2008 People

New development director for Facilities Services - January 24, 2008
Larry Waddell will take over as SFU Facilities Services’ new director of facilities development in January 2008. Waddell has...

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SFU media stars never too busy for press - January 10, 2008
The assassination of Pakistan’s Benazir Bhutto sent Canadian journalists clamouring for local analysis and reaction. And...

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Celebrate our staff - January 10, 2008
Each year, SFU’s staff achievement awards highlight the exceptional personal and work-related accomplishments of staff...

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2007 staff achievement awards: feature - January 10, 2008
Humanitarian award-winner Rosemary Tulett has worked in places like India, Nepal and Colombia, but it is her work with Iraqi...

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Find your inner CEO this year - January 10, 2008
Feeling overwhelmed by your over-committed work and family schedules? SFU Business associate professor Brenda Lautsch has a...

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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - January 11, 2008 - January 11, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people fared in the news media: January 4-11, 2007          ...

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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - January 18, 2008 - January 18, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people were covered in the news media: Jan. 11-18, 2008             ...

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Business profs win Ascendant Scholar awards - January 24, 2008
David Hannah and Chris Zatzick, assistant professors of management and organization studies at SFU Business, have won 2008...

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Outstanding alumni: Creating a healthier, safer world - January 24, 2008
The SFU Alumni Association will celebrate four exceptional graduates for their achievements in gerontology, cardiac research,...

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Former student honours teacher with endowment - January 24, 2008
For most professors, watching a former student’s career success is reward enough. But David Baillie, a professor of molecular...

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Former UN advisor named to Simons chair - January 24, 2008
Jayantha Dhanapala, a former Sri Lankan ambassador to the U.S. and UN under-secretary-general for disarmament, has been...

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2007 staff achievement awards: Joe Van Snellenberg - January 24, 2008
Each year, SFU’s staff achievement awards highlight the exceptional personal and work-related accomplishments of staff...

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Trust chair to receive Chancellor’s Service award - January 24, 2008
SFU will honour David Gillanders, QC, who chairs the SFU Community Trust’s board of directors, with the Chancellor’s...

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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - January 25, 2008 - January 25, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people were covered in the news media: Jan. 18-25, 2008             ...

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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - February 1, 2008 - February 1, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people were covered in the news media: Jan. 26-Feb.1, 2008           ...

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Global security maverick finds peace at SFU - February 7, 2008
It didn’t make headlines. But when Andrew Mack (above) moved his Human Security Report team from UBC to SFU’s School for...

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Copyright sleuth (almost) always gets permission - February 7, 2008
Dan McGuire (above) has one of those behind-the-scenes jobs at SFU that few people know about. Yet without his sleuthing...

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2007 staff achievement awards: Paul Godman - February 7, 2008
Each year, SFU’s staff achievement awards highlight the exceptional personal and work-related accomplishments of staff...

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Solar house goes to Washington - February 7, 2008
Students and faculty at SFU’s Surrey campus School of Interactive Arts and Technology (SIAT) are co-designing a high-tech,...

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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - February 8, 2008 - February 8, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people were covered in the news media: Feb. 1-8, 2008             ...

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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - February 15, 2008 - February 15, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people were covered in the news media: Feb. 8-15, 2008             ...

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Working toward peace in Kenya - February 20, 2008
With many of his friends uprooted from their homes in Kenya, SFU international studies student James Haga is trying to find...

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Celebrate our staff: 2007 staff achievement awards - February 20, 2008
It’s not surprising that John Simms, who retired recently, runs a part-time guiding business for sports fishing. After all,...

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Noted artist donates paintings - February 20, 2008
SFU will soon be home to paintings by Noel Hodnett from his series Memory, History, and Loss following a generous gift from...

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SFU 'jock' vies for Miss World Canada crown - February 20, 2008
The irony of an SFU criminology honours student and self-described “jock to the bone” competing for the 2008 Miss World...

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SFU team places third in hydro challenge - February 20, 2008
A good green idea spelled hard cash this month for SFU students Adam Drake, Brad Slavin and Ryan Murray.   ...

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Math prof awarded 3M for teaching excellence, leadership - February 20, 2008
It will come as no surprise to her SFU colleagues and thousands of former students that Malgorzata Dubiel was named this...

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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - February 22, 2008 - February 22, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people were covered in the news media: Feb. 15-22, 2008             ...

