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- Fall 2021
- Fall 2021 Convocation: Looking back
- TikTok/Instagram video contest
- Meet communication undergraduate student Ashran Bharosha
- FCAT Pro Workshop: Professionally Brand Yourself & Create a Digital Portfolio!
- School for the Contemporary Arts introduces a PhD program
- To design a more ethical app, consider youth well-being
- Peter Anderson: Fighting fires with better emergency communication
- FCAT Alumni Excellence Award winners reflect on their awards and their time in their programs
- Summer 2021
- SFU Publishing Launches the Greg Younging Publishing Award Endowment
- Resources and readings to start National Indigenous History Month
- Celebrating Indigenous history and culture during National Indigenous History Month
- Communication honours student studies online conspiracy theories, disinformation
- Making the world a better place: criminology alumnus turned interdisciplinary artist continues academic journey
- FCAT June 2021 Convocation: Looking back
- An invisible polluter: SFU researchers investigate the growing carbon footprint of streaming media
- Low res, high impact: Small File Media Festival raises awareness of the carbon footprint of online streaming
- Welcoming Canada HomeShare to Metro Vancouver
- FCAT faculty members receive tri-council grants to support their research
- Spring 2021
- Winners of the FCAT Student Photo Contest Spring 2021
- Alex Krilow receives first Greg Younging Undergraduate Award in Publishing
- FCAT Student Photo Contest Spring 2021
- Skoden Indigenous Film Festival co-founder and SCA alumnus returns to teach Skoden course
- Communication professor Martin Laba shares what he's learning about remote teaching
- In the rush for coronavirus information, unreviewed scientific papers are being publicized
- Film alumnus Kelvin Redvers receives Governor General’s Meritorious Service Medal
- Fall 2020
- Announcing the winners of the Fall 2020 FCAT Photo Contest
- Announcing the 2020 FCAT Research Excellence Award recipients
- COVID-19 vaccine delivery project draws on SFU health tech expertise
- The one and only: Jo-Anne Ray recognized for 25 years of service to SFU publishing program
- Stephen Collis receives $20,000 grant to host geopoetics symposium and residency
- FCAT Student Photo Contest
- SFU’s Digital Democracies Institute led by Wendy Chun works to advance new technology and cultural democracy
- Interdisciplinary degree sets dance grad on unique artistic path
- Carman Neustaedter named dean of Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology
- Chantal Gibson's Senate artwork raises social awareness for Black Canadian voices
- Bernhard Riecke works with SFU PhD students to launch their VR installation Body RemiXer
- SIAT professor Carman Neustaedter shares what he has learned about online teaching during the pandemic
- Steve DiPaola of SIAT collaborates with an International team to develop VR training simulations
- Teaching in a digital world: Introducing FCAT’s new Teaching Fellow, Hannah McGregor
- SIAT alumnus partners with Mechatronic Systems Engineering professor to produce 3D-printed ventilators
- Untold internet histories: A research partnership between SFU and the London School of Economics
- Wendy Chun receives $200,000 research grant to combat fake news
- SIAT MA student Meta Vaughan receives the 2020 Terry Fox Gold Medal
- Summer 2020
- Graduating during a pandemic: words of wisdom from 7 FCAT students
- Communication professors developing tools to tackle online abuse
- 2020 Convocation Medal winners
- SFU students launch initiative to share the stories of those lost to COVID-19
- Printing for good: SFU staff, students and alumni volunteer with the B.C. COVID-19 3D Printing Group
- Building community in online lectures and labs
- SFU students feed healthcare heroes and boost the local economy, one meal at a time
- Going above and beyond to build community: Marion Walter wins Work Performance Award
- Peer-reviewed podcasts: Amplify Podcast Network produces podcasts as scholarly communication
- Announcing the Greg Younging Undergraduate Award in Publishing
- FCAT faculty members awarded SSHRC Insight Development Grants for research and innovations in digital media
- Spring 2020
- New hands-on course has SFU students organizing second annual Skoden Indigenous Film Festival
- SFU alum Michael Cheng's venture Sniply acquired in multi-million dollar deal
- Inspired, magical, connected: How virtual reality can make you well
- #Fakenews is being used to discredit mainstream media coverage of the Canadian election
- Scant evidence of active Twitter bots as Canadian election kicks off
- Russian Twitter trolls stoke anti-immigrant lies ahead of Canadian election
- Medical crowdfunding supports the wealthy and endangers privacy – here’s how to make it more ethical
- How journalists can rebut Trump’s ‘fake news’ claims
- The counter-intuitive solution to getting people to care about climate change
