2011 Research
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Threat of not Finding Nemo a reality December 22, 2011
Three SFU biologists and an International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) scientist say no... -
Human genome research leaps ahead at SFU December 14, 2011
Researchers in Simon Fraser University’s Computational Biology lab have produced a new method of... -
Sustainability report aids municipalities December 01, 2011
After reviewing municipal sustainability practices across the country Stephanie Bertels, assistant... -
Is this real life? December 01, 2011
Bernhard Riecke is a physicist, but his research into virtual self-motion at the Surrey campus’ new... -
Salmon-virus test controversy December 01, 2011
The federal government says it is investigating why two labs had differing results on whether or... -
Finding E. coli's Achilles heel December 01, 2011
Science may have a new key to combating infections caused by Escherichia coli (E. coli) and other... -
Corrections officers face more stress, violence December 01, 2011
A new study from Neil Boyd, professor of criminology, raises concerns about the severity of job... -
2011’s Top 25 Under-Reported Stories in the Media November 30, 2011
SFU-based media watchdog NewsWatch Canada, housed in the School of Communication, has just released... -
Web crawler targets child exploitation November 30, 2011
Researchers at SFU’s International Cybercrime Research Centre hope a tool they’ve developed to... -
Reduce breast-cancer screening: study November 25, 2011
SFU health sciences professor and physician, Michel Joffres, is part of a Public Health Agency of... -
Rethink tough-on-crime reforms, say researchers November 17, 2011
The Conservative government’s tough-on-crime strategy is not based on scientific evidence and... -
Majestic manta ray designated vulnerable species November 14, 2011
The Shark Specialist Group (SSG) of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), has... -
Veggie grower fights ‘bad’ fungi with good November 03, 2011
Think it’s easy to grow tomatoes and cucumbers in an organic or conventional commercial... -
Researchers create gecko-like climbing robot November 01, 2011
SFU engineering science researchers have created a robot that can scale walls with tank-like moves... -
Research chairs draw $2.4 million October 20, 2011
A trio of SFU researchers has been awarded more than $2 million through the federal government’s... -
Colorectal cancer linked to bacteria October 20, 2011
Two new studies, one of them involving SFU researchers, have uncovered the first link between human... -
Discovery of lethal virus in Pacific salmon October 20, 2011
Media around the world have been broadcasting news of how research by SFU statistician Rick... -
Crimes around the corner October 20, 2011
A student paper explaining a new method for tracking the likely routes of criminals on crime sprees... -
Climate change threatens Canada's water: report October 20, 2011
Canada needs coordinated national and regional water conservation guidelines to address the... -
More reach for your research: Open Access Week October 20, 2011
When Italian physicists detected neutrinos (subatomic particles) moving faster than the speed of...