University Briefs

UBC to build new aquatic centre The University of British Columbia is investing $40 million in the construction of a new aquatic centre, construction of...

Satellite Signals

  Woodward's On June 7, the first citizen festival called 100 in 1 Day was hosted at SFU Woodward’s. The event focused on raising awareness of...

SFU student selected for Harvard summer internship

SFU undergraduate student in computing sciences and molecular biology and biochemisty, Jasleen Grewal, recently embarked for Boston; she was selected for a summer internship...

Board Shorts

Build SFU stadium investigation Board tasked at-large representative Jeremy Pearce to work with Build SFU general manager, Marc Fontaine, to begin discussions with Build SFU...

SFU photographer hosts wildlife workshop

Recent SFU graduate and international award-winning photographer, Connor Stefanison, gave a free workshop on wildlife photography as part of the City of Burnaby’s Environment...

Zero Waste campaign relaunch tackles “separation anxiety”

Palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy — with all that recyclable waste you’re carrying. Don’t be afraid if you don’t know where to...

Undergrad accepts high-level international position

Not many undergraduate students get the chance to hold an executive position at one of the world’s largest global organizations, but SFU’s Gordon Ching...

SFU student humanizes translation troubles

SFU alumna Rebecca Wolfe is calling for human assistance in machine-translation, among other improvements, after conducting research at both the United Nations and SFU...

SUB architects discuss sustainable design features

Build SFU hosted its second sustainability workshop last Thursday, during which project architects for the Student Union Building (SUB) discussed how they will incorporate...

China proposes railroad to Vancouver

According to Russian and Chinese state news, there may be plans to build a high-speed railway from China to Canada — a train ride...