- Drop the doom and gloom: Climate journalism is about empowerment
- Celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science
- Communications professor Adel Iskandar embraces storytelling and active dialogue
- Social media during a crisis and how we stay connected
- SFU alumni contributing to the fight against COVID-19
- Four tips for enriching your long-distance connection with family and friends
- Amanda’s adventures in academia yield first PhD in publishing in North America
- Fall 2019
- Yuezhi Zhao, professor and Canada Research Chair, receives Canada's highest academic honour
- SFU students to create solutions for a more sustainable, local textile industry
- In Memoriam: Ker Wells
- Art as education: Kitty Walker shares her love of art with the next generation
- New perspectives and fresh angles: journalist gains international experience in Global Communication MA program
- Graduate takes New Media to new creative levels with Artificial Intelligence
- SFU researchers’ innovative software key to choreographer Merce Cunningham’s dance legacy
- Musical memories refreshed: Olo Radio gives Last FM users a new way to interact with their music-streaming history
- Research excellence celebrated at second annual FCAT Research Awards
- Summer 2019
- Denise Quesnel receives a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship to support her PhD research
- Master of Digital Media grad founds augmented reality company
- SFU film students create new platform for B.C.’s Indigenous filmmakers
- SFU students develop interactive AI design concept that could help teach children empathy
- Five FCAT faculty members receive SSHRC Insight Development Grants
- SFU partners with Kwantlen Park Secondary for summer school film course
- University Highlands Elementary partners with SFU for "Short Filmmaking Adventures" summer course
- FCAT Undergraduate Research Fellow Rachel Wong makes the most of her time at SFU
- Four FCAT faculty members receive Dewey Fellowships to investigate innovative teaching and learning methods
- Spring 2019
- Lighthouse Labs Prize propels Master of Digital Media grad’s career
- Professor Robert Hackett receives Warren Gill Award for Community Impact
- FCAT welcomes Canada 150 Research Chair in New Media Wendy Chun
- Semester in Alternate Realities students teach people to walk a mile in someone else’s shoes
- CBC's Connie Walker discusses reporting Indigenous stories at SFU's Emerging Leaders in Publishing Summit [Video]
- First annual Demo Day at the Centre for Digital Media saw grad students mingle with alumni startups
- SIAT professors adjust teaching style for SFU’s ground-breaking Semester in Alternate Realities
- SFU students use virtual reality to address real-world problems
- New contemporary arts course offers behind-the-scenes experience of PuSh Festival
- Fall 2018
- Summer 2018
- Spring 2018
- Fall 2017
- A career inspired by life's challenges
- Terry Fox winner advocates for those with disabilities
- Broadcaster caps success with communication degree
- Degrees help artist draw attention to public issues
- A performer's perspective
- Professor Peter Anderson shares emergency communications expertise during B.C.’s worst wildfire season
- Virtual Reality prompts human connections through awe—TEDxSFU
- Student collaborates with Lululemon to re-imagine data using visual analytics
- SFU becomes first Canadian university to offer Jamaican Dancehall courses to students
- SIAT wins big at the Vancouver UX awards for the second year in a row
- A board game to inspire decolonial practices
- Broadcast journalist Simi Sara returns to SFU to complete communication degree
- Spring 2017
- SCA theatre professor Ker Wells and alumna create community pageant in New Glasgow PEI
- Peter Anderson Receives 2017 Chis Dagg Award for International Impact
- Grads Headed to Jobs at Facebook, Google
- Professors Awarded Grant to Pursue Research In Immersive Storytelling
- SFU Audain Gallery welcomes anthropologist Hugh Brody to discuss Maps and Dreams exhibition on July 5
- SCA Students Host Public Exhibition in Stanley Park
- A Tale of Two Editors
- Bev Holmes: The Value Of Doing Your Degree Later On In Life
- Gloria Mercer: My Experience at Bentonville Film Festival
- OpenMedia Empowers Canada to Defend Net Neutrality
- Global Communication Student Shines Spotlight on Partition of Bengal
- Student Overcomes Obstacles to Land Coveted Spot at National Conference
- FCAT is an Engaged Partner in KEY, SFU's Big Data Initiative
- Big Data Innovation Is A Slam Dunk
- Technology Puts Touch into Long-Distance Relationships
- A Journey of Discovery
- SIAT Students Shine at STEM Spotlight Awards
- Fall 2016
- Creative Publics Lab Re-Imagines The Traditional Tutorial Lab
- Kaeleigh Evans Bares All On Representation of Sex Workers in Video Games at ReFIG Conference
- SIAT Team Takes People’s Choice Award
- Mauve Pagé Brings Industry Expertise to Publishing Program
- Communication Student's Innovations in Sound are Bang-On!
