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May 22, 2013
Advancing research on life’s origins, language translation
Two Simon Fraser University scientists are the recipients of new awards that will enable one to further explore the origins of life while the other taps into how machines can better translate natural language.
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May 22, 2013
Indian Cinema Icon Azmi speaks at SFU Vancouver
An icon of Indian cinema and an internationally recognized humanitarian, legendary actress Shabana Azmi will speak about her life and work, focusing on the attitudes towards women on screen and in society, with Sex and Sensibility on June 11, as part of the SFU Vancouver Speaker Series.
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May 22, 2013
Guideline offers key considerations for medical tourists
Canadians considering going abroad for surgery or other medical care may want to take note of some advice from a team of Simon Fraser University experts studying the practice of medical tourism.
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May 22, 2013
SFU students land multiple Top 25 under 25 awards
Simon Fraser University students figure prominently in the Surrey Board of Trade’s annual Top 25 Under 25 awards, with at least eight of the recipients either current students or recent graduates and the majority of these from SFU’s Beedie School of Business.
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May 21, 2013
Tests lead to doubling of fuel cell life
Researchers working to improve durability in fuel cell powered buses, including a team from Simon Fraser University, have discovered links between electrode degradation processes and bus membrane durability.
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May 21, 2013
SFU MBAs wins Intercollegiate Business Ethics Case Competition
A team of MBA students from Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business dominated the field at the recent Intercollegiate Business Ethics Case Competition (IBECC).
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May 15, 2013
Child poverty conference to draw high school students
A group started by Simon Fraser University students - calling themselves One Big Movement (OBM) - is organizing a conference on child poverty aimed at engaging high school students from Grades 10 – 12 in conversation about finding solutions.
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May 13, 2013
Brazil crack user study finds critical need for intervention
A Brazilian investigative team, collaborating with a Simon Fraser University researcher, is citing an urgent need for targeted interventions among young crack users in cities throughout Brazil, identified as the world’s biggest crack market, and further research to better address the problem.
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May 13, 2013
Change to depression screening guideline
The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care has updated a guideline on screening for depression in primary care settings, recommending not to routinely screen adults who show no apparent symptoms of depression. Simon Fraser University health sciences professor Michel Joffres, chair of the working group charged with its review, can provide comment on the change.
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May 13, 2013
Richard lll discoverers visit SFU
Two researchers, who are part of a team that became world famous overnight for discovering King Richard lll’s remains in a Leicester, England car park, will visit Simon Fraser University tomorrow night.
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May 10, 2013
Scientific symposium raises alarm about compromised science
Almost a year after donning a lab coat to help scientists protest on Parliament Hill what they call the muzzling of their species, a Simon Fraser University professor is moderating a symposium on the issue.
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May 10, 2013
SFU Burnaby hosts Science Rendezvous
Simon Fraser University is participating in Science Rendezvous, a nation-wide event taking place in 40 cities across Canada on May 11. SFU’s Burnaby campus will host a free event featuring presentations and hands-on activities, such as The Amazing Science Chase and Great Space Ship Debate, for children of all ages.
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May 10, 2013
Beedie student named Woman Leader of Tomorrow
Chantelle Buffie, a student in Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business, has been named the 2013 HSBC Woman Leader of Tomorrow at the Enactus Canada national competition held in Toronto this week.
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May 08, 2013
Real-life Argo: escaping the Iran Hostage Crisis
A husband and wife who were among six U.S. diplomats to escape during the
1979 Iran Hostage Crisis will re-tell their story at a free, public dialogue at Simon Fraser University’s Surrey campus on Thursday, May 16 at 7 p.m. in the Westminster Savings Lecture Theatre (2600).
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May 08, 2013
Study: Obesity’s insulation trap
Two Simon Fraser University researchers are seeking 40 participants for a follow-up study to their preliminary discovery that obese people are prone to gaining weight in mild cold weather.
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May 06, 2013
All-party forum discusses mental health & addiction
With the upcoming provincial election just over a week away, SFU Public Square and SFU’s School of Public Policy have partnered with the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), BC Division, to host an ‘All-party Forum on Mental Health & Addictions’ on Tuesday night.
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May 03, 2013
SFU, TD unveil community engagement centre in Surrey
A $750,000 donation from TD Bank Group has moved Simon Fraser University one big step closer to its goal of being Canada’s most community-engaged research university.
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May 02, 2013
Dialogue, with Minister & Critic, tackles child poverty in BC
With one in seven children in British Columbia living in poverty, two thirds of which are situated in Metro Vancouver, child poverty has become an issue of growing concern in the province. On Monday, Stephanie Cadieux, Bruce Ralston, Carrie Gelson and Paul Kershaw, along with moderator Fazil Mihlar from the Vancouver Sun, will explore this issue with Tackling Child Poverty in BC: Every Child Fed, Clothed, and Ready to Learn at SFU’s Goldcorp Centre for the Arts.
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May 01, 2013
New genetic clues to breast and ovarian cancer
A major international study involving a Simon Fraser University scientist has found that sequence differences in a gene crucial to the maintenance of our chromosomes’ integrity predispose us to certain cancers.
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May 01, 2013
Symposium explores commodification of Aboriginal culture
Simon Fraser University archaeology professor George Nicholas is joining international scholars at a Vancouver symposium May 2 to explore the commodification of Aboriginal culture.