Call for action -
November 27, 2008Are you a promising leader? Action Canada is seeking nominations of post-secondary students for its national fellowship...
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Did you know? -
November 26, 2008SFU is ranked first among North American universities for its number of start-up companies per million dollars of research...
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Running for office -
November 13, 2008There 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, 2008Clan football coach David Johnson (right) is the 2008 Canada West Football Coach of the Year. Johnson successfully ended...
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Smokers out in the cold -
January 10, 2008SFU’s smokers might want to consider making a new year’s resolution to quit. Beginning April 1st, new provincial regulations...
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07 United Way Campaign -
January 10, 2008SFU’s United Way Campaign raised an unprecedented $167,237. Co-chair Christine Kurbis, program coordinator with the Learning...
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Think fast and win -
January 10, 2008Engineering and computing science students working on applications that use high-speed networks could be eligible to win up...
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Celebrate our staff -
January 10, 2008Each year, SFU’s staff achievement awards highlight the exceptional personal and work-related accomplishments of staff...
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2010 break for students -
January 10, 2008Students will get a two-week break from classes in 2010 to accommodate the Olympic winter games. Senate, which approved the...
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Gung Haggis Fat Choy! -
January 10, 2008Celebrate Chinese New Year with an off-the-wall blend of of Chinese and Scottish action and food, including human curling,...
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Find your inner CEO this year -
January 10, 2008Feeling overwhelmed by your over-committed work and family schedules? SFU Business associate professor Brenda Lautsch has a...
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Drug addiction lecture -
January 24, 2008Psychology professor emeritus Bruce Alexander, SFU’s 2007 winner of the Nora and Ted Sterling Prize in Support of Controversy...
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Talking science to kids -
January 24, 2008“Science with Impact” makes a return visit to SFU on Monday, Feb. 18 from 9 am–12 noon at IRMACS, Rm. 10908. The Canadian...
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SFU earns Go Green status -
January 24, 2008SFU’s decades-long commitment to energy management and conservation is paying off — in international recognition as well as...
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Kudos for Clan runners -
February 7, 2008Three SFU Clan track and field athletes won provincial recognition at the 2008 BC Athletics Awards Banquet last month. Senior...
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Solar house goes to Washington -
February 7, 2008Students and faculty at SFU’s Surrey campus School of Interactive Arts and Technology (SIAT) are co-designing a high-tech,...
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CJSF-FM marks five years -
February 7, 2008SFU’s Burnaby campus radio station, CJSF, is celebrating five years at 90.1 on the FM dial Feb. 8 with the launch of...
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Summer jobs -
February 19, 2008Need summer staff for a research project or program? There’s still time to apply for funding from the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ...
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More wireless -
February 20, 2008SFU’s wireless reach is stretching further than ever. A new collaborative wireless network called "eduroam" allows SFU...
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Hire a student -
February 20, 2008Need summer staff for a research project or program? There’s still time to apply for funding from the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ...
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Leier on Bakunin -
February 20, 2008Nineteenth century anarchist Michael Bakunin has been condemned by many as the father of terrorism. Learn more about his...
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Art imitates naturalist -
February 20, 2008A computer program that “evolves” artistic renderings from a portrait of Charles Darwin has landed interactive arts and...
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Working toward peace in Kenya -
February 20, 2008With many of his friends uprooted from their homes in Kenya, SFU international studies student James Haga is trying to find...
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Want more from your career? -
February 20, 2008SFU’s Continuing Studies management and professional programs unit is offering the following two three-hour career-transition...
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Noted artist donates paintings -
February 20, 2008SFU 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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Teaching immigrant teachers -
March 6, 2008When Yamei Wang came to British Columbia six years ago, she wanted to do what she had done in China — teach.  ...
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Students’ green concerns -
March 6, 2008The student exhibition A Felling presents recent work from visual art students at SFU Contemporary Arts. It reveals some of...
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Brand Wars ’08 -
March 6, 2008SFU’s Student Marketing Association will host western Canada’s largest undergraduate marketing competition on March 8 at...
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Wrestlers win medals -
March 6, 2008The SFU Clan women took top honours at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) national wrestling championships last weekend...
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First Nations B.A. next fall -
March 6, 2008The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences is introducing a new B.A. featuring a joint major in linguistics and First Nations...
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‘Make an impact’ says Trudeau -
March 6, 2008Justin Trudeau urged students to play an active role in making the world a better place during an impromptu speech while...
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Nominate a senior leader -
March 6, 2008The Gerontology Research Centre (GRC) is looking for nominations for its 2008 Gerontology Senior Leadership award, which...