- "Upright Dreams" & "Plastic Me"
- Remembering Jenni Rempel
- Summer 2016
- Spring 2016
- Fall 2015
- Summer 2015
- Spring 2015
- Using interactive arts and technology to explore possibilities with ethnographic research
- Dr. Laura Marks is the 2015 Robert Flaherty Film Seminar Programmer!
- Energy-generating shoe insole concept wins international competition
- Entertainment education: intersections between communication and development
- Connecting applied experience with a communication degree
- From learning through work experience to learning abroad
- Professor Bob Hackett to Receive the 2015 Dallas Smythe Award
- First Year Perspective: Annette Cheung in SIAT
- First Year Perspective: Rumneek Johal in CMNS
- First Year Perspective: Cori Baldwin Paquette in SCA
- Communication graduate wins award for CBC early edition program
- Finding the right balance
- Fall 2014
- SCA Director receives Mayor's Arts Award
- SIAT faculty member's book on user experience published
- Global Communication program selected as finalist in Canada-China Business Excellence Awards
- Sterling Prize awarded to Cherry Smiley
- An insider's perspective from a theatre student
- Dr. Ellen Balka awarded with SFU University Professorship
- Dr. Robert Woodbury awarded with SFU University Professorship
- Graduate Program in Communication Garners Gold Award
- Gaining global perspectives with a truly global degree
- Summer 2014
- Bogdan Kondruik receives inaugural John Driftmier Memorial Award
- Sergio Prin Undergraduate Fellowship Award Profile
- Marianela Ramos Capelo Undergraduate Fellowship Award Profile
- Cheryl Yu Undergraduate Fellowship Award Profile
- Lee Cannon-Brown Undergraduate Fellowship Award Profile
- Frances Breden Undergraduate Fellowship Award Profile
- Kickstarting a career in the midst of a degree
- SFU Alumni loving work at Sony Pictures Imageworks
- Spring 2014
- Fall 2013
- Dr. Yuezhi Zhao - C. Edwin Baker Award Recipient
- Dr. Peter Anderson - Order of British Columbia Recipient
- Using Interactive Media to Engage the Public for Urban Sustainability
- Using Sound to Manage Chronic Pain
- SFU researchers explore the power of interactive media to engage citizens and transform urban spaces
- Communication alum's non-profit chosen for UK Accelerator
- Fall 2021
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A career inspired by life's challenges September 20, 2017
At the beginning of his journey at SCA, Sammy Chien considered himself an experimental filmmaker.... -
Terry Fox winner advocates for those with disabilities September 20, 2017
CMNS Graduate student Luke Galvani, the 2017 winner of SFU's Terry Fox Gold Medal, doesn't let his... -
Broadcaster caps success with communication degree October 05, 2017
After 15 years as a successful broadcast journalist, Simi Sara will cross SFU’s convocation... -
Degrees help artist draw attention to public issues October 05, 2017
Since graduating with a Master of Fine Arts from SFU’s School for the Contemporary Arts in the late... -
A performer's perspective October 17, 2017
Led by SIAT PhD candidate Shannon Cuykendall, viewers are invited to interpret dance choreography... -
Professor Peter Anderson shares emergency communications expertise during B.C.’s worst wildfire season November 06, 2017
Anderson supported response and evacuation in Cache Creek, Ashcroft, 100 Mile House, Williams Lake... -
Virtual Reality prompts human connections through awe—TEDxSFU November 10, 2017
SIAT graduate student Denise Quesnel studies how virtual reality (VR) environments can create... -
Student collaborates with Lululemon to re-imagine data using visual analytics November 14, 2017
Last summer, graduate student Gökhan Çetin had the unique opportunity to work at... -
SFU becomes first Canadian university to offer Jamaican Dancehall courses to students November 23, 2017
SFU's School for the Contemporary Arts is offering a new course on Jamaican dancehall—the... -
SIAT wins big at the Vancouver UX awards for the second year in a row December 07, 2017
SIAT teams take home People's Choice and Best UX Design by Student Award at the Vancouver User... -
A board game to inspire decolonial practices December 22, 2017
By Alisha Pillay After 20 years of working in the field of communications as an Indigenous graphic... -
Broadcast journalist Simi Sara returns to SFU to complete communication degree After 15 years as a successful broadcast journalist, Simi Sara returned to SFU to complete her BA...