2013 Research
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Sweet trio garner major chemistry awards June 24, 2013
SFU’s global reputation for carbohydrate research excellence was further enhanced last month when... -
SFU advances in world university rankings June 20, 2013
Simon Fraser University has moved up the ranks since last year among the world’s top universities... -
PhD research fights skin cancer June 10, 2013
Computing science graduand Maryam Sadeghi is commercializing her PhD research—software and hardware... -
New institute to study youth violence June 06, 2013
The Canada Foundation for Innovation is providing a $250,000 grant to develop a new Institute for... -
Saving indigenous languages among new funding projects June 05, 2013
SFU researcher Marianne Ignace is leading a new initiative aimed at saving indigenous languages in... -
New initiative to advance art for social change June 03, 2013
A partnership between Simon Fraser University and Vancouver’s Judith Marcuse Projects created five... -
New genomic maps to revolutionize forest management May 21, 2013
Forest industry policymakers and researchers can now revolutionize how they manage the... -
Scientists find antibody genes not universal May 02, 2013
Drugs and vaccinations that are designed to treat entire populations may be missing their mark,... -
SFU ranks second for international collaboration May 01, 2013
SFU scientists truly are engaging the world. The university ranks second among 19 Canadian... -
Life-saving SFU invention receives federal investment April 29, 2013
New federal funding is putting a Simon Fraser University invention one step closer to helping save... -
Grade 12 student doing advanced HIV research April 11, 2013
A Coquitlam high school student working alongside a team of acclaimed SFU scientists has been... -
Petter touts research partnerships April 11, 2013
At a Burnaby Board of Trade breakfast this month, SFU President Andrew... -
SFU, Surrey eye new ‘Innovation Boulevard’ April 11, 2013
SFU neuroscientist and professor, Ryan D’Arcy, says a new health technology corridor in Surrey... -
CIHR funds Lungpacer collaboration March 28, 2013
Professor Andy Hoffer, founder of Lungpacer Medical Inc., and Steve Reynolds, head of Critical Care... -
Tree of life March 28, 2013
SFU biologist Jeffery Joy has helped create software that lets users scroll and zoom through the... -
REM prof wins Pew Fellowship March 28, 2013
Anne Salomon, an assistant professor in the School of Resource and Environmental Management, has... -
CRC funding renewed March 28, 2013
Four SFU researchers have received nearly $2.9 million to continue their research fellowships as... -
New heart attack research March 28, 2013
SFU science professor Peter Ruben's latest research could help speed the development of new drugs... -
Ancient insects confirm biodiversity theory March 14, 2013
A team of scientists including SFU evolutionary biologists Bruce Archibald and Rolf Mathewes has... -
Birth of a new business sector March 14, 2013
A new breed of technology start-up companies is creating a novel and potentially very profitable...