBC Thunderbirds 81–68 for the 2010 Barbara Rae Cup, in a home game that was...
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Hearts for Haiti - February 4, 2010The AIDS Awareness Network and the Faculty of Health Sciences’ graduate caucus are partnering to run a Hearts for Haiti...
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Voice your opinion - February 4, 2010Give your feedback on 2010 sustainability goals for the university at an open house Feb. 5, 10 am–1 pm at the Diamond Alumni...
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Join the Burns Day fun Jan. 25 - January 21, 2010It’s time again to celebrate the birth of Scotland’s national poet—and SFU’s own Scottish legacy—at the university’s annual...
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HST rebate for SFU - January 21, 2010SFU will receive about $8 million as a result of the B.C. government’s decision Jan. 14 to give eligible universities, public...
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Championing climate change in Copenhagen - January 21, 2010SFU earth sciences graduate student Amber Church has just returned from Copenhagen where as national director of the Canadian...
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Cohousing condo owners consume less - January 21, 2010The subtitle of a new study by researchers at SFU’s Centre for Sustainable Community Development asks the question: "Do...
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Last call for Sterling nominations - January 21, 2010SFU’s Sterling Prize committee has issued its last call for nominations for the 2009 Nora and Ted Sterling Prize in Support...
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Interested in exploring leadership? - January 21, 2010Students interested in exploring leadership development, positive social change and global citizenship should attend SFU’s 1...
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Nesters comes to roost at UniverCity - January 21, 2010It was elbow room only at the grand opening of the long-awaited Nesters Market Jan. 14 in UniverCity’s new Hub complex...
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Surrey campus launches major expansion - January 7, 2010The Surrey campus will add another 5,000 square metres of classrooms and science and research labs thanks to a $10-million...
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SFU a top family-friendly employer - January 7, 2010For the second time in three years, Mediacorp Canada has named SFU to its list of Canada’s Top 25 family-friendly employers. ...
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Classes break for Olympics - January 7, 2010SFU will take a two-week break in classes Feb. 15–26 to accommodate the 2010 Olympic games. The university, however, will...
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Salmon summit on hold - January 7, 2010The Fraser River sockeye salmon summit originally scheduled for Jan. 14-15 at SFU’s Wosk Centre for Dialogue has been...
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New decade, new name - January 7, 2010SFU’s women’s studies department has changed its name to the department of gender, sexuality and women’s studies, making it...
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Food-waste audit - January 7, 2010Sustainable SFU is encouraging diners at the Mackenzie Café and the Residence Dining Hall on the Burnaby campus to put their...
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Seven weeks to a healthier you - January 4, 2010Almost 1,000 members of the SFU community walked, ran, skated and danced their way to better fitness through the Seven Weeks...
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