INSPIRING CREATIVITY WITHIN AN INDIGENOUS STUDIES CLASSROOM |
Last semester, SFU Indigenous Studies professor annie ross invited her students in INDG 462 Indigenous Oral Testimony to join a community of learners in a thoughtful and expressive way. Students reflected on Indigenous issues, work and testimonios by making their own creative projects, including music, pixel art and collage. |
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STUDYING WHAT MAKES SOME PEOPLE HEALTHIER THAN OTHERS |
Researchers in SFU's Faculty of Science recently published a study in GeroScience that identified more than 100 different physiological traits in some of Canada's healthiest older adults. Understanding these so-called "sweet spots" has the potential to prolong people's lifespans. |
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How are instructors responding to students using ChatGPT in their courses? At SFU, whether or not a student is permitted to use generative AI for course assignments is at the discretion of instructors. One year since the release of this technology, SFU instructors share the approaches they are taking. |
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RESOURCES + OPERATIONAL UPDATES |
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CHANGES TO SFU LIBRARY HOURS |
Hours of service at all SFU library locations have temporarily changed this semester due to staffing shortages. |
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As of January 23, 2024 Employed Research Assistants (those whose research duties are considered employment) have been made formal members of the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU). As a next step for Employed Research Assistants, a collective agreement with language that outlines the terms and conditions for this group will be developed through a collective bargaining process. The parties will resume collective bargaining in a mutually agreed upon timeline as soon as reasonably possible. |
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Are you a staff member interested in contributing to collaborative work to advance equity in policy realms at the university? If so, please review the role and terms of reference and submit your expression of interest to the Chair of the Human Rights Policy Board by February 29. |
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January 30 | Hosted by SFU Science |
Newborns and young babies are more vulnerable to severe infections than all other age groups. However, there is no fast and easy way to tell which microbes are involved. The result is babies being both over- and under-treated with antibiotics. In this online talk, SFU Science assistant professor Amy Lee will describe how we can use genomics and machine learning approaches to tackle this challenge. |
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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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