SFU'S CONTAINMENT LEVEL 3 LAB BROADENS INFECTIOUS DISEASE RESEARCH BEYOND COVID-19 |
While many university community members worked remotely in 2020, Dwayne Ashman, operations director of SFU's Containment Level 3 (CL3) Lab, was on the Burnaby campus diligently helping set up the lab—the university's newest core facility. The lab is one of a few biosecure facilities in Canada that is certified by the Public Health Agency of Canada.
In this Q&A, Ashman shares how the lab ensures the community's safety, what kind of research it welcomes and why he is looking forward to more in-person activities.
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SFU RESEARCHERS LAUNCH OUT OF THIS WORLD VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCE |
Researchers in SFU’s iSpace Lab have created a virtual reality experience—Earthgazing—which aims to help astronauts deal with isolation and confinement while also supporting those back on Earth suffering from COVID-related loneliness.
The study launched last week as part of SIRIUS 2021, as a "crew" of six people will spend the next eight months in a facility, located in Russia, modeling a spacecraft heading to Mars.
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TAKE A LOOK BEHIND THE SCENES AT SFU'S ANNUAL FUN-DRAISER |
This month, The Faculty Smackdown Debate in support of the United Way of British Columbia celebrates its tenth anniversary. Discover the debate's origins, how the event shifted due to the pandemic and the key to taking home the coveted Gnome-It-All award. |
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Souvenir by Chantal Gibson, from the School of Interactive Arts & Technology (SIAT), is bookending the country.
The installation features a collection of 2000 unique souvenir spoons from countries around the world hanging in rows and spray painted matte black, calling up a history of Black bodies displayed and displaced.
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An innovator who has been building community at SFU for more than 30 years, Gladys We has brought a signature warmth, generosity and positivity to everything she does.
We was the first person to serve as Director of Communications and Marketing In the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Learn more about her journey at SFU as we wish her a joyful retirement.
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RESOURCES + OPERATIONAL UPDATES |
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SFU OBSERVES REMEMBRANCE DAY |
All SFU campuses will be closed on Thursday, November 11 to observe Remembrance Day. We encourage SFU community members to pause and remember. All SFU campuses will resume operations on Friday, November 12.
Please note that the next What's On newsletter will be delivered on Friday, November 12. Submissions for the upcoming edition will be accepted until Wednesday, November 10 at 9 a.m.
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REMINDER: UPLOAD PROOF OF VACCINATION |
If you have declared that you are vaccinated, you must submit a photo of your B.C. Vaccine Card to show proof of your vaccination to the secure and confidential Thrive website.
The vaccine declaration is mandatory for SFU community members. Getting vaccinated is the most important thing we can do to protect ourselves and our community from COVID-19.
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Calling all SFU researchers: The Inter-American University Organization for Higher Education has launched a new funding opportunity for collaborative research projects supporting any of the United Nations’ sustainable development goals. Submit your proposal before Sunday, December 5. |
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Up to $3,000 is available to fund SFU students—like 2018's We Are the World—who want to work with community partners to create meaningful impact. Please contact tiffany_chen_11@sfu.ca to set up an in-class presentation to learn about the SFU Student-Community Engagement Competition. |
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The Warren Gill Award for Community Impact recognizes a faculty or staff member who demonstrates a significant positive impact in the social, economic, environmental or cultural fabric of one or more of the communities SFU serves. Submit your nomination by Friday, December 10. |
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November 9 & 10 | Hosted by Ryerson University |
NATIONAL FORUM ON ANTI-ASIAN RACISM: BUILDING SOLIDARITIES |
This forum brings together students, staff, faculty, academic leaders and community partners to engage in an open dialogue about anti-Asian racism in Canada’s post-secondary education sector. On Wednesday, November 10, School of Communication professor Kirsten McAllister joins former SFU students to present Ethics of Representing Asian Communities in Research. |
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November 16 | Hosted by SFU's Office of the Vice-President, Academic |
HELP SFU DELIVER A NEW APPROACH TO MEDICAL EDUCATION |
SFU faculty are invited to join Catherine Dauvergne, SFU's vice-president, academic and provost, for a workshop to learn more about a proposed SFU medical school. Faculty are encouraged to ask questions and provide feedback to guide the early thinking and planning.
Are you a faculty who can't make it to the session, or a staff who is just hoping to have your say? Share your thoughts by taking the survey by noon on Monday, November 15.
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Join this interactive workshop and discover how a strong evaluation plan and logic model can have a huge impact in helping you gain support from potential funders, promotion committees and community partners for your research. |
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