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Surrey eyes 530-bed residence -
March 6, 2008Correction Appended
SFU has signed an agreement with Surrey Campus Residences
Corporation (SCRC)
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Who owns the past? -
March 6, 2008Ownership of and access to ancient material and research data — even the use of ancient images for marketing purposes — pose...
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An apple a day -
March 20, 2008March is nutrition month and SFU’s registered dietitian Rosie Dhaliwal reminds the campus community to check out the Best...
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Board has two new members -
March 20, 2008Entrepreneur Peter Dhillon and lawyer Brian Taylor have been appointed to SFU’s board of governors, effective Feb. 11, 2008,...
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Cooking Green -
March 20, 2008SFU chef Dave Davis took centre stage at Vancouver’s first Green Living Show at BC Place this month to demonstrate...
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Louie to serve second term -
March 20, 2008Brandt Louie will serve a second three-year term as SFU’s chancellor following his re-election by acclamation earlier this...
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It's not easy bein' yellow -
March 20, 2008Four endangered frogs from the Toronto Zoo caught a species-saving lift on leap day, Feb. 29, aboard a special London Air...
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SFU Alerts test on April 9 -
March 20, 2008The university will be testing its new SFU Alerts mass notification system on Wednesday, April 9 at 12:25 p.m.
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Seniors program boom -
April 3, 2008A baby-boomer thirst for learning is fueling steady growth in Continuing Studies’ seniors’ program. Winter ’08 registration...
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2008 India scholarships -
April 3, 2008High school graduates in India who are accepted to SFU for the fall 2008 semester can now apply for a special Outstanding...
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SIAT filmmakers win -
April 3, 2008Filmmaking teams from SFU’s School of Interactive Arts and Technology (SIAT) beat out 10 other entries to win first and...
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Pledge a plant, grow a bursary -
April 3, 2008Community spirit is blossoming as organizers gear up for the annual plant sale on Wed. May 7, 11–2:30 p.m. Now is the time to...
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SFU Alerts test on April 9 -
April 3, 2008The university will be testing its new SFU Alerts mass notification system on Wednesday, April 9 at 12:25 p.m. ...
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SFU authors wanted -
May 1, 2008SFU Library invites you to its 2007–08 author-recognition event. Authors who meet the criteria below are invited to submit...
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Notre Prix d'excellence -
May 1, 2008Quebec group Impératif français, devoted to promoting French language and culture, last month honoured SFU’s Office of...
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SFU offers internet phone -
May 1, 2008SFU community members can now purchase an SFU-branded edition of SofTel SIP softphone. The software turns any Internet...
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Sun Run winner -
May 1, 2008SFU 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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Boy baby boom -
May 1, 2008There must be something in the water at SFU’s Surrey campus. Last year, six staff members gave birth at around the same time...
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Cadets invade Burnaby campus -
May 1, 2008More than 125 members of the Royal Canadian Sea, Army and Air Cadet Corps and squadrons from all regions of Canada will be at...
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Canadian Olympian, eh? -
May 1, 2008Barely three months after becoming a citizen, SFU Clan track and field star Ruky Abdulai could be just a few jumps away from...
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Rethinking African aid -
May 7, 2008SFU is cosponsoring a three-day free public symposium at the Segal Graduate School of Business and the Four Seasons Hotel in...
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Province funds French -
May 15, 2008SFU’s Office of Francophone and Francophile Affairs has received a $250,000 one-time grant from the B.C. Ministry of Advanced...
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Book summer camps now -
May 15, 2008Registration and information are now online for SFU’s always-popular summer camp program for kids and teens, and program...
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Clan duo head to CFL -
May 15, 2008SFU Clan quarterback Jason Marshall (left) and wide receiver Aaron Hargreaves (right) are both headed to the Canadian...
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Murphy to head athletics -
May 15, 2008David 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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'Art of Documentary' workshop -
May 15, 2008In cooperation with the National Film Board of Canada, SFU Contemporary Arts’ Praxis Centre for Screenwriters is hosting "The...
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Bike to Work week -
May 15, 2008May 26 - June 1 is Bike-to-Work (or campus) Week at SFU. Join the SFU team and register to calculate your carbon savings at ...
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Campus campaign underway -
May 15, 2008The university’s 2008 campus giving campaign is in full swing, with the goal this year to raising for money student-space...
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President’s community report -
May 15, 2008President Michael Stevenson’s 2007-08 Report to the Community is appearing in weekly installments every Wednesday in May in ...
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Open House countdown -
May 15, 2008The countdown is on, as organizers of SFU’s Open House 2008 on Saturday, May 31 at the Burnaby campus complete the final...
