Board short

By David Dyck Fall concert takes shape An estimated budget was brought to board by Morgan Blake of Public Transit Co. last week for the upcoming...

SFU’s school of computing science receives award for dual degree program

By Kelli Gustafson  Students can obtain two Computer Science degrees: one from Simon Fraser University and the second from Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China Simon Fraser...

University briefs

By Ariane Madden York bolsters security after repeat attacks Police and campus security at Toronto’s York University were on high alert last week after a series...

Entrepreneurs integrate education and social media

By Graham Cook Students from SFU and FIC create StutorPlus, a project that aggregates social media content to answer academic questions A group of three students...

Engineering student mentors space settlement design competitors

By Graham Cook Bhupinder Rathore will accompany 10 high school students to Houston, Texas, to compete in the 18th annual Space Settlement Competition Simon Fraser University...

SFU documentary takes off

By Alison Roach SFU student Matthew Cimone tracks the launch of the last space shuttle SFU Residence Life coordinator Matthew Cimone has been watching the skies...

SFU prof develops “Lungpacer”

By Graham Cook Device is intended to keep critically ill patients’ diaphragm muscles working A company run by Andy Hoffer, an SFU Professor in the Department...

Clark unveils new B.C. student loan repayment assistance plan

By Laura Rodgers Payments can now be partially relieved for people with incomes above the thresholds of the existing student loan interest relief program VANCOUVER (CUP)...

Board shorts

By David Dyck Concert planned for fall The board is looking into the feasibility of hosting a concert event to take place this coming fall. According...

SFU field school helps create historical atlas

By Graham Cook Topics researched included the history of the Tla’amin hunting dogs, where people moved after the great fire of 1918, and how and...