UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGES AND JOYS OF BEING BLACK |
Originally from Jamaica, Cornel Bogle's research focus is Black literary friendships, networks of support among writers from the Caribbean and Black literary traditions and those who engage with them. Bogle has an immense amount of joy when teaching students about Black diasporic, Caribbean and postcolonial literatures and cultures. |
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DEVELOPING AI TO UNDERSTAND LIGHT IN PHOTOGRAPHS |
Despite significant progress in developing AI systems that can understand the physical world like humans do, researchers have struggled with modelling a certain aspect of our visual system: the perception of light.
SFU computing science professor, Yagiz Aksoy and his students, Chris Careaga and S. Mahdi H. Miangoleh, have developed a powerful computer interface that has AI-driven editing capabilities that could save Hollywood millions during post-production.
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ANNOUNCING THE 2023 WARREN GILL AWARD FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT WINNER |
Congratulations to the latest award recipient, SFU critical legal geographer Nicholas Blomley. Having spent the past three decades engaged in research and advocacy related to local issues, Blomley is focussed on those concerning marginalization, exclusion and poverty. He is currently researching the challenges that precariously-housed people face in securing and controlling their personal possessions. |
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RESOURCES + OPERATIONAL UPDATES |
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T4/T4A TAX FORMS NOW AVAILABLE |
It's tax season and 2023 T4/T4A tax forms are now available for download by logging into SFU myINFO with your computing ID and password. If you have issues viewing the form(s), ensure the SFUVPN connection is active if accessing from off campus and disable pop-up blockers in the web browser. Contact payroll@sfu.ca for any payroll-related questions. For IT support, including resetting password, multi-factor authentication issues or accessing SFUVPN, call the IT Services Desk at 778.782.888 for assistance. |
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PROPOSALS NOW BEING ACCEPTED |
Faculty or staff are invited to submit entries for initiatives that employ rigorous, principled community engagement to advance the goals of SFU’s Strategic Community Engagement Plan (CEI) and one or more of the priorities in What’s Next: The SFU Strategy. The CEI considers community engagement to be an inclusive approach to teaching, research and scholarship that is characterized by deep attention to relationships.
Up to $100,000 will be awarded this year, in grants of up to $10,000 each. Deadline to apply: April 5, 2024.
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THE PLANETARY POLITICS OF AI: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE |
March 7 | Hosted by SFU Public Square |
Join Kate Crawford, author of Atlas of AI, as she chats with SFU's Wendy Hui Kyong Chun and considers the planetary politics of AI, how we got here and where it might be going. |
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DON'T MISS THE SFU SURREY MIXER |
March 8 | Hosted by SFU Surrey |
Share The Vibe: SFU Surrey community mixer returns Friday, March 8. The evening event will include a networking reception featuring an array of interactive food stations by local vendors and live music. Guests will also have the opportunity to support SFU students struggling with food security. Deadline to purchase tickets: March 1, 2024. |
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Simon Fraser University respectfully acknowledges the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), q̓íc̓əy̓ (Katzie), kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), Qayqayt, Kwantlen, Semiahmoo and Tsawwassen peoples on whose unceded traditional territories our three campuses reside. |
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