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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - February 29, 2008 - February 29, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people were covered in the news media: Feb. 22-29, 2008            ...

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Student life: less time, more pressure - March 6, 2008
Mark Leier’s office hours have become lonely affairs. Not one of the 250 undergraduates in his History 102 class dropped by...

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Donation guru’s tips for beating the taxman - March 6, 2008
Doug Puffer (above) joined SFU as the director of planned giving in March 2007 with one goal: to help alumni, friends,...

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2007 staff achievement awards: Holli Redekop - March 6, 2008
Each year, SFU’s staff achievement awards highlight the exceptional personal and work-related accomplishments of staff...

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Science alumna a rising TV star - March 6, 2008
Move over David Suzuki, because there’s a rising star in the science TV firmament — and she got her start right here at SFU....

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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - March 7, 2008 - March 7, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people were covered in the news media: Feb. 29-March 7, 2008          ...

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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - March 14, 2008 - March 14, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people were covered in the news media: March 7-14, 2008            ...

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SFU architect joins fellowship of peers - March 20, 2008
Lee Gavel, SFU’s chief facilities officer and university architect, has been elected to the College of Fellows of the Royal...

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Protecting marine bio-diversity - March 20, 2008
Turtles and dolphins ensnared in tuna nets are a grim reminder of the impact of fisheries on ocean biodiversity. Known in...

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SFU announces 2008 honorary degree recipients - March 20, 2008
B.C.’s Man in Motion, a former UBC president and a prominent First Nations artist are among 10 individuals to be recognized...

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Board has two new members - March 20, 2008
Entrepreneur Peter Dhillon and lawyer Brian Taylor have been appointed to SFU’s board of governors, effective Feb. 11, 2008,...

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2007 staff achievement awards: Yasmin Jamal - March 20, 2008
Correction appended

Each year, SFU’s staff achievement awards highlight the exceptional personal and work-related...

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Louie to serve second term - March 20, 2008
Brandt Louie will serve a second three-year term as SFU’s chancellor following his re-election by acclamation earlier this...

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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - March 20, 2008 - March 21, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people were covered in the news media: March 14-20, 2008            ...

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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - March 27, 2008 - March 27, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people were covered in the news media: March 20-27, 2008            ...

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Mark Jaccard is B.C.'s academic of the year - April 3, 2008
SFU resource economist Mark Jaccard’s tireless work in persuading governments to enact effective climate-change policies has...

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New dean of graduate studies: Wade Parkhouse - April 3, 2008
The SFU board of governors has confirmed the appointment of Wade Parkhouse (above) as dean of graduate studies from Sept. 1, ...

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Families in India defy stereotypes - April 3, 2008
Neelu Kang’s local students are often surprised to discover that families in India bear little resemblance to Bollywood...

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2007 staff achievement awards: Andrew Barton - April 3, 2008
Each year, SFU’s staff achievement awards highlight the exceptional personal and work-related accomplishments of staff...

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Excellence in teaching awards: Mary Lynn Stewart - April 3, 2008
The academic world knows her as one of Canada’s leading European feminist historians and a prize-winning author.  ...

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Excellence in teaching awards: Gary McCarron - April 3, 2008
Gary McCarron was in a Vancouver coffee shop recently when a young man in an expensive suit approached him and said, “You...

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Excellence in teaching awards: Veselin Jungic - April 3, 2008
At 8:30 a.m., the 500-seat lecture theatre for Calculus I is full. That’s quite a feat for any instructor or professor. For...

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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - April 3, 2008 - April 3, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people were covered in the news media: March 28-April 3, 2008          ...

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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - April 11, 2008 - April 11, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people were covered in the news media: April 3-11, 2008            ...

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Perl appointed to VIA Rail Board - April 14, 2008
Anthony Perl, professor of political science and director of the urban studies program at SFU, has been appointed to the...

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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - April 18, 2008 - April 18, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people made news: April 11-18, 2008               ...

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Sun Run winner - May 1, 2008
SFU student athlete Jessica Des Mazes raced unopposed in the women’s open wheelchair division for the second year in a row to...

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Finding the world's 'greenest' person - May 1, 2008
You use compact fluorescent light bulbs and recycle, but just how green are you really?      ...

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Driver named VP-academic, provost - May 1, 2008
SFU’s board of governors has approved the appointment of archaeology professor and graduate studies dean, Jonathan Driver, as...

