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Krieger wins Royal Medal May 25, 2012
—Charles Krieger, an SFU biomedical physiology and kinesiology professor, has been awarded the Queen...

Staffer up for major award May 25, 2012
—Author Wayde Compton, director of SFU Continuing Studies’ Writer’s Studio, has been shortlisted in...

Fund for alum after hang-gliding death May 24, 2012
—Friends of Lenami Godinez-Avila, an SFU alumna and former staffer who plunged to her death April 28...

Kahpoo centre celebrates 40 years May 24, 2012
—SFU Childcare’s Kahpoo Infant Centre has received a Legacy Award from the B.C. government in...

Call for nominations May 10, 2012
—Do you know of an individual or organization demonstrating distinguished service to our community?...

Tackling life's origins May 10, 2012
—Some of North America’s leading thinkers on the origins of life will speak at SFU this fall as part...

Compsci prof named 2012 SIAM fellow May 10, 2012
—Pavol Hell, professor of computing science, has been named to the Society for Industrial and...

Team helps shape engaging vision May 10, 2012
—The task was daunting: find ways to generate a public conversation among SFU’s myriad internal and...

Digital media guru takes charge May 10, 2012
—By Adam Ovenell-Carter Walk into the office of Richard Smith and you know you’re dealing with a...

Blind student joins Hansen run May 10, 2012
—Kinesiology student Angell Lu-Lebel, who has been blind since birth, and her seeing-eye guide dog...

Grad student receives national award May 10, 2012
—Brian Booth, a computing science PhD student, is the first SFU recipient of one of Canada’s oldest...

Students pitch clean energy on global stage May 10, 2012
—Beedie business students Ranjot Dhanju and Jasmin Bhandal recently spent three months in India as...

Indigenous legal scholar’s talk May 9 April 26, 2012
—John Borrows, a leading scholar and teacher in indigenous, constitutional and environmental law,...

YWCA youth nominee eyes helping homeless April 23, 2012
—SFU communication student Hope Wang is one of six young women nominated for a 2012 YWCA Young Women...

Mongolian government recognizes contributions of SFU professor April 16, 2012
—The Government of Mongolia has awarded SFU health sciences professor Craig Janes with a medal...

SFU environmental blogger among Top 10 in global UN competition April 10, 2012
—Kyle Empringham, a first-year master’s candidate in the School of Resource and Environmental...

New AVP-academic March 29, 2012
—SFU’s board of governors has approved the appointment of SFU economics professor Gordon Myers as...

Co-op ‘matchmaker’ breaks into print March 29, 2012
—Last year turned out to be game changer for Liesl Jurock, co-op coordinator for the School of...

Nine to receive honorary degrees March 29, 2012
—A former Indian president, a First Nations chief and a Vancouver philanthropist are among nine...

Henley to receive community award March 29, 2012
—SFU will honour Vancouver philanthropist Martha Lou Henley with its 2012 President’s Distinguished...