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Senate Report
May 25, 2015New recreation facility deal At the SFU Senate meeting on May 19, senators discussed the university’s intent to accept the offer by Collegiate Infrastructure Solutions Inc. (CIS) to build a 50,000 square foot facility in the athletics precinct at no cost to SFU. This would be in exchange for a lease of approximately 3.5 acres of land in Discovery Park, where a school of chiropractic — entirely independent of SFU…
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University Briefs
May 24, 2015UBC researcher looks for a sensitivity gene A UBC study shows that genes may be in charge of sensitivity to emotional information in humans. UBC psychology professor and researcher Rebecca Todd believes that there is a genetic variant that influences…
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Satellite Signals
May 23, 2015Woodwards Co-presented by SFU’s Vancity Office of Community Engagement, Thursday May 14 offered “An Evening with Willie Thrasher and Linda Saddleback” at the Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre. Thrasher is an Inuk musician from Aklavik, Inuvik who writes music that…
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SFU receiver drafted in CFL
May 22, 2015At the 2015 CFL Draft held on Tuesday, May 12, Clan wide receiver Lemar Durant was picked to be a Calgary Stampeder. The 6’2” Coquitlam native, who led the SFU football team in receiving yards in the 2014 season with…
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SFU over the moon for Astronomy Day
May 19, 2015SFU opened its doors to the public last Saturday, May 9 and once again celebrated Astronomy Day, with a day of free fun for space enthusiasts of all ages. The annual event was hosted by the Royal Astronomical Society of…
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SFU gives Aboriginal entrepreneurs a head start
May 19, 2015A $1 million donation has enabled SFU’s Beedie School of Business to launch a program geared towards supporting Aboriginal entrepreneurs. The First Peoples Enterprise Accelerator (FPEA) was made possible by a contribution made from the RBC foundation. It has also…
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Environmental exposure during infancy linked to asthma development
May 19, 2015New research by an SFU professor has shed light on previously overlooked links between environmental exposure and asthma in children. In the largest study conducted of its kind, SFU’s health science department’s Timothy Takaro, along with AllerGen research centre, published…
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Sea lice are getting local sockeye down
May 19, 2015Sockeye with higher levels of sea lice eat 20 per cent less than others. - Momo Lin A study led by SFU researchers has found that sea lice infections are more common among juvenile sockeye salmon…
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University Briefs
May 18, 2015UBC student writes 52,438 word dissertation without punctuation A PhD candidate at the University of British Columbia wrote a 52,438 word dissertation, titled “Indigenous Architecture through Indigenous Knowledge”, without any punctuation. About the unusual nature of his…
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Satellite Signals
May 17, 2015Woodward's The Goldcorp Centre for the Arts hosted the “Instruments Beyond Borders Benefit Gala” on Wednesday, May 13. Hosted by actor Dan Payne and Global TV’s Lynn Colliar, the concert raised money for the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura, Paraguay and…
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