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2007 staff achievement awards: Rummana Khan Hemani - May 1, 2008
Each year, SFU’s staff achievement awards highlight the exceptional personal and work-related accomplishments of staff...

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Disabled face barriers to workforce - May 1, 2008
Despite B.C.’s booming economy and low unemployment rate, the number of people with disabilities moving off government...

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Top co-op students shine brightly - May 15, 2008
Tristen Gilchrist and Paul Carriere (above, l to r) are not just exceptional students and university ambassadors, they’re...

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Murphy to head athletics - May 15, 2008
David Murphy is SFU’s new senior director of athletics, replacing Wilf Wedmann who retired in 2007. He takes the helm June 9...

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2007 staff achievement awards: Student Services - May 15, 2008
Each year, SFU’s staff achievement awards highlight the exceptional personal and work-related accomplishments of staff...

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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - May 15, 2008 - May 15, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people made news: May 8-15, 2008           ...

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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - May 23, 2008 - May 23, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people made news: May 16-23, 2008           ...

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Student fundraiser previews possible future as a grad - May 29, 2008
Joseph Dardano is convocating with a BA in geography in June and a vision of the future. Working as a student caller on the...

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SIAT grad designs solar-powered home - May 29, 2008
To really appreciate architectural designer Davis Marques’ user- and earth-friendly handiwork you’ll have to visit the...

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International exchanges open gateways to the world - May 29, 2008
Matt Martell’s international exchange semester at the École Supérieure de Commerce de Paris inspired the business...

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First French program grad eyes legal career in EU - May 29, 2008
While Nicolas Sarkozy and Ségolène Royal battled each other for the French presidency in 2007, Ania Kolodziej ambled the...

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The definition of a high achiever - May 29, 2008
Her high school newspaper once described Kaili Rand as "the definition of a true perfectionist." And the gifted Coquitlam...

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Dean’s medal follows string of coincidences - May 29, 2008
A mathematician and computing scientist with a newly minted PhD, Juraj Stacho knows a thing or two about odds. So he is more...

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Breast cancer survivor attains academic goal with patience - May 29, 2008
What a difference a year has made in Liana Zwick’s life. This time last year, the SFU graduand had just undergone 16 days of...

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Six of Canada's finest to receive honorary degrees - May 29, 2008
Nelly Auersperg
Doctor of Science honoris causa, Wednesday, June 4, 9:45 am        ...

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2008 Convocation medal roundup - May 29, 2008
GOVERNOR GENERAL’S SILVER (UNDERGRADUATE) MEDAL
The Silver medal is awarded to the two SFU undergraduate students who achieve...

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Gold medallist creates tiny technologies - May 29, 2008
It seems appropriate that Ian Foulds loves reading science fiction because his work takes him to the very outer limits of...

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Top scholar-athlete heading to Europe - May 29, 2008
Rob Drapala was attracted to SFU five years ago partly because of its dual indoor and outdoor track & field programs and...

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EdD grad improves aboriginal math skills - May 29, 2008
During a stint as president of the B.C. Association of Mathematics Teachers, Kanwal Singh Neel discovered that aboriginal...

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Science medallist eyes teaching career - May 29, 2008
Whether she’s in the lab or in the kitchen, new science PhD Julie Lefebvre is always cooking up something impressive. ...

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2008 Convocation student speakers - May 29, 2008
Simon Fraser University will confer degrees on about 2,760 undergraduate and 380 graduate students this spring during seven...

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Moving beyond pain with faith, family - May 29, 2008
If Steve Fielding had listened to his doctors he wouldn’t be graduating from SFU this June with a master’s degree in history...

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Pursuing a childhood dream in Canada - May 29, 2008
Jingbo Huang was a schoolgirl of 13, returning by boat as she did every weekend to her hometown of Jingtang, in eastern China...

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Global health masters reach out to the world - May 29, 2008
Five of the first 16 students in SFU’s new master’s program in global health will convocate in June.    ...

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Environmental issues leave Canada no time to waste - May 29, 2008
The carbon market is coming and graduand Tom Kineshanko plans to play a leading role in it.     ...

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Urban seniors more active, gerontology grad finds - May 29, 2008
It may seem unusual for a young adult to take a sincere interest in the elderly. But for Ann Sarte, who convocates this June...

