SFSS announces 2021 Woman of the Year Award recipients

Written by: Alex Masse, Staff Writer At the midpoint of Women’s History month, the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) announced the winners of its...

Lawsuit filed against SFU for data breach

Written by: Jaymee Salisi, News Writer Following SFU’s data breach on February 3, 2021, BC law firm Slater Vecchio LLP filed a class action lawsuit...

Study shows the response to COVID-19 in Canada disproportionately affects women

Written by: Kyla Dowling, Staff Writer Women are disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to SFU health sciences research associate Dr. Julia Smith. A...

Senate Report: March 1, 2021

Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer  Endorsement of the Burnaby Mountain Gondola Last senate meeting, president Joy Johnson announced SFU is “working really hard to advocate...

SFU professor discusses “the motherhood penalty” in the workplace

Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer “My focus this was to debunk the language of choice that is so often used to frame how...

2021 Faculty of Communication, Art, and Technology holds undergraduate conference

Written by: Jaymee Salisi, News Writer  On March 5, 2021 the eleventh annual Faculty of Communication and Technology (FCAT) undergraduate conference was held online. The...

Teaching Support Staff Union continues to advocate for research assistants

Written by: Jaymee Salisi, News Writer In 2019, SFU signed a Memorandum of Agreement of Voluntary Recognition with the Teaching Support Staff Union (TSSU) to...

Board Shorts — February 26, 2021

Written by: Jaymee Salisi, News Writer Student Union Building (SUB) reopening plan SFU recently announced plans to reopen in Fall 2021. In preparation, Vice President (VP)...

Clearview AI and 48 Canadian law enforcement agencies violate Canadian privacy laws

Written by: Harvin Bhathal, Features Editor Clearview AI, the US technology company, recently came under scrutiny for their violation of Canadian privacy laws. A joint investigation...

Black Academic Success in Sciences: A Conversation

Written by: Charlene Aviles, Peak Associate  SFU health sciences recently hosted Black Academic Success in Sciences: A Conversation where Black professors and students detailed their...