Media Release Archive

Archives: 2013

  • June 18, 2013
    Surrey high school, SFU team up for career lessons
    A group of Surrey high school students has been getting an early taste of post-secondary life while broadening their career goals through a new, four-credit course held at Simon Fraser University’s Surrey campus this spring. The students are the second cohort to enroll in Career Prep, offered through iLearn DL Secondary School, an independent high school based in Surrey, together with SFU Surrey.
  • June 18, 2013
    SFU Green Labs program awarded Environmental Star
  • June 18, 2013
    City Conversations moves outdoors with Engaged City Task Force
    City Conversations, a popular bi-monthly lunchtime conversation series held at Simon Fraser University’s Vancouver campus, is moving outside for a special edition featuring members of the City of Vancouver’s Mayor’s Engaged City Task Force on June 20 at 12:30 p.m.
  • June 13, 2013
    Restorative justice student studies riot convictions
    Tania Arvanitidis’ argument that restorative justice rather than jail sentences could better hold accountable youth convicted of involvement in the June 15, 2011 Stanley Cup riot and help their victims couldn’t be more timely.
  • June 10, 2013
    SFU co-op student wins IABC award
    Simon Fraser University student Alexandra Lowe is a recipient of this year’s Student Communicator of the Year (SCOY) Award from the International Association of Business Communicators, British Columbia (IABC/BC).
  • June 10, 2013
    Praise for pipers Lees to receive honorary degrees
    They’ve spent more than 30 years adding pomp to Simon Fraser University’s Convocation ceremonies. Now the brothers who’ve led the six-time world champion SFU Pipe Band to international acclaim will experience Convocation from another perspective – as honorees.
  • June 10, 2013
    Biologist grows “juicy olives” business
    Simon Fraser University computational biologist Maria Tamayo developed an interest in “the real power of food” after years of stomach trouble led her to a naturopath and experiments in eating.
  • June 10, 2013
    SFU installation unveils fusion of illusion and science
    Imagine walking into a multi-media environment that looks like a 19th century science lab on the outside but, on the inside, immerses you into a sensory world where science, spirituality, illusion and intuition fuse.
  • June 10, 2013
    Media Advisory: Spring Convocation June 11 – 14
    Simon Fraser University’s Spring Convocation begins tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 pm (June 11) with the first of seven colourful processions across the AQ pond and into Convocation Mall. After that the ceremonies begin at 9:45 am and 2:30 pm each day. Note that honorary degrees are typically conferred within the first half hour.
  • June 07, 2013
    PhD research fights skin cancer
    Simon Fraser University computing science graduand Maryam Sadeghi is working 16 hours a day to commercialize her PhD thesis research.
  • June 07, 2013
    Silver medalist advocates balance, open mind
    Ironically, high-achieving Simon Fraser University science grad Simon Mak tries not to focus too much on his studies
  • June 07, 2013
    For the love of comics
    PhD dissertations aren’t commonly known for their humour, but Benjamin Woo’s thesis examining how nerds have been transformed from targets of derision to lords of popular culture is not only well written and academically rigorous, it’s also witty.
  • June 07, 2013
    Death detective earns PhD in decomposition
    While Sgt. Diane Cockle is only the third female RCMP officer to earn a PhD, the Simon Fraser University graduand’s thesis is the world’s first to comprehensively study the progression of human decomposition at crime scenes.
  • June 07, 2013
    Photo-stitching app is a winner
    Simon Fraser University graduand Andrew Au discovered a knack for developing mobile apps while working as an undergraduate summer research assistant (USRA) in engineering science.
  • June 07, 2013
    Lifeguard floats future in children’s literature
    Simon Fraser University’s Bonnie Tulloch is used to making a splash. A lifeguard and swimming instructor in Langley, she made local headlines by creating Waves of Compassion, a fundraiser for the Red Cross, inspired by the 2011 Japan earthquake.
  • June 07, 2013
    All in the family
    Growing up near the capital city of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, Michelle Chen always understood that she’d be attending SFU after high school.
  • June 07, 2013
    Silver medal honours passion for political science
    Simon Fraser University graduate Jimmy Peterson is testimony to the fact that even in the world of academia where logic and analysis reign, it sometimes pays to follow your heart.
  • June 07, 2013
    Graduation bittersweet for new Canadian
    Joselyne John has been ushering Simon Fraser University convocation guests to their seats for the past three years, enjoying the excitement of families celebrating.
  • June 07, 2013
    Disability no obstacle to success
    Milad Haji Hassan receives his bachelor’s degree in systems engineering from Simon Fraser University next week after overcoming a variety of obstacles during his studies.
  • June 07, 2013
    1,000th student graduates from SFU SIAT
    Jeremy Mamisao has the distinction of not just graduating from SFU’s School of Interactive Arts + Technology (SIAT) this spring—he clocks in as the 1,000th student to do so. And he happens to have landed at the number as the school reaches another milestone—its 10th year.