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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - May 30, 2008 - May 30, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people made news: May 23-30, 2008           ...

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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - June 5, 2008 - June 5, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people made news: May 30-June 5, 2008          ...

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Mossadiq Umedaly - Convocation address - June 3, 2008
Chancellor Louie, President Stevenson, Faculty, honored graduates, family members and friends, thank you.   ...

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Michael Kirby - Convocation address - June 5, 2008
Chancellor Louie, President Stevenson, faculty members, distinguished guests and most of all, graduating students.  ...

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Nelly Auersperg - Convocation address - June 4, 2008
I am delighted to be here, and I want to thank the Simon Fraser University Senate, President Stevenson and Chancellor Louie...

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William Gibson - Convocation address - June 5, 2008
Thank you. It’s a wonderful honor, to be here today and to receive this degree. My sincerest congratulations to all of...

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Clague named 2008 Jahns lecturer - June 12, 2008
The Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists and the Engineering Geology Division of the Geological Society...

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Dr. Stats on call - June 12, 2008
When Tom Loughin was eight years old he would pour out a bowl of Lucky Charms cereal and organize the different coloured...

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Distinguished German scholar comes to SFU - June 12, 2008
The Canada Council for the Arts (CCA) has given this year’s John G. Diefenbaker Award to Hans-Dieter Klingemann, a political...

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SFU a winning workplace - June 12, 2008
SFU received this year’s YWCA Vancouver Innovative Workplace of the Year Award at the annual Women of Distinction banquet May...

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Blaser wins Griffin poetry prize - June 12, 2008
Robin Blaser, SFU professor emeritus of English, is the 2008 Canadian recipient of the world’s richest poetry prize for a...

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Grad student wins $150,000 Trudeau prize - June 12, 2008
SFU grad student Nic Rivers, who co-authored Hot Air: Meeting Canada’s Challenge on Climate Change (2007) with SFU...

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SFU’s 100,000th graduate - June 12, 2008
SFU tallied its 100,000th graduate June 5 when criminology major Krista Gerlich-Fitzgerald crossed the stage during the...

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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - June 13, 2008 - June 13, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people made news: June 6-13, 2008           ...

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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - June 20, 2008 - June 20, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people made news: June 13-20, 2008           ...

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Space Worm Release earns Media Award - June 26, 2008
Carol Thorbes, an information officer with SFU public affairs and media relations, has won the 2008 Prix d’Excellence gold...

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Borg scholar helped found WICS, ChicTech - June 26, 2008
Fourth-year SFU computing science student Angelica Lim (above) is among four Canadian scholars to receive a 2008 Google Anita...

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Joan Collinge named Continuing Studies dean pro tem - June 26, 2008
Joan Collinge, associate dean of Continuing Studies and director of the Centre for Online and Distance Education (CODE), was...

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SFU celebrates Canadian actor Graham Greene - June 26, 2008
SFU’s Praxis Centre for Screenwriters celebrated the career of one of North America’s best-known aboriginal actors June 25 in...

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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - June 27, 2008 - June 27, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people made news: June 20-27, 2008           ...

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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - July 4, 2008 - July 4, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people made news: June 28-July 4, 2008          ...

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Prize hat trick for university librarians - July 10, 2008
Three SFU librarians’ contributions to the university and library communities were acknowledged recently with prestigious...

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Rising stars - July 10, 2008
Five SFU students are among 61 of Canada’s top undergraduate science and technology students selected as Rising Stars of...

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First dual degree students from Zhejiang - July 10, 2008
"Life here is easy," says Kefu Zhao, 21, a student in SFU’s dual-degree computer science program. "I see relaxed people...

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Olympians Abdulai and Matthews are bound for Beijing - July 10, 2008
Track and field star Ruky Abdulai has become the second SFU athlete to qualify for the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing, joining...

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Archivist Frances Fournier honoured - July 10, 2008
SFU archivist Frances Fournier has been awarded honourary membership in the Society for Canadian Women in Science and...

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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - July 11, 2008 - July 11, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people made news: July 5-11, 2008           ...

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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - July 18, 2008 - July 18, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people made news: July 12-18, 2008           ...

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Grad students rename lounge in tribute to Laurine Harrison - July 24, 2008
In a tribute to former SFU ombudsperson Laurine Harrison, who died suddenly last year, the SFU Graduate Student Society (GSS)...

