Media Matters, a report on Simon Fraser University in the news, is compiled and distributed by SFU Public Affairs & Media Relations (PAMR).
This edition is a daily roundup that lists the main items of known media coverage from 8:30 a.m. Friday April 26 to 8:30 a.m. today, Monday April 29.

MODELLING | TRANSLINK | POLICE | BRAIN MAP | ORDER OF B.C. | ALUMNI | MEN’S SOCCER

MODELLING – FASHION MAGAZINE

• SFU student Jessica Kruger has succeeded in her bid to become the new face of Lise Watier’s “Something Sweet” perfume.Krugerbeat out more than 400 competitors in the online competition to become the perfume’s ambassador.
  • Full Story: http://at.sfu.ca/gSMfIB

TRANSLINK – CBC

• SFU employee Julie Ovenell-Carter was featured on CBC’s Early Edition discussing Translink discontinuing its Employer Transit Pass program.
  • Full Story (July 31, ~1:42:40-1:43:40): http://at.sfu.ca/IqfbUL

POLICE – TORONTO STAR, HAMILTON SPECTATOR

• Rick Parent, a former police officer who teaches police studies at SFU, was mentioned in multiple articles discussing the use of citizen videos of police incidents, as in the case of a young man who died after being shot by police on a Toronto streetcar.
  • Toronto Star: http://at.sfu.ca/pAobnZ
  • Hamilton Spectator: http://at.sfu.ca/jJbWCN

BRAIN MAP – NEWS MEDICAL, SCIENCE CODEX, CFAX

• A brain imaging research team led by SFU neuroscientist Ryan D'Arcy has found a new way to help surgeons more accurately plan for surgical treatment in epilepsy.
  • News Medical: http://at.sfu.ca/FnhkDf
  • Science Codex: http://at.sfu.ca/LnaIyK
  • CFAX 1070 (~17:00-28:50): http://at.sfu.ca/EUqNVF

ORDER OF B.C. – BURNABY NEWSLEADER

• Peter Anderson, an associate professor and director of the Telematics Research Lab at SFU, was among 13 appointees to the Order of British Columbia announced by Lt. Gov. Judith Guichon on Wednesday. He is being recognized for his expertise in emergency planning and response.
  • Full Story: http://at.sfu.ca/ukMQSI

ALUMNI – WE VANCOUVER

• Lien Yeung, SFU alumna and president of SFU’s Alumni Association, was profiled in an article regarding her job as CBC Vancouver’s weather reporter.
  • Full Story: http://at.sfu.ca/LoIOrv

ATHLETICS

Men’s Soccer

• Team Canada, led by SFU head coach Alan Koch and aided by Clan forward Colin Jacques has won bronze at the 2013 Maccabi Games in the open division.
  • Clan news release (Ben Hodge of SFU Athletics): http://at.sfu.ca/iSlWtC

EARLIER EDITIONS

• Earlier issues ofMedia Mattersare online athttp://at.sfu.ca/GzJvYO

SFU NEWS RELEASES

• SFU’s news releases are online athttp://at.sfu.ca/APbezp