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.

Three Minute Thesis 2013: Blake Byron Walker, Geography June 01, 2013
SFU's Three Minute Thesis finals took place on March 6, 2013. Blake Byron Walker (Canada), Geography, spoke on "Spatial-Temporal Dimensions of Violent Injury in Urban Environments."

Three Minute Thesis 2013: Britta Ricker, Geography June 01, 2013
SFU's Three Minute Thesis finals took place on March 6, 2013. Britta Ricker (United States), Geography, spoke on "Collecting and Geovisualizing Trauma Surveillance Data for Injury Prevention Using Mobile Computers in Cape Town, South Africa."

External Awards: SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc. 2013/14 Scholarship Program March 28, 2013
SRK Canada is providing the SRK Consulting Scholarship Program in coordination with NSERC's Industrial Postgraduate Scholarship. The program is designed to assist graduate students in fields related to the mining industry. The value of the scholarship is $15,000 per year through NSERC plus an additional $6,000 per year from SRK Canada. Apply by June 30, 2013.

External Award: Graduate Study in Transportation November 09, 2012
The Canadian Transportation Research Forum (CTRF) is offering scholarships worth $4,000–$6,000 to Canadian graduate students in business administration, engineering, economics, geography, law, planning or related fields. The application deadline is January 31, 2013.

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.

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.

Research Profile: Tyler Herrington October 27, 2011
Tyler Herrington's undergraduate co-op terms took him to the Selwyn Mountains of the Yukon, where he was involved with a project exploring for lead and zinc deposits, and to former DEW Line radar stations in the Arctic, where he was involved with the reclamation effort, testing soil, and water for the presence of contaminants.

Pacific Institute for Climate Change Fellowship Recipients September 13, 2011
Three SFU doctoral candidates have received fellowships totalling $54,000 from the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS).

Convocation Medal Winners 2011 May 26, 2011
Congratulations to this year’s Convocation Medal Winners who will receive their awards at our Spring Convocation, June 14–17, 2011.

Grad Students in the news March 15, 2011
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Alumni Profile: Andre Isakov, MUrb January 27, 2011
Andre Isakov completed both his bachelor’s degree in political science and his master’s degree in urban studies at Simon Fraser University.

Dean of Graduate Studies Awards for Excellence
Congratulations to this year’s Convocation Medal Winners! They will receive their awards at our Spring Convocation, June 11–14, 2013.