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Olympic-bound Igali coaching Nigerian wrestlers - July 24, 2008
Daniel Igali is again heading to the Olympics – not as a competitor this time, but as a technical director and mentor to a...

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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - July 25, 2008 - July 25, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people made news: July 18-25, 2008           ...

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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - August 1, 2008 - August 1, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people made news:  July 26-Aug. 1, 2008         ...

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SFU student eyes Miss World 2009 title - August 8, 2008
SFU student Shelley Matheson of North Vancouver took home the regional Miss Greater Vancouver World title July 20 at Miss BC...

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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - August 8, 2008 - August 8, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people made news: August 1-8, 2008           ...

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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - August 15, 2008 - August 15, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people made news: August 9-15, 2008          ...

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Bar association honours SFU female lawyers crusader - August 19, 2008
SFU criminology professor Joan Brockman has won the Canadian Bar Association’s (CBA) 2008 Cecilia I. Johnstone Award in...

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Facebook app earns SIAT team global green kudos - August 20, 2008
Two students at SFU’s Surrey campus School of Interactive Arts and Technology (SIAT) earned international recognition...

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SFU grad grapples Olympic gold - August 22, 2008
SFU’s own Carol Huynh captured Canada’s first gold medal of the Beijing Olympics Aug. 16, securing the 48-kg women’s...

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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - August 22, 2008 - August 25, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people made news: Aug. 16-22, 2008                   ...

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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS August 28, 2008 - August 28, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people made news: Aug. 22-28, 2008                   ...

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First-year student makes the Fringe - September 4, 2008
A play by first-year contemporary arts student Max Ley will run as part of the Vancouver International Fringe Festival Sept. ...

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Reward staff success - September 4, 2008
Don’t let colleagues hide their prowess. Nominate them for a 2008 staff achievement award. Nominations are open to all...

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Interim education dean begins term - September 4, 2008
Suzanne de Castell, associate dean, academic (above), in the Faculty of Education, has been appointed interim dean until...

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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - September 5, 2008 - September 5, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people made news: Aug. 29-Sept. 5, 2008          ...

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SFU PIPERS WIN MEDALS - September 5, 2008
Members of the SFU pipe band won big honours in the prime events for bagpipe players at the Northern Meeting Piping...

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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - September 12, 2008 - September 12, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people made news: Sept. 5-12, 2008           ...

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Fellowship funds two studies - September 17, 2008
PhD business student Victor Chen has won a 2008/09 post-graduate research fellowship worth $35,000 from the Asia Pacific...

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Reward Faculty success - September 17, 2008
Do you know an SFU faculty member whose teaching is creative, enthusiastic — and appreciated? Then nominate them for an award...

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New Director for Scottish Studies - September 17, 2008
Leith Davis is the new director of the Centre for Scottish Studies. She replaces Steven Duguid who has served as the centre’s...

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Making a difference to children's health - September 17, 2008
How will Bruce Lanphear measure success in his new position as professor of children’s environmental health in the Faculty of...

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The faces behind the names - September 17, 2008
Blusson Hall was named to honour SFU’s largest private donation to date — $12 million from Stewart and Marilyn Blusson (above...

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Three chairs for health - September 17, 2008
Distinguished research chairs in the Faculty of Health Sciences:

• Molecular biologist Jamie Scott holds a Tier 1 Canada

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About the Faculty - September 17, 2008
Established in September 2004, SFU’s Faculty of Health Sciences offers Canada’s most comprehensive program in population and...

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Global health student finds empowerment reduces AIDS - September 17, 2008
Sex workers in the Indian city of Mysore have a new outlook on their personal health and safety – and that is reducing the...

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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - September 19, 2008 - September 19, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people made news: Sept. 13-19, 2008          ...

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Jobs well done earn dean's recognition - September 17, 2008
Academic recognition among their peers, extensive university service and teaching excellence. These are why history professor...

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SFU philanthropist wins ticket to run - September 17, 2008
When SFU library assistant Catherine Louie made her annual donation to the 2008 Campus Giving Campaign, her goal was to help...

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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - September 26, 2008 - September 26, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people made news: Sept. 20-25, 2008          ...

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Accelerator supplement to graph wizard - October 2, 2008
Bojan Mohar, a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in graph theory with the mathematics department, has received an Accelerator...

