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 July 26 to 8:30 a.m. today, Monday July 29.

CARBON TAX | SUSTAINABLE PROSPERITY | DNA RESEARCH | BOYCOTT | ADOPTED CHILDREN | NANOTECH SECURITY | VIFF | FIVE HOLE FOR FOOD | TRACK AND FIELD

CARBON TAX – VANCOUVER SUN

• An op-ed co-written by SFU adjunct professor Jotham Peters and Noel Melton was featured in the Vancouver Sun regarding why the provincial carbon tax is good for your wallet and the broader economy.
  • Full Story: http://at.sfu.ca/NKYmei

SUSTAINABLE PROSPERITY – PROVINCE

• Nancy Olewiler, director of SFU’s School of Public Policy, was briefly mentioned in an article regarding a national network of environmental and economic professors engaging in the Sustainable Prosperity study, which suggests there has been a 19 per cent decline in B.C.’s fuel consumption since the carbon tax was introduced in 2008.
  • Full Story: http://at.sfu.ca/HdltWz

DNA RESEARCH – LAW TIMES

• SFU doctoral grad Diane Cockle’s role as a forensic investigator has helped her produce the world’s first comprehensive study of the progression of human decomposition at crime scenes.
  • Full Story: http://at.sfu.ca/bfZJvA

BOYCOTT – 24 HOURS

• SFU marketing professor Lindsay Meredith was mentioned in an article concerning the Vancouver Pride Society pushing to boycott all Russian goods in protest of newly enacted laws in Russia restricting homosexuals from living openly in the country.
  • Full Story: http://at.sfu.ca/bfqrLH

ADOPTED CHILDREN – TORONTO STAR

• Lucy Le Mare, an SFU professor of developmental psychology, was mentioned in an article discussing researchers examining the impact isolation and neglect have on human development by studying Romanian children adopted into Canadian families.
  • Full Story: http://at.sfu.ca/TpwuLs

NANOTECH SECURITY – PROACTIVE INVESTORS

• SFU was mentioned in an article concerning Nanotech Security looking to replace holograms with new KolourOptik platform and disrupt a $2.5 billion market.
  • Full Story: http://at.sfu.ca/zGKmle

VIFF – GLOBE AND MAIL

• SFU Woodward’s was briefly mentioned in an article regarding the venues of the Vancouver International Film Festival.
  • Full Story: http://at.sfu.ca/ykUfIG

FIVE HOLE FOR FOOD – PROVINCE

• SFU graduate student Richard Loat was mentioned in an article regarding his hockey fundraiser, Five Hole for Food.
  • Full Story: http://at.sfu.ca/OlglfH

ATHLETICS

Track and Field

• Recent SFU grad Helen Crofts helped Team Canada score a silver-medal finish on the track in the women's 4x400-metre relay at the World University Games held earlier this month in Kazan, Russia.
  • North Shore News: http://at.sfu.ca/nvLUmf

EARLIER EDITIONS

• Earlier issues of Media Matters are online at http://at.sfu.ca/GzJvYO

SFU NEWS RELEASES

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