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. Tuesday July 30 to 8:30 a.m. today, Wednesday July 31.

POLICE | BRAIN MAP | SAKS FIFTH AVENUE | BUSINESS | POPE FRANCIS | BIKE LANES | PIPE BAND | TEDxSFU | IMMIGRATION | LAURA SZENDREI | FAIR TRADE

POLICE – LEADER-POST, PROVINCE, MISSISSAUGA NEWS, OTTAWA CITIZEN

• 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.
  • Leader-Post: http://at.sfu.ca/yNhSAc
  • Province: http://at.sfu.ca/OInXPQ
  • Mississauga News: http://at.sfu.ca/oVQFrQ
  • Ottawa Citizen: http://at.sfu.ca/opvWRu

BRAIN MAP – MEDICAL XPRESS

• 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.
  • Full Story: http://at.sfu.ca/aGxCfK

SAKS FIFTH AVENUE – HUFFINGTON POST

• SFU marketing professor Steve Kates was mentioned in an article regarding the possibility of Saks Fifth Avenue threatening to steer business from Holt Renfrew in Vancouver.
  • Full Story: http://at.sfu.ca/NPXPWn

BUSINESS – GLOBE AND MAIL

• An article written by SFU adjunct professor Tony Wilson was featured in the Globe and Mail concerning how a Vancouver woman started a successful safari business in Africa.
  • Full Story: http://at.sfu.ca/CVevAK

POPE FRANCIS – VANCOUVER SUN

• An op-ed written by Fernando Mignone, a Catholic chaplain at SFU’s Interfaith Centre, was featured in the Vancouver Sun regarding Pope Francis connecting with world youth last week at Rio de Janeiro.

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  • Full Story: http://at.sfu.ca/rijcAU

BIKE LANES – GLOBE AND MAIL

• An op-ed written by Gordon Price, director of SFU’s City Program, suggests Vancouver drivers relax over another bike lane proposal.
  • Full Story: http://at.sfu.ca/yLHHAo

PIPE BAND – BURNABY NEWSLEADER

• SFU’s Pipe Band is heading to Glasgow Scotland in August with hopes of winning the world championship for the seventh time.
  • Full Story: http://at.sfu.ca/bWaqUA

TEDxSFU – BURNABY NEWSLEADER

• The organizers of TEDxSFU are looking for speakers willing to share their stories of finding their own paths in life through innovations in technology, entertainment and design.
  • Full Story: http://at.sfu.ca/bTUeaG

IMMIGRATION – ORILLIA PACKET AND TIMES

• SFU professor emeritus Herb Grubel was mentioned in a letter to the editor concerning an immigration debate needing civility.
  • Full Story: http://at.sfu.ca/FWXyYc

LAURA SZENDREI – DELTA OPTIMIST

• SFU forensic psychologist Robert Ley was mentioned in an article discussing the sentencing of a man who killed Delta teenager Laura Szendrei in 2010.
  • Full Story: http://at.sfu.ca/iFDVvJ

FAIR TRADE – FAIRTRADE CANADA KARMA

• SFU has received Fair Trade Campus designation for a second year.
  • Full Story: http://at.sfu.ca/rLcvHe

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