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Scottish gold and silver for SFU pipers - October 2, 2008
The SFU Pipe Band won more honours at the Northern Meeting Piping Competitions in Inverness, Scotland. The competition drew...

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Student speakers - October 2, 2008
Fleeing war-torn Sarajevo at age four left an indelible impression on Jasmin Mujanovic, who graduates with a BA in political...

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Chancellor honours three - October 2, 2008
Ian Baxter& is a contemporary conceptual artist who has helped re-shape Canada’s modern art scene during the last half...

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Staffer balanced motherhood, work and grad studies - October 2, 2008
Looking back at how she juggled a full-time job, new parenthood and graduate studies, Liesl Jurock laughs at her naiveté.

"I...

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Kamloops graduate struggled for 30 years to preserve her nation’s language - October 2, 2008
Mona Jules was six years old when the Canadian government foced her and three siblings to attend the Roman Catholic-run...

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Life in Canada’s poorest postal code - October 2, 2008
Sheri Yakashiro sat, pen and paper in hand, in the holding cell of the provincial court house on Main Street, listening...

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Health Sciences grad’s resilience - October 2, 2008
Andrea Feigl, who graduates Oct. 10 with a master’s degree in public health from the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS), is one...

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Her degree took seven years–but who’s counting? - October 2, 2008
Like many SFU students, it took seven years for Angelica Lim to graduate from SFU.

"In any other university, people would...

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Business grad beats profound hearing loss - October 2, 2008
In 2006, three years into a business administration degree, Jean-Paul Booyens experienced an extraordinary challenge.

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Psych grad heads to London School of Economics to study global politics - October 2, 2008
How does someone graduating with an honours degree in psychology and a minor in computing science end up at the London School...

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Nominations for President’s media award - October 2, 2008
SFU is accepting nominations for its annual President’s Award for Service, for a faculty or staff member demonstrating...

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Nominate an excellent teacher by Oct. 15 - October 9, 2008
Nominators have until Oct. 15 to submit their choices for the 2008 Excellence in Teaching awards. All continuing full and...

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Planet’s greenest person - October 2, 2008
The votes are in: Matthias Gelber in Malaysia was named the planet’s greenest person Sept. 24 at SFU’s Sustainability...

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Bringing Tla’Amin tales to life - October 2, 2008
First Nations elder Eugene Louie sits on a perch of oceanfront land he grew up on near Powell River and reminisces about a...

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Discover Simon Fraser - October 2, 2008
2008 marks the 200th anniversary of Simon Fraser’s epic journey down the mighty river that bears his name.   ...

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Sociologist wins Sterling prize - October 2, 2008
From South Africa’s transition from apartheid to democracy to the seemingly intractable conflict between Israelis and...

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From bombs in Iran to an SFU doctorate - October 2, 2008
Armin Samiei graduated from high school a year after Iraqi bombs began dropping on her native Iran at the start of the Iran...

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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - October 3, 2008 - October 3, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people made news: Sept. 26-Oct. 3, 2008.          ...

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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - October 10, 2008 - October 10, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people made news: Oct. 3-10, 2008           ...

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Prof’s blog in Top 50 list - October 16, 2008
In August, MBA-resource site MBA Explorer chose SFU Business professor Tom Lawrence’s Outlook for Change as one of the Top 50...

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Asia Pacific fellowship - October 16, 2008
PhD business student Victor Chen has won a 2008-09 post-graduate research fellowship worth $35,000 from the Asia Pacific...

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Nominations for President’s Media Award - October 16, 2008
SFU is accepting nominations for its annual President’s Award for Service, for a faculty or staff member demonstrating...

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Writer-in-residence - October 16, 2008
Canadian author Hiromi Goto is SFU’s new writer-in-residence for the fall and spring. Her experience as a writer, cultural...

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Pastoral visit to Burnaby Mountain - October 16, 2008
Students, faculty, staff and the general public are invited to take part in a pastoral visit by Vancouver Archbishop Raymond...

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Walk in the woods - October 16, 2008
Venture down the woodland trails surrounding SFU’s Burnaby campus over the next few weeks and you may be surprised to...

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Economists say: Set a carbon price - October 16, 2008
More than 230 academic economists. including a number from SFU, signed an open letter to Canada’s political party leaders...

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Don't wait to donate - October 16, 2008
A couple of weeks after a routine colonoscopy in July 2007, SFU audio-visual technician Peter Corps began passing blood...