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2008 Convocation medal roundup -
May 29, 2008GOVERNOR GENERAL’S SILVER (UNDERGRADUATE) MEDAL
The Silver medal is awarded to the two SFU undergraduate students who achieve...
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Thinking of the World -
June 10, 2008A team of academic, non-governmental organization (NGO) and local government participants from Canada, Mexico, Bolivia, the...
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Dr. Stats on call -
June 12, 2008When 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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SFU a winning workplace -
June 12, 2008SFU received this year’s YWCA Vancouver Innovative Workplace of the Year Award at the annual Women of Distinction banquet May...
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SFU’s 100,000th graduate -
June 12, 2008SFU tallied its 100,000th graduate June 5 when criminology major Krista Gerlich-Fitzgerald crossed the stage during the...
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Clan Langford’s Clan reunion -
June 26, 2008It’s a family reunion in more ways than one.
Former SFU Clan women’s basketball star Dani Langford is returning to the team...
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Spammers attack SFU email -
June 26, 2008Never give out your SFU computing password via e-mail regardless of how authentic the request may look. ...
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Our multicultural history -
July 10, 2008Catch a rare glimpse into B.C.’s ethnic and First Nations traditions and family life from historical photographs. Listen to...
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Southeast Asian M.Ed. -
July 10, 2008Presentations in Cambodia this spring marked the final milestone before graduation for 25 overseas students in a unique...
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Rising stars -
July 10, 2008Five SFU students are among 61 of Canada’s top undergraduate science and technology students selected as Rising Stars of...
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Open House winners -
July 10, 2008On May 31, about 9,000 people visited SFU’s Open House in Burnaby. Three lucky people and a student volunteer scored special...
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Enzyme linked to diabetes -
July 10, 2008A team of scientists at SFU and the University of York studying the human enzyme OGT are close to understanding the role it...
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Of bullies, bears and bikes -
July 10, 2008Parents, mark Saturday July 19 on your calendar—it’s the annual Kids’ Safety Day at the SFU Burnaby campus, 11 am–2 pm. Kids...
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Wrestlers go to Greece -
July 10, 2008SFU Clan wrestlers and men’s wrestling head coach Justin Abdou are on the 2008 Canadian team heading to the eighth annual...
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Surrey fights cybercrime -
July 10, 2008A new research centre to fight cybercrime is being established at SFU’s Surrey campus, thanks to a $350,000 grant from the...
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New faculty invitation -
July 24, 2008Continuing tenure-track and teaching faculty who have joined SFU in the past year, as well as new continuing librarians, are...
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Share a ride to SFU -
July 24, 2008In the face of mounting gas and parking costs, a team of students enrolled in Business 361 has spent the summer semester...
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Bus boost benefits Burnaby -
August 25, 2008Translink is promising better bus service in North Burnaby this fall including more frequent and reliable bus service to...
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Reward staff success -
September 4, 2008Don’t let colleagues hide their prowess. Nominate them for a 2008 staff achievement award. Nominations are open to all...
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Butt out on campus -
September 4, 2008Since March 31, SFU has prohibited smoking within 10 metres of any building at all three campuses. At the Burnaby campus,...
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Fresh Local Greens -
September 4, 2008Enjoy fresh local produce from Fraser Valley farmers, along with prepared goods and community education at the new SFU Pocket...
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Name SFU’s new e-mail system -
September 4, 2008SFU is switching to a new e-mail system – and holding two contests this fall to come up with a unique name and logo for it....
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Burnaby opens welcome centre -
September 4, 2008It’s a concept that has been a long time coming – 43 years, in fact. SFU finally has a welcome centre, called Student Central...
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SFU PIPERS WIN MEDALS -
September 5, 2008Members of the SFU pipe band won big honours in the prime events for bagpipe players at the Northern Meeting Piping...
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CUFA awards nominations -
September 17, 2008The Confederation of University Faculty Associations (CUFA BC) is seeking nominations for two awards: Academic of the Year...
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Fellowship funds two studies -
September 17, 2008PhD 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, 2008Do you know an SFU faculty member whose teaching is creative, enthusiastic — and appreciated? Then nominate them for an award...
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The faces behind the names -
September 17, 2008Blusson 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, 2008Distinguished research chairs in the Faculty of Health Sciences:
- Molecular biologist Jamie Scott holds a Tier 1 Canada
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A full roster of programs -
September 17, 2008Undergraduate Programs:
- The Bachelor of Arts in Health Sciences and the Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences are
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About the Faculty -
September 17, 2008Established in September 2004, SFU’s Faculty of Health Sciences offers Canada’s most comprehensive program in population and...
