What's New - Archive
The "what's new" archive contains news shorts about members of the IRMACS community and events at the IRMACS centre itself. You may filter our archives by year, or search for explicit keywords.
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March 07, 2013 |
Dr. Bozena Kaminska, the Canada Research Chair in Wireless Sensor Networks and a long term IRMACS project leader, has been appointed as a new member to the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) board. Congratulations, Bozena! |
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February 21, 2013 |
For the next few years the IRMACS Centre will be the home for the members of the Bipolar Affective Disorder and older Adults (BADAS) Study Project. The Study is led by Dr. Norm O'Rourke, Associate Professor in the Department of Gerontology, with Drs. Borwein and Sixsmith as principal co-investigators. Welcome BADAS! |
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February 12, 2013 |
On February 15, 2013, the IRMACS Centre will host the 2nd Annual HESP Symposium. The symposium is a joint initiative of the Human Evolutionary Studies Program (HESP) at SFU and the Cultural Evolution of Religion Research Consortium at UBC. This symposium seeks to change this state of affairs by bringing together archaeologists, anthropologists, and psychologists to discuss the hypothesis that religious beliefs and practises facilitate the emergence of large-scale, complex societies by enhancing within-group cooperation. |
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February 04, 2013 |
Dr. Krisztina Vasarhelyi, a long term IRMACS member and one of the leaders of the HIV-IMPACT Research Group, is the principal investigator on the project "Operational Modelling for the Implementation of Treatment as Prevention Programs to Contain the HIV/AIDS Epidemic" that was recently awarded a substantial CIHR grant. Among co-investigators on the project are three other IRMACS project leaders, P. Borwein, R. Hogg, and A. Rutherford. Congratulations to all! |
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January 23, 2013 |
Dr. Arne Mooers, a Professor in the SFU Department of Biology and a long term IRMACS project leader, was recently featured on Mooney, an Irish radio programme broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1. Arne was introduced to the audience as "one of the people who drew up the Avian Family tree." Full Podcast is available at http://at.sfu.ca/ooZSgI. |
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January 16, 2013 |
Dr. Veselin Jungic, an IRMACS project leader and an IRMACS Deputy Director, has accepted the role of the Associate Chair in the Department of Mathematics. In this new role Veselin will continue to split his time between the IRMACS Centre and the Department of Mathematics. Congratulations Veso! |
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January 07, 2013 |
The IRMACS Centre would like to welcome everyone back to the university and to wish all of our students, faculty, staff and collaborators all the best in 2013. This year the IRMACS Centre marks ten years since the beginning of construction in the Applied Science building. Click here to see how everything started. |
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December 10, 2012 |
Ms. Pam Borghardt, who has been the Managing Director of the IRMACS Centre for more than eight years has taken the role of the Director, Administration, VP Research Centre - IRMACS. In this new role, which comes with additional responsibilities, Ms. Borghardt will continue to contribute to the Centre's success in a major way. Congratulations and good luck, Pam! |
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December 04, 2012 |
The IRMACS Centre is proud to announce the world premiere of the fourth Small Number animated film titled "Small Number and the Skateboard Park". The premiere will take place in the IRMACS Centre as part of the IRMACS Community Christmas Celebration on Friday, December 7, 2:45-3:00. The Small Number animated film collection is part of the Math Catcher: Mathematics Through Aboriginal Storytelling Outreach Program. More information about the program is available at http://mathcatcher.irmacs.sfu.ca/. |
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November 19, 2012 |
Dr. Veselin Jungic and other members of the Math Catcher Outreach Project are the opening act in the First Nations Math Education Workshop being held this week at the Banff International Research Station for Mathematical Innovation and Discovery. Small Number is on the road again! |