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Moxon’s music reaps recording contract - October 16, 2008
Part-time staffer Daniel Moxon works 25 hours a week at SFU’s Vancouver campus audio-visual department and often spends...

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Mowafaghian boosts donation by $1.5 million - October 16, 2008
Djavad Mowafaghian surprised everyone by announcing an additional $1.5 million gift to SFU at a ceremony naming the atrium...

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Controversy, conflict, democracy - October 16, 2008
A research career immersed in some of the world’s most volatile political situations has earned SFU sociology professor...

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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - October 17, 2008 - October 17, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people made news: Oct. 11-17, 2008           ...

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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - October 23, 2008 - October 23, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people made news: Oct. 17-23, 2008          ...

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Prof’s editorial blasts Canada’s asbestos trade - October 30, 2008
SFU adjunct professor David Boyd co-wrote a damning editorial in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) Oct. 21...

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Canada’s emission targets ‘highly unlikely’, say SFU researchers - October 30, 2008
Three SFU researchers published a six-page paper shortly before the October federal election concluding it is "highly...

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Internet tycoon pursues SFU degree - October 30, 2008
SFU Business student Milun Tesovic is a successful entrepreneur whose outlook on life and money belies his years.  ...

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Finegood wins Banting award - October 30, 2008
The Canadian Diabetes Association has honoured kinesiology professor Diane Finegood (right) with its 2008 Frederick G....

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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - October 31, 2008 - October 31, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people made news: Oct. 24-31, 2008          ...

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Stumping for Obama - November 7, 2008
Ozren Jungic’s voice is hoarse from cheering for Barack Obama. A fourth-year history and business administration major at...

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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - November 7, 2008 - November 7, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people made news: Nov. 1-7, 2008
SFU Athletics gave SFU and its Cinderella football team a torrent...

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SFU student films claim top prizes in Montreal - September 4, 2008
Short films produced by SFU Contemporary Arts students claimed three of the six top prizes at the 39th Canadian Student Film...

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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - December 24, 2008 - December 24, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people made news: Dec. 20-24, 2008 This report now takes a vacation break, and will...
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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - December 19, 2008 - December 19, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people made news: Dec. 13-19, 2008 SFU student Evan Miller scored a big media hit,...
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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - December 12, 2008 - December 12, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people made news: Dec. 6-12, 2008 “Don't worry, be happy—and spend.” That, according...
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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - December 5, 2008 - December 5, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people made news: Nov. 28-Dec. 5, 2008 As the Federal Follies continued in Ottawa, SFU...
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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - November 28, 2008 - November 28, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people made news: Nov. 20-28, 2008 SFU hit national news media in spades during the...
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Holiday gifts to get them thinking - November 27, 2008
Have global economic conditions got your family down? SFU Surrey computing scientist Toby Donaldson’s "Santa’s List" of...
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Columnist chronicles campus life - November 27, 2008
For an entertaining glimpse into the mind of a local first-year university student, SFU undergrad Layne Clark’s weekly Campus...
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Buy a bed net, save a life this Christmas - November 27, 2008
This Christmas, for just 10 bucks you can buy perhaps the most gratifying present you’ll ever give: an insecticide-treated...
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$5000 for FHS student - November 27, 2008
SFU health sciences student Vanessa Dixon has won a $5000 graduate award from the non-profit Heritage Educational Foundation,...
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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - November 20, 2008 - November 20, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people made news: Nov. 14-20, 2008 In The Vancouver Sun, the biggest headline type...
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United Way makes helping others easy - November 13, 2008
SFU’s annual United Way campaign kicked off a month of fundraising and related activities Nov. 3 and campaign co-chair Leigh...
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So, how good is your inner frog detector? - November 13, 2008
Kaycee Jane finds SFU’s two-year Executive MBA program challenging. But she found time to self-publish a book designed to...
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SFU PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - November 13, 2008 - November 13, 2008
A look at how SFU and its people made news: Nov. 7-13, 2008 Our Canadian media hit of the week: the Maclean’s 2...
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Running for office - November 13, 2008
There may be others, but an informal survey by SFU News turned up nine community members running in the Nov. 15 elections,...
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Coach of the year - November 13, 2008
Clan football coach David Johnson (right) is the 2008 Canada West Football Coach of the Year. Johnson successfully ended...
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