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New access to Government stats -
September 17, 2008A secure data access centre slated to open this fall in Blusson Hall will give SFU researchers in the social sciences a new...
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So that’s how they did it -
September 17, 2008Intricate tiled designs like the one above are the foundation of Muslim art, yet they have always confounded anyone who...
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A Constellation of Frogs -
September 17, 2008This new totem, A Constellation of Frogs by Haida master carver Jim Hart, is on loan from the Bill Reid Foundation. Its new...
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SFU total enrolment up -
September 17, 2008Recruitment staff in SFU student services can express a sigh of satisfaction now that the latest fall semester enrolment...
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Your two-cents worth -
September 17, 2008Give your feedback on programming proposals for the new Faculty of the Environment at a forum Sept. 25, 1:30-3:30 pm, Halpern...
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Celebrate Sustainability -
September 17, 2008Learn about alternative consumption choices for embracing a sustainable lifestyle at SFU’s Sustainability Festival at...
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Saving forests saves money -
September 17, 2008A new SFU study concluding that in many cases it’s more economical to conserve forests than cut them down generated...
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Learning on the run -
September 17, 2008Every September, lecturer Rebecca (Becky) Goyan teaches undergraduate courses in chemistry but always faces a dilemma. One of...
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Blusson Hall Open House -
September 17, 2008Blusson Hall, home of the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) at the Burnaby campus, officially opened Sept. 17with a ceremony...
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20 years for SFU Kamloops -
October 2, 2008Twenty years to the month after its inception as a barebones operation in a former residential school, SFU Kamloops graduated...
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Student speakers -
October 2, 2008Fleeing 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, 2008Ian Baxter& is a contemporary conceptual artist who has helped re-shape Canada’s modern art scene during the last half...
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Shopper as advertiser -
October 2, 2008One of the biggest marketing stories of the last few years has been the rise of consumer-generated advertising, in which...
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Planet’s greenest person -
October 2, 2008The votes are in: Matthias Gelber in Malaysia was named the planet’s greenest person Sept. 24 at SFU’s Sustainability...
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Reusables at The Attic -
October 2, 2008Students in residence can furnish their digs with dishes, furniture and other reusables from The Attic, a new thrift shop in...
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A river runs through his lab -
October 2, 2008SFU geographer Jeremy Venditti will use a recently constructed flume—a simulated river channel that is 15 metres long by a...
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Discover Simon Fraser -
October 2, 20082008 marks the 200th anniversary of Simon Fraser’s epic journey down the mighty river that bears his name. ...
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Fall Wellness Festival -
October 9, 2008Relax tired muscles with a free massage, try out laughter yoga or sample some tasty treats. It’s all part of the fun at the...
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Prof’s blog in Top 50 list -
October 16, 2008In 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, 2008PhD business student Victor Chen has won a 2008-09 post-graduate research fellowship worth $35,000 from the Asia Pacific...
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Writer-in-residence -
October 16, 2008Canadian 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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Lighting the way -
October 16, 2008The Burnaby campus is one of the first locations in the Lower Mainland to install LED street lighting. The new lights are as...
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Walk in the woods -
October 16, 2008Venture down the woodland trails surrounding SFU’s Burnaby campus over the next few weeks and you may be surprised to...
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Oh Rats -
October 16, 2008As temperatures continue to drop, we all will have to cope with more rodents seeking warm indoor places to nest and eat.
The...
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Don't wait to donate -
October 16, 2008A couple of weeks after a routine colonoscopy in July 2007, SFU audio-visual technician Peter Corps began passing blood...
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Record first-year enrolment -
October 16, 2008The final fall 2008 enrolment numbers have been tabulated and it’s official: this year’s freshman class is SFU’s largest ever...
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Shrum Bowl victory -
October 16, 2008A last-play field goal from Jeff Biles gave the SFU Clan a 20-19 victory Oct. 9 over the UBC Thunderbirds. Biles earlier...
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Winterfest -
October 29, 2008WinterFest at the Burnaby campus is an apt reminder that winter does come to the mountain.
Learn how to prepare for severe...
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Haida art through the ages -
October 30, 2008The Bill Reid Centre for Northwest Coast Art Studies at SFU is presenting a three-part lecture series on the distinctive art...
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Finegood wins Banting award -
October 30, 2008The Canadian Diabetes Association has honoured kinesiology professor Diane Finegood (right) with its 2008 Frederick G....
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Stumping for Obama -
November 7, 2008Ozren Jungic’s voice is hoarse from cheering for Barack Obama. A fourth-year history and business administration major at...
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