2023 News
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June 09, 2023
June 09, 2023
Natalie Kinloch, a new PhD alumnus, was awarded the 2023 Governor General's Gold Medal, an annual award that recognizes graduating students that have accomplished outstanding academic achievement.
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May 29, 2023
May 29, 2023
FHS undergraduates Christina Lam and Raven Gonzales created Let’s Be Real, a peer-based program that helps youth connect with themselves, their peers, and the world in authentic ways.
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May 26, 2023
May 26, 2023
Master of Public Health graduand Logan Burd reflects on how her graduate program provided her with an opportunity to engage with her Métis identity and culture.
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May 25, 2023
May 25, 2023
“Community grounds us and allows us to find commonality among our unique journeys of life,” says Bachelor of Sciences graduand Precious Akindele, who has been a leader for community engagement opportunities at SFU.
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May 08, 2023
May 08, 2023
SFU students and friends Muskan Jammu, Ritu Mehra, and Harbir Dhaliwal won a $2,000 grant in the Student-Community Engagement Competition and will be using it to address food security and improve nutritional education in their "Let's Do Breakfast" program for elementary students. Background photo: Freepik
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April 26, 2023
April 26, 2023
In a new report, Faculty of Health Sciences assistant professor Dr. Hasina Samji and BC UBC Psychiatry professor Dr. Evelyn Stewart are calling for better coordination of BC youth mental health education and prevention resources.
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April 26, 2023
April 26, 2023
The CIHR Institute of Gender and Health will officially open its Vancouver office on May 2, 2023. The event will be livestreamed on Facebook.
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April 20, 2023
April 20, 2023
Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions funds multi-partner research to create resilience, reduce emissions and lessen climate impacts.
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April 13, 2023
April 13, 2023
Investigators from the CHATR Lab at Faculty of Health Sciences have created Canada's first national dataset for bicycling infrastructure. The interactive dataset uses OpenStreetMap to document safety and comfort structures that meet CanBICS standards
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April 05, 2023
April 05, 2023
FHS BSc first year student Puneet Chhina (second from left, inset) and her Finding Present team co-leads (left to right, inset) Anisha Biswas, Catherine Wong, and SFU Geography student Gabrielle Wong - won a $2,000 grant in the 2022 SFU Student-Community Engagement Competition. The team aims to host Crafting Circles for Langley, BC youth to provide access to art and mentorship, and build community and relationships.
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April 03, 2023
April 03, 2023
Faculty of Health Sciences student Morgan Karugaba shares his experience for students striving to take the lead in a self-directed Co-op.
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March 29, 2023
March 29, 2023
Zabrina Brumme, FHS professor and laboratory director for the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, has won the 2023 Excellence in Research Award (Basic Sciences category) from the Canadian Association for HIV Research
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March 27, 2023
March 27, 2023
Martha Gumprich (left inset) and Nicola Hare (right inset) from Kootenays-based health and community group, Trans Connect, will host two discussions to ask trans and non-binary youth what changes would help make sport more welcoming
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March 09, 2023
March 09, 2023
SFU conferred the Staff Award for Work Performance on Health Sciences public health programs coordinator Kate Carty in recognition of her tremendous work in navigating FHS through its latest CEPH accreditation cycle, and for her tireless support of the MPH practicum placement process
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March 01, 2023
March 01, 2023
Team BLUEPRINT, consisting of a group of MPH students, were crowned the champions of the World Evaluation Case Competition.
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February 24, 2023
February 24, 2023
FHS PhD candidate Alice Mũrage, was awarded the SFU CERi Community-Engaged Partnership Award for her work on the African Ancestry Project, an initiative that is raising awareness of the diversity of Black people in BC
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February 23, 2023
February 23, 2023
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February 23, 2023
February 23, 2023
In an era of fake news, misinformation and conspiracy theories, people need trust-worthy, informed and accurate news more than ever. The latest recipients of SFU’s annual Newsmaker awards have been selected for their significant achievements in informing media stories and online communities on a diversity of topics, from humanitarian issues and pandemic restrictions, to building better societies, and for strategic approach to communications.
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February 16, 2023
February 16, 2023
We interviewed Sarah Chae to learn more about her Co-op journey.
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February 10, 2023
February 10, 2023
FHS MSc student Anna Appah’s study comprehensively looked at Ghana’s HIV subtype diversity, drug resistance and coreceptor usage.
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February 02, 2023
February 02, 2023
Judy Wu, a first year FHS PhD candidate, won the Best Podium Presentation Award at a recent symposium for her project "Climate concern, climate anxiety, and eco-anxiety in BC youth: Findings from the Youth Development Instrument (YDI)”
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January 25, 2023
January 25, 2023
Drs. Darshini Darshini Govindasamy, Angela Kaida, and Nwabisa Shai received Canadian funding to study the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health, social and economic well-being of South African children and adolescents living with HIV and their unpaid caregivers
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January 18, 2023
January 18, 2023
The SFU-led Mental Health Climate Change Alliance will be hosting an online conference February 2-3, 2023 to discuss best pathways to take when identifying and addressing mental health impacts of climate change.
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January 11, 2023
January 11, 2023
FHS professor Scott Lear says those who are most likely to walk more than 150 minutes a week for commuting or leisure purposes reported their neighbourhoods had more desirable features.
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January 09, 2023
January 09, 2023
Researchers from Simon Fraser University will play a key role in a major initiative aimed addressing biodiversity and health issues through an Indigenous lens.
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