Best of SFU 2008: Top Newsmakers
Time Magazine: best invention of 2008
Max Donelan’s bionic energy harvester—chosen as one of TIME Magazine’s Best Inventions of 2008—produces energy during walking. The kinesiology professor’s invention continues to make headlines around the world, including the New York Times’ 8th Annual Year in Ideas.
Time Magazine: Top 10 videogames of 2008
Student Evan Miller’s video game, Hunted Forever, made the No. 8 spot on Time magazine’s list of the Top 10 releases of 2008. Miller is a fourth-year student in the School of Interactive Arts and Technology at the Surrey campus.
- http://www.time.com/time/specials/2008/top10/article/0,30583,1855948_1863763_1863776,00.html
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_vBvVjmrrw&eurl=http://www.time.com/time/specials/2008/top10/article/0,30583,1855948_1863763_1863776,00.html
- http://www.king.com//game/hunted_forever
New York Times: A novel theory of mental disorders
Biologist Bernard Crespi’s revolutionary theory of brain development could change how we view mental illness. The New York Times says it is one of the most significant contributions to psychiatry since Sigmund Freud.
Newsweek: The only thing we have to fear …
SFU’s Human Security Report Project, led by director Andrew Mack, found that global terrorism is on the decline—challenging expert consensus that the threat is on the rise. The findings prompted global media attention.
Website attracts worldwide interest
Business professor Boyd Cohen’s Greenest Person on the Planet contest sought to raise awareness of climate change and drew nominees from around the globe—as well as considerable media coverage.
Language mix-up sank King Henry’s ship
New forensic research from criminologist Lynne Bell suggests the crew aboard King Henry the Eighth's favourite warship sank in 1545 because the mostly Spanish crew didn't understand the captain's orders. The story appeared in media around the world.
