SFU Rises to 26th in World University Rankings of Universities under 50; 3rd in Canada June 19, 2013
The Times Higher Education world rankings of 100 universities under 50 years old has just been released — SFU is ranked 26th (up from 30th in 2012), and 3rd overall in Canada.

Julie MacArthur receives Dean's Convocation Medal June 12, 2013
As atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gasses continue to hit new highs and global climate talks continue to stall, it is more pressing than ever to understand how Canadians can create more sustainable energy systems.

Jodi Yager receives Dean's Convocation Medal June 11, 2013
Dr. Jodi Yager's research involved studying the social interactions of high-functioning individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Xianghua Wu receives Dean's Convocation Medal June 11, 2013
In order to complete her PhD, Dr. Xianghua Wu embodied SFU's motto of "engaging the world.

Yuan Echo Liao receives Dean's Convocation Medal June 10, 2013
Dr. Yuan (Echo) Liao chose a timely and important topic for her PhD research question: As workplaces become increasingly multinational, how should cross-cultural performance appraisals be performed?

Paule Desgroseilliers receives Dean's Convocation Medal June 10, 2013
Dr. Paule Desgroseilliers' thesis, Étude des représentations du bilinguisme et du français langue seconde chez des apprenants en Colombie-Britannique, is a masterwork which distills all of the experiences of her long and distinguished career as a professional educator and administrator of French language programs in BC.

Mehdi Saedi receives Dean's Convocation Medal June 09, 2013
Q: What happens when Simon Fraser University hands over $11 million of its endowment funds to a team of graduate students to manage?

Thomas Culham receives Dean's Convocation Medal June 07, 2013
Returning to university — and especially to a doctoral program — after 30 years as a business executive can be daunting, but Dr. Thomas Culham managed the transition with great success.

Angela Russolillo receives Dean's Convocation Medal June 07, 2013
Angela Russolillo received her Bachelor's Degree in psychiatric nursing (with distinction) from Kwantlen University College, and forged ahead with plans to make the world a better place.

Corey Watson receives Dean's Convocation Medal June 07, 2013
In the process of completing his PhD, Dr. Corey Watson made research breakthroughs that set standards in several fields.

Karen Tanenbaum receives Dean's Convocation Medal June 06, 2013
Dr. Karen Tanenbaum's endless curiosity has led her from Celtic Studies to computational linguistics to wearable technology and storytelling to the Maker Movement and being featured in a recent Make magazine Shout Out to the Women of Tech.

Brittany Froese receives Dean's Convocation Medal June 06, 2013
Dr. Brittany Froese's PhD research in mathematics was focused on the problem of optimal transport, which involves determining the most cost-efficient way of transporting material from one region to another.

Maryam Sadeghi receives Dean's Convocation Medal June 06, 2013
Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer, and as with all cancers, early detection leads to far happier outcomes for patients and their families.

Blake Byron Walker receives Dean's Convocation Medal June 06, 2013
In 2012, Vancouver experienced over 35,000 reported violent crimes, and innumerable unreported incidents.

Emily Darling receives Governor General's Gold Medal May 31, 2013
Emily's greatest contribution to the field of coral reef conservation has been developing a method to help predict the response of corals to multiple stressors.

Benjamin Woo Receives Governor General's Gold Medal May 27, 2013
In his dissertation, Dr. Benjamin Woo says that his research topic started with a Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) belt buckle.

Dean of Graduate Studies Awards for Excellence May 23, 2013
We’re delighted to announce the recipients of the 2012 Dean of Graduate Studies Awards for Excellence.

Research Profile: Andrew Top, Computing Science January 31, 2013
Congratulations to Andrew Top for receiving the 2012-13 WAGS Innovation in Technology Award for his Master's Thesis.

Research profile: Cong Zhang, School of Computing Science November 14, 2012
Cong Zhang was raised in the city of Zhengzhou in Henan province, China — home of the famous Shaolin Temple.

Postdoc Profile: William (Ben) Mortenson November 07, 2012
Congratulations to Ben Mortenson, SFU's first Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship recipient.

SFU Top Comprehensive University in Canada for Fifth Year November 01, 2012
Macleans magazine's annual rankings of Canadian universities has just been released, and SFU's #1 again. It’s the fifth straight year we have held the top spot.

Faculty Profile: Dr. Thomas Claydon, Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology October 12, 2012
Dr. Tom Claydon became an SFU faculty member in 2007 and immediately set about leaving his mark on his department.

Faculty Profile: Dr. Margaret Linley, English October 12, 2012
As graduate program chair, Dr. Margaret Linley spearheaded changes in SFU's Department of English which have led to a department which is a university leader and model in its support of graduate students and their goals and needs.

Faculty Profile: Dr. David Baillie, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry October 12, 2012
Dr. David Baillie came to Simon Fraser University in 1974 and since that time, has supervised 20 master's and 20 PhD students to completion.

Faculty Profile: Dr. Richard Gruneau, Communication October 12, 2012
Dr. Rick Gruneau's goal, when he accepts a graduate student, is to turn that student into a colleague.

Staff Profile: Mary Ann Pope, Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies October 12, 2012
In 1966, SFU was founded, in an era of great cultural foment and revolution.

Dean of Graduate Studies Awards for Excellence October 12, 2012
We’re delighted to announce the recipients of the 2012 Dean of Graduate Studies Awards for Excellence.

Canada Ranks 4th for Scientific Research October 02, 2012
A new report assessing the state of science and technology in Canada has just been released.

Research profile: Michelle Fan, School of Interactive Arts and Technology September 24, 2012
Min (Michelle) Fan is a PhD candidate in SFU's School of Interactive Arts and Technology. She earned her Bachelor and Master degrees in Digital Media Arts from the Communication University of China.

New Canadian Research Rankings Show SFU's Research Excellence August 29, 2012
Higher Education Strategy Associates (HESA) has just released its new field-normalized Canadian research rankings.

Stefanie Rezansoff Receives MPH and Dean's Convocation Medal June 15, 2012
Ms. Stefanie Rezansoff's thesis research involved collaboration with the BC Ministry of Health and the BC Ministry of Justice in order to examine the population-level relationships between mental illness, substance abuse and criminal recidivism.

Dr. Ghizlane Laghzaoui Receives Dean's Convocation Medal June 15, 2012
Dr. Ghizlane Laghzaoui is the first student to complete her thesis in our French Ed.D program at SFU and her defense attracted a lot of academic and media attention.

Daniela Elza Receives PhD and Dean's Convocation Medal June 15, 2012
Dr. Daniela Elza's dissertation addressed not only the long standing epistemological split between the philosophic and poetic but attempts to heal that very split.

Imran Munir Receives PhD and Dean's Convocation Medal June 15, 2012
Dr. Imran Munir has had extensive work experience in media and journalism since 1986.

Ajit Khosla Receives PhD and Dean's Convocation Medal June 15, 2012
A pioneer in the field, Dr. Ajit Khosla has developed novel micropatternable multifunctional nanocomposite materials for nano and micro systems applications.

Fereydoun Hormozdiari Receives Governor General's Gold Medal June 15, 2012
Dr. Fereydoun Hormozdiari's research focused on the discovery of structural variation in human genomes, using high throughput sequencing technologies.

Jonathon Heidt Receives PhD and Dean's Convocation Medal June 14, 2012
Originally from the US, Dr. Jonathon Heidt moved to Vancouver to pursue his Master's and PhD in Criminology.

Kaitlyn McLachlan Receives PhD and Governor General's Gold Medal June 14, 2012
Dr. Kaitlyn McLachlan's dissertation focused on the risks and needs of adolescents with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) involved in the justice system.

Erin Keating Receives PhD and Dean's Convocation Medal June 14, 2012
Dr. Erin Keating's thesis is a theoretically informed study of two popular late-Restoration genres — pathetic tragedy and secret history.

Aaron Goings receives PhD and Dean's Convocation Medal June 13, 2012
Dr. Aaron Going's thesis is an important work that critically examines many of the assumptions made about community, ethnicity, politics, and violence in the Pacific Northwest and makes significant, original claims on each of these topics.

Michael Steger Receives PhD and Dean's Convocation Medal June 13, 2012
During his time at Simon Fraser University, Dr. Michael Steger worked on novel research in the field of semiconductor spectroscopy and quantum computing.

Dr. Jefferson Chan Receives Dean's Convocation Medal June 13, 2012
The central theme of Dr. Chan's research is the study of the mechanism of enzymes known as sialidases and the resulting sialic acid. Using a specially equipped nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, Chan and his supervisor sped up the scientific search for molecules that disrupt the chemical workings of an enzyme that helps flu viruses to spread.

Jesse Proudfoot Receives PhD and Dean's Convocation Medal June 13, 2012
Dr. Jesse Proudfoot's groundbreaking ethnographic research focused on drug-addicted panhandlers in the Downtown Eastside neighborhood of Vancouver.

Karen Robson Receives MBA and Dean's Convocation Medal June 12, 2012
Throughout her MBA, Ms. Robson maintained status on the MBA Honour Roll and graduated with an impressive 4.08 CPGA.

SFU Ranked 2nd in Canada; 30th in World University Rankings June 06, 2012
The Times Higher Education world rankings of 100 universities under 50 years old has just been released — SFU's ranked 30th, and second in Canada.

Convocation Medal Winners 2012 June 04, 2012
Congratulations to this year’s Convocation Medal Winners! They will receive their awards at our Spring Convocation, June 12–15, 2012.

SFU Ranked 25th in World University Rankings May 30, 2012
The QS World University Rankings of universities under 50 years old is out — SFU's ranked 25th, and second in Canada.

Brian Booth Receives SFU's First IODE Award May 28, 2012
Brian Booth, an SFU Computing Science PhD student, is the first SFU recipient of one of Canada’s oldest national awards—the IODE War Memorial Doctoral Scholarship.

Canada Places Third in International Higher Education Ranking May 15, 2012
The new Universitas 21 Rankings of National Higher Education Systems is out, and Canada has placed third in the world.

Research Profile: Isabel Taake, Psychology May 01, 2012
Congratulations to Isabel Taake, a PhD student in the Department of Psychology, who has just received a grant of $105,000 from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.