SFU announces Community Engagement Centre in Surrey

  TD Bank Group donated $750,000 towards the creation of the centre  By Leah Bjornson Photos by Province of British Columbia There was cause for celebration on May...

International research team links gene to cancer susceptibility

Study identifies those with gene variant as more at risk for breast and ovarian cancer By Kristina Charania Dr. Angela Brooks-Wilson, SFU biomedical physiology and kinesiology...

SFU study criticizes Enbridge’s risk assessment for Northern Gateway Project

Tom Gunton says the risk of oil spills is much greater than Enbridge has predicted By Alison Roach A recent study published by Dr. Tom Gunton,...

Symposium considered commodification of native culture

IPinCH discussed issues of Aboriginal exploitation and ownership By Leah Bjornson Photos by Vaikunthe Banerjee Click here to listen to the podcast version! In Canada, because of its...

University Briefs

By Graham Cook SFU researchers receive new grants Teams led by Simon Fraser University researchers Fiona Brinkman and Cenk Sahinalp will use Genome Canada grants in...

SFU professor awarded $150,000 for sea otter research

Dr. Anne Salomon to explore the decline of coastal shellfish and rebound in kelp forests By Kristina Charania Photos by Mike Baird Along some shorelines and oceans...

University Briefs

By Alison Roach Wordless storybooks expose toddlers to richer language Researchers at the University of Waterloo have recently found that children hear more complex language from...

Election 2013: Informing your vote

  A breakdown of current political issues, candidates, and party policies, just in time for May 14 By Leah Bjornson Photos by Stephen Rees, Stephen Hui, Kris Krug Democratic participation...

Remembering Boston

SFU professor was minutes from reaching the Boston Marathon finish line when the bombs went off By Kristina Charania Photos by Christopher Penn On an average day...

SFU hosts Idle No More rally

Last week, the nationwide movement came to Convo Mall By Kelli Gustafson On Monday, April 8, an Idle No More rally